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My 300's all have one load for each rifle, simpler for me that way, and also will take care of any animal the 300 will be used for.
200gn Swifts or NP's have proven accurate w/extreme penetration, there may be better long range bullets out there, but these 2 will do out to 500 easy if You know Your rifle and have a little exp. @ shooting longer ranges.
Plus, You dont have to wonder if there gonna work when they get there.
They work.

Gunner

The 180 grain and a 300 go together like "peas & carrots"

I'd go with whatever bullet over-penetrates.

i like 180's also in most of the 300's

Deer aren't that hard to kill. I do though tend to pick my 300Win over lesser cartridges more often than not. I've loaded from 150gr to 200gr bullets in my 300Win. My recommendation is to find a load (or two) and use it for whitetail through elk. Right now, I'm liking 180gr TSX but about to try some load development for 200 Accubonds.

I always liked 180 in my 300. Nosler Partition for elk hunting. Doesn't matter for deer.

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I think that the Military runs 200 grainers to handle the wind better down range, or at least they used to.

ive always ran 180s thru mine as of not since i did buy it to go on an elk hunt, and they havent given me any reason to change so far, but i was thinkin bout trying somethin different...but i think for now im going to stick w/ the federal 180s and give reloading a try when i shoot enough to save money off buying all the materials..i do appreciate the responses tho!
Brian

Go with a 180 gr Hornaday SP or the Speer Version. That is were I would go with a 300 Winchester. Those two bullets worked well for the few Deer I shot with a 300 Weatherby may moons ago. I myself will be moving to Alabama next month if the job I am up for comes thru. I think either a 6.5 x 55 or 7 x 57 will be more than enough gun for Alabama White Tails. I have a 338 a 7mm RM and 300 WSM. My guess a 250-3000 would be just what the doctor ordered.

ya you definately wont need a big gun for the alabama whitetails if you come down there...not very big at all lol..im gonna do some testing w/ factory ammo to see what shoots the best out of the 300 after i move down to ms where ive been told is a 1000 yard silhouette range..hopin after the makeover on the gun itll like the federal 180s ive been shooting since i have 3 boxes of shells lol

I'm going to try the 200 grain Nosler BT in my .300 mag for deer this year.

why not go with the 180 accubond? if you reload its no more than a box of factory cheap ammo, but they are a premium bullet

IMO you can never go wrong with a 180 Partition and Rel 22.

Near and afar, that combo will do the trick.

I don't like premium bullets for deer. I don't want my bullet to retain all it's weight and punch through the deer only to shed it's energy into a tree. I want my bullet to shed it's weight and energy inside the deer.

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im gonna try some diff factory ammo for this year, my fed 180 grain and probably try some rem 180s and also give 150s a try and see how those group at all the ranges i can shoot(word on the street is i have a 1000 yard steel target range to play on where im moving), and then probably after i get back from deployment start messin around w/ getting some reloads for my 300, and i plan on owning an AR carbine in 223(prolly just keep factory bulk ammo for that), and set up a long range varmint/deer size and below 243 win that i wanna reload and turn into a tack driver

I mostly run 200-Accubonds in mine. Many ways to skin a cat; I generally prefer heavier bullet and the advantages they offer.

My rifle shoots the 180-gn NBT really well; it wouldn't suck even a little to practice with the 180 NBT and hunt the 180 Accubond.

RL22 and H1000 have worked for me.

im really tempted to make up some 200 grainers to see how accurate i can work the load up to when i start for this gun, and i wouldnt ever have to worry about the 200 grain bullet not hitting like a ton of bricks haha..but i like to play around w/ alot of diff sized bullets to see what my gun shoots best...im prolly even gonna try to load some 130 grain ttsxs at some point to just see what they can do

Might want to try a Barnes 150gr.ttxs. I don't currently load for the 300WM, but in one of my 30.06's it's an extremely accurate bullet. In a 300WM you could make it a screamer. I can't imagine how deadly it would be.

thats a bullet i wanna give a shot too..i really like the looks of the ttsx's and have heard lots of good about them...im gonna prolly try almost all their 30 cal line up from 130-180 and see what shoots the best...a 130 grain ttsx in my 300 wm would be crazy flat shooting tho if it could stabilize..ive heard its hit or miss w/ that one tho