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A friend has asked me to reload for him and his sons. The have a 308, 300 wm and 300 wby. To keep things as simple as possible he wants to buy 1000 of the same bullet and have me load 300 rounds for each cartridge to have a "life time" supply of hunting ammo and use the rest for load development. What bullet would you pick?
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180 Partition.
1,000 rounds lasts me about 18 months. Do these people practice?
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180 Partition.
1,000 rounds lasts me about 18 months. Do these people practice?
P Good suggestion. I'd also go with the 180 partition. For some weird reason, I bought 500 bullets about 6 months ago and am down to just a few now. Good thing I bought another 400 of the 200gr. partitions a couple months ago as a substitute. I also can't see "300" bullets as a "lifetime supply". I guess these guys probably don't shoot that much...... I know a lot of guys that don't shoot like most of us do here, so that is understandable..
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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Umm, whichever your rifles prefer,but given u have a 300 Weatherby and the TTSXs in my experience have been the most accurate bullets I've used, I'd say go with the 180 TTSX.
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The fellas do practice but with cheap interlocks and old suplus powder. Not with the good bullets. They don't shoot that far either at game.
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The fellas do practice but with cheap interlocks and old suplus powder. Not with the good bullets. They don't shoot that far either at game. Dumb question, but if you were to buy the 180gr. partitions, where would you buy them? Seeing how the interlocks are "cheap" in comparison... Also, if they "don't shoot far", why do they have 300 magnums?... 
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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The fellas do practice but with cheap interlocks and old suplus powder. Not with the good bullets. They don't shoot that far either at game. Dumb question, but if you were to buy the 180gr. partitions, where would you buy them? Seeing how the interlocks are "cheap" in comparison... Also, if they "don't shoot far", why do they have 300 magnums?... One is a finbear and one a mkv deluxe. They have them cause they are nice looking rifles to them. Not about to tell a man he shouldn't use a 300 mag just because he doesn't shoot moose farther than 300 yards.
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The 300WBY and 300WM are perfect for a 180gr Hornady Interlock. I'd look for a slightly lesser grain in the 308 and go with a 165gr Interlock. The 180s out of a 308 are pretty heavy. you might also consider the 180gr Nosler Ballistic Tip. High BC and awesome performance on game. It's a pretty tough bullet and very affordable. $15.00/50ct. http://www.shootersproshop.com/load...r-180-grain-ballistic-tip-blem-50ct.html
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About 6-7 years ago I went through a 300 WSM craze.
Between 3 different rifles I shot roughly 3-4k rounds.
Mostly SPS Custom Comp seconds and SMK's(175's).
With a slightly lower charge the 175 grain 'target bullets' just happened to match up perfectly with 180 Partitions(out to 400 meters).
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165 grain Nosler Partition.
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The fellas do practice but with cheap interlocks and old suplus powder. Not with the good bullets. They don't shoot that far either at game. Dumb question, but if you were to buy the 180gr. partitions, where would you buy them? Seeing how the interlocks are "cheap" in comparison... Also, if they "don't shoot far", why do they have 300 magnums?... They must hunt Whitetails in NY.
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Ha ha... 
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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Moose aren't that hard to kill. I don't believe you need partitions for much of anything in North America.
I would go with a Nosler 180 grain Ballistic Tip and kill everything he mentioned with that and not worry a bit. I wouldn't pass up 180 grain Hornady Spire points either.
You don't need 200 grain bullets for moose...
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If they've already decided to shoot the same bullet in all 3 cartridges, then I'd also pick the 180 grain partition. If it was me I'd rather have a mix of 165s for the .308 and 200s for the .300 mags ... especially if the range is short-ish ... but I understand the urge to simplify. A second choice might be 165-168 grain TTSXes. I have not had good luck with accuracy from Barnes bullets.  Maybe they'd average me out. Tom
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If they've already decided to shoot the same bullet in all 3 cartridges, then I'd also pick the 180 grain partition. If it was me I'd rather have a mix of 165s for the .308 and 200s for the .300 mags ... especially if the range is short-ish ... but I understand the urge to simplify. A second choice might be 165-168 grain TTSXes. I have not had good luck with accuracy from Barnes bullets. Maybe they'd average me out. Tom TOM, that's how I'd roll as well. Generally like this: 308 win: 150 or 165gr. partition 30-06: 180gr. partition 300 mag: 200gr. partition However, I've used the 150, and 165gr. Hornady interlock sp and btsp for hunting deer. I have a few hundred 180gr. btsp interlocks that I'll probably never use, but I'm sure they would work great in the 06 and 300 mags for practice and field use...As far as using the 180gr. ballistic tip, I have used that as well, but didn't get complete pass thrus with both the 30-06 and 300 win mags... That's the reason I'd opt for the partition instead...
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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1917, somewhere today I saw you mentioned shooting away several thousand partitions in the last few years.. I seldom shoot them except at game, what were you using the for , if I may ask??
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I knew a guy who took a giant northeastern bull moose off its feet with his .300 win mag and a 180 Nosler ballistic tip so I guess any good 180 will do.
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