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My Brother-in-law has a 300 RUM that he may want to use on a Grizzly hunt. What bullet would best? I'm leaning towards a Swift. I he no experience with the 300 RUM. My biggest 30 caliber is a 300 Win Mag.


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Accubonds or partitions.

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In the end, there isn't a huge difference between any of the premium bullets. Just stay away from the target/match stuff.


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200 gr. Partition.


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Originally Posted by WyoCoyoteHunter
200 gr. Partition.


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A friend of mine used one of these baby howitzers on elk for a few years. I'd definitely go Partition all the way.


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The Swift AFrame is an excellent bullet. If your rifle likes it, then by all means use it.


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168TTSX @ 3400 has never bounced off, but as has been mentioned any premium that it shoots well will suffice


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Out of a RUM.....TTSX


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I used a .300 RUM on a coastal grizzly last September. I mainly had it along for a possible goat add-on, but being that it was stainless and my .375 wasn't I ended up switching to the RUM to deal with near continuous rain. 180 Accubonds; I dare anyone to find a more instantaneously or thoroughly dead bear. Crushed it like a coyote.

On the grand scheme of things grizzlies aren't very big.


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The 300 RUM does have some impressive ballistics.

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Originally Posted by BH63
The 300 RUM does have some impressive ballistics.

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I wonder a bit about that. My RUM does 3300 with 180s and my 300 Wins do 3150 fps just as regular as clockwork.(26" barrels)

That's a lot of buck and roar for a stinking 150 fps gain. It doesn't matter much now; the barrel melted out like a dropped ice-cream cone on a hot day. 600 odd rounds and it was hurt real bad.



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