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Barnes 168 TTSX or their 150 TTSX.

I load the 168 TTSX for my son in laws 300 WSM. He brags on that bullet!

It's no secret I don't like mono's. All the elk, deer and antelope I've taken with the 300 WSM (except 1 elk) were taken with the 180 Partition, and have given the fastest "drops" of any bullet/cartridge combo (with the exception of the 338 WM/210 NP). Hit a bull in the lungs and, coupled with the WSM's speed, the grenade effect of the Partition is fantastic. Love the combo. I've also seen a lot of elk taken with the 180 Accubond from a friend's 300 WM, and it's equally good.

being a heavy bullet guy , I would take 200 gr accubombs


short range trajectory should be pretty much indistinguishable from 180 s and the heavyweight should be superior at distance.......

300 WSM 168 TTSX took this guy down in quick order.

Really no reason to shoot anything other than the 168 TTSX. Great bullet.

That being said, I would certainly buy a box of 175 LRX to see how they shoot.

I would gladly use whichever of those two shot best in my rifle on any elk hunt.

165 TTSX .

I loaded the 168TSX for one friend in his 300 WSM and the other friend who uses a 300WSM likes the Nosler 180 AB factory load for elk. I like the 168TTSX in the 30-06 too. I've shot big Namibian gemsbok with the older 165 xbt from a 300 WinMag...easy peesy. I would be surprised if your rifle did not shoot it well. "To me", its much easier finding a good load in the 300WSM than in any 300 WM I ever loaded for. that may be an anomaly, but its true in my world, ha.

A friend has had great luck with 165 gr Fusions from his on BIG moose and elk.

Personally, I would go 180 gr

I have tried the TTSX, SST, Accubond, Partition and the like... after lots of load work ups over the years, I load a 180gr Speer Hotcore. I can't explain it.... they just shoot better than the rest... Speer Hotcore have taken elk for me from 16 yards to 320. And took a mule deer at 420+ yards this year propelled by some IMR4831

A couple of bulls taken with the 300 WSM/ 180 NP combo:

I load 165-168 gr bonded bullets while the spouse loads 180 gr bonded bullets. Only difference I've seen in bullet performance was the noticeable drop the 180 gr has over my 165 grainers. We both have taken elk, moose, cow bison, antelope and deer with them and no big diff.