Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Elk Hunting most accurate .300 Win Mag FACTORY load?

decided not to reload for my SAKO 85 1X11 TWIST rifle. i don't want to spend $1000 on testing different factory loads. i believe any of the premium loads will kill but I love great accuracy.

i'm leaning towards the Hornady 200GR ELDX what are yall elk killers finding in your .300 WINCHESTER MAGNUM FACTORY RIFLES?

.300 win mag only please. try to keep this thread "on the rails"

thanks

I haven’t tried the factory eld-x in .300wm but I’ve tried it in a lot of other calibers including 338wm and 300rum and it has always consistently shot extremely well. It’s a great place to start IMO. As far as bullet construction goes, I find it does well in the mid-lower velocities but can be quite violent at high velocity. I try to avoid bone with them and on close shots put it back a little further to avoid meat damage.

Nosler Trophy Grade 180 accubond

Buzzaw,

The nosler trophy grade 165 accubond was the most accurate in my Tikka testing 5-6 loads. Good Nosler brass for reloading and great performance.

Interestingly the federal blue box 180 grain was the second best load with the speer hot core bullet. For about 1/2 the price.

YMMV

Thanks guys for the suggestions

Agree with precision hunter eldx and nosler trophy grade accubond 180. Don't know if you can find it.

Last recommendation I have is HSM with 215 berger.

Between those three, one should be your huckleberry. I don't know if you can find any?

Factory Hornady 200 eld-x precision hunters usually shoot under 3/4” from my sons Sako A7

Federal blue box 180 grain soft point is very accurate in my Ruger 300 WM. I believe they are using a Speer Hot Core bullet.

HSM makes god ammo...finding anything nowadays is a plus!

I doubt your 11 twist barrel will like the 200gr ELDX, I know none of mine don’t. The 200gr Barnes LRX is another that doesn’t shoot well. Stay with a 200gr Accubond or partition in that weight. I’ve used 168gr TTSXs in mine for years and never wished for anything else. I’m sure factory stuff with their 180gr TTSX would do just as well.

Barnes 175 LRX or 168 TTSX should work well. Happy trails

I would try the ELD X. Those and 200 accubonds both work in mine but it is a 1 in 10.

Factory and my handloads are running 2850 fps or so but can push ELDs faster with handloads.

I've seen some amazing groups in the 300 Win Mag with Barnes (yes, I work there) ammo as well as the Hornady Precision Hunter ammo.

your most accurate loads will be with berger bullets , hsm and berger both load them. some of the matchking loads would be next including the sig sauer load . those are all target bullets , i would not use on elk. i would order some lapua 185 scenar ammo. finnish rifle. finnish ammo.

Just curious- what made you decide not to reload for your .300 Winchester?

It’s been a while since I shot factory ammo, but when I did my .300 shot the blue box Federal (as said before with the Hot Core bullet) well- as well as the Federal Premium loading with the 180-grain Partition.

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How far do you shoot, as in… why do you want the most accurate load?

The most accurate load won’t be realized until you shoot it.

+1

One of my buddies has used Barnes factory ammo in a couple of cartridges and it has been the most accurate ammo he has used in those rifles.

405wcf

Blue box Federal will be more than good enough for your needs.

Bingo. I'd also be more focused on choosing the right bullet and not giving in to a lesser bullet that's not going to perform as well, just because it is more "accurate".