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Has anyone tried the 130 Barnes in the 300 Savage? I loaded some for a 99. They shot well, but haven’t had a chance to try them on deer or pigs. The best two loads in my 300 are with 130 TTSX and 150 grain Hornady interlock sp. I’ve only used 150 grain Hornady bullets on deer though.
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Has anyone tried the 130 Barnes in the 300 Savage? I loaded some for a 99. They shot well, but haven’t had a chance to try them on deer or pigs. The best two loads in my 300 are with 130 TTSX and 150 grain Hornady interlock sp. I’ve only used 150 grain Hornady bullets on deer though. How fast you pushing those 130 TTSX's. What's your best load? DF
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I have several 300 Sav rifles. All have done well with RL-15, Win 748, IMR 4064 and IMR 4895, which is great with 180s. As others have said, there is a ton of data out there. With 165s and my 99s, i seem to always end up with my best groups in the mid 2400 fps area. I had a 99 in 243 lock up on a less than max load so i now just accept that they are what they are and enjoy em just as much.
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I have several 300 Sav rifles. All have done well with RL-15, Win 748, IMR 4064 and IMR 4895, which is great with 180s. As others have said, there is a ton of data out there. With 165s and my 99s, i seem to always end up with my best groups in the mid 2400 fps area. I had a 99 in 243 lock up on a less than max load so i now just accept that they are what they are and enjoy em just as much. If you want hyper for caliber, get something with more case capacity and get a modern bolt gun. No need to hot rod a classic beauty. It'll kill just as many deer.
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I'm picture posting challenged these days,, my wifes Rem 722 in 300 Savage has killed lots of moose 20+ and almost as many brown bears. Most with Hornady 165SP but in the last 10 yrs we switched to Nosler Partion,, its a short barreled rifle and depending on the batch is usually about 2450fps. She's perfectly content with her rifle and I have offered to build her another but it's a family heirloom and always works. A fine seal rifle as well!
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44gr RL15 and the 150 Sierras shoot 1/2-3/4" groups in my 700 Classic. I loaded for a friend's older 99 a few years ago using Sierra's RL15 recipe with 150s. Maxed at 42gr, but accuracy was just as good with 40gr, and a bit easier on his bum shoulder. Works just fine.
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Very few seem to be loading 3031. My 99 shoots pretty well with it at 38 grs with a 150 gr Hornady Interlock. I’ve had some good groups at 100 yds but since I shoot with a tang sight it’s more about how my eyesight is that day then how the rifle groups. Is 3031 underrated or not a good choice? I use it because that’s the powder I use in my .45-70.
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3031 is an excellent powder but, often overlooked because it is old and not the latest creation.
Shew me thy ways, O LORD: teach me thy paths. "there are few better cartridges on Earth than the 7 x 57mm Mauser" "the .30 Springfield is light, accurate, penetrating, and has surprising stopping power"
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Terry Wieland has a great piece on it in the June/July Handloader.
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LVR is outstanding in the 300 also. Works very well with the 170 gr Hornady RN. I haven't shot anything with it but I get over 2550 easily in a 760.
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A neighbor, who is not a rifleman or reloader, but a helluva hunter, brought over his '99 last year to have me cook up a Calif legal copper bullet load, Barnes 130 and 41 grains of 3031 gave us nearly 2800 fps and 1 1/4" groups, with easy extraction, which may indicate safe pressures. We seated the 130's much deeper than I normally would, but no problems arose. And, it worked well for him last season, good guy that he is, he brought us a backstrap.
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