Home Forums Reloading Big Game Rifles 300 Savage load data

When I lived in NH, this is the load that I used in a Remington 760:

BRASS - Winchester/Olin
BULLETS - Remington 170 grain RNCL 30-30
POWDER - H4895, 40 grains
PRIMER - CCI large rifle

I was hunting thick 2nd growth hardwood, mostly beech, birch, maple, and oak with a few woods roads and utility ROWs thrown in. Most shots were within 200 yards, often within 200'. I like the Remington 170 grain 30-30 RNCL bullet because they open a little more quickly at 300 Savage velocities.

I wouldn't use this load in a weaker action, so I'd recommend dropping 5% in an rifle of equal strength and 10% in a rifle of lesser strength/stiffness.

JEff