Remington 700 in 300 Weatherby mag

The Hornady ammo last time I saw it was the least expensive and worked well in my Rem700. The Remington load not so much. The Weatherby brand with the 180 Hornady bullet wasn't rediculous as are the other Whtby calibers and shot very well and was faster.

I might add, I had a hard time repilcating the Weatherby velocities with my hand loads, but they were certainly fast enough.
 
Rembo said:
There is a common misconception that a bigger (faster) cartridge will somehow damage more meat than a smaller (slower) cartridge. But these quick comparisions always leave out the most important factor,..impact velocity.

Using a ballistics program we find that a 180 launched out of a 30-06 at 2700 is going about 2300 at 200 yards,...the same bullet out of the 300 Wtby will be going about 2300 at 400 yards....or the bullet out of the '06 will be going about 2500 at 100 yards,..out of the Wtby it'll be going about 2500 at 300 yards.

So, all other things being equal the Wtby will have the same impact velocity 200 yards further out that the '06...and the '06 is considered a good deer cartridge. Nothing excessive about using a 300 Wtby on deer IMHO,....
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except that i would venture a guess at 90 % of deer are shot under 200 yards and most well under that. Velocity does destroy meat , not necessarily large bullet weights but speed messes stuff up.
 
ryan32 said:
except that i would venture a guess at 90 % of deer are shot under 200 yards and most well under that. Velocity does destroy meat , not necessarily large bullet weights but speed messes stuff up.
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the other part of the equation that's rarely mentioned is bullet construction.

I'd much rather hit a deer at 200 yards with a TSX out of the Wtby than hit the same deer at 200 yards with a WW Power Point out of the 30-06...:)
 
I have been using a .300 Weatherby since 1991 in a Remington action. The first two years I shot 220 grain round nose. They performed on moose and elk really well. After two years, I switched to 180 grain, and that’s all I use. I buy Weatherby ammunition 180 grain Spitzer (cheap stuff). Never had a problem with it. I have shot everything from deer, sheep, elk and bear with it. The last three boxes I bought at $49 a box (last year). I saw it this year for $64 in St. Paul. This is an outstanding calibre that performs well at long range. Good luck and good hunting.
 
Before I stumbled apon the 257wby I use to hunt everything with my 300wby it really seemed to like the hornaby interlock and interbond 180gr rnds. there cheaper then the weatherby rnds as well I paid 42.00 a box for the interlock and 48.00 for the intebond but that was back a couple years.
 
Under a lot of circumstances it seems like overkill to use a 300 Weatherby for deer. But to paraphrase J O'C from many years ago, in the end it's all about fun and games.

Jim
 
Dead is dead. Never much believed in using the smallest possible gun for the critter.

The 300 can reach out far and with authority. Good for those long openshots in big sky country.
 
farshot said:
Dead is dead. Never much believed in using the smallest possible gun for the critter.

The 300 can reach out far and with authority. Good for those long openshots in big sky country.
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NB is hardly big sky country. Shots are usually under 100yds.

Very few 300 Weatherbys here and for good reason. Ammo is hard to get, expensive, the recoil is more than most are used to and the opportunities for heavier game (moose) are few and far between.


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i agree with supercub, the only reason i traded for a magnum is there a very good chance of hunting in sask, then labrador, my grandpa used a 3ooH&H for years he always said that he would rather loose 15 to20 pounds of meat than 150 to 200
 
There you go - answered your own line of questions.

In big sky, long shot country, it excels.

In NB or other tight shot areas, not so much.

Your gandfather knew his rifle well.
 
I used a .300wby mark V this past fall for deer with 180 grain boat tails. Worked awesome. At close range it really didn't do any more damage than the .308. And you can reach out and touch them at great distance no problem. The year before we were using 220 grain magnums for moose. Dropped one in it's tracks at 400 yards without a problem. It's a great all-round gun, and it's not as "over kill" as some would have you believe. You can use a ton of different calibres on a ton of different game. IMO, I'd start with 180s and see how it likes them, mine seems to like them a lot.
 
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