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I used 300 grain bullets in my .416 Weatherby's up to 3080fps both in the .049" copper jacked Barnes Originals and X bullet versions and they were fine. At the lower velocities mentioned by the OP I'd not give it another thought. Use them.
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Adding to my 416 Ruger 20in 300 TSX w 2000MR above.
80-86gr single round chrono range 2509-2662 fps. Normal bolt lift and compared to factory all 416 primers look the same - a bit flattened. These are not compressed until about 82 gr
My interest was a general purpose hunting load so 80 gr gives 2500 fps@ 4150flb muzzle and @ 200yd about 2000 fps@ 2850flb. Similar to 450 Marlin.
Distinguishing 300 vs 350 TSX loads wo weighing might be the powder rattle. I have some plastic beads that almost fit the cavity.
And a shout out to Alaska Arms LLC for QD rings and Burris for Ruger red dot & mount for simple transition between scope, red dot and irons.
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Good to see the 2000-MR worked for you.
I am definitely a big fan of the Alaska Arms rings.
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Curiosity has gotten the best of me.
I ordered some 325 grain Hammer Shock Hammers and 325 grain CEB Maximus.
I am not sure how long the .416 Maximus has been in production. My attention was previously on the various.458 CEB bullets. The bc is being tested. They hope to have the results back within a few weeks and they will post them at that time.
The 325 grain Hammer is estimated at .383.
I have no idea of bearing/contact surface differences between this Shock Hammer & Maximus.
I do not see them replacing my 350 TSX / TTSX. I have zero complaints about the Barnes's performance and accuracy. And I have an ample number of these on hand. Nonetheless, both of these 325's are very interesting to me.
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I posted 300 and 350 TSX cp to 400DGX on another thread. Thought I would update terminal results with 300 TSX [here] from that thread. For terminal ballistics tests I chose as my test - passage and expansion through 2 1-gallon jugs of water, followed by 4 mil plastic tarp to keep sand dry two 8x8 inch boxes filled with construction sand backed by another 8x16 inch box of sand. I shot from 15 yards and bullet passage would include layers of cardboard as well as the sand. I had no idea what to expect but I dog-eared the boxes.
My control bullet was a Hornady factory loaded 400 gr DGX @ 2400fps, and my test bullets [was] a 300 gr TSX @ 2500fps. The 300 gr TSX penetrated midway through the first box or about 4 inches of sand. and mushroomed @ .785 The bonded 400 DGX came to rest at about 8 inches and fully mushroomed at .610. Though bonded, no lead was on any of the 6 petals.
The 300 TSX should be a good alternative for most critters, precision grouping has been impressive, and recoil noticeably reduced.
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As they say, not all chronographs agree. That is the number that came up. It was also August '21 in Alabama and I don't know what powder or powder blend BB uses. Also don't know whether the cartridges were setting in the sun. Just trying to think what might have contributed. I measured both softs and solids at about 5 yards and I was very impressed with the consistency of velocity. [Edit: The TSX box reads 2550 and the Barnes solids read 2660; I went down to pull my data and the averages on two different days were TSX 2652 and 2656 whereas solids were 2676 and 2667. These were days that I was trying TTSX with Varget and Re-15. The TSX is flat base whereas the TTSX is boat tail. I find that with low case capacity the FB allows more powder. I had seen loads of Re-15 up to 75 gr. I could not load a TTSX with more than 72. So this makes a difference with Buffalo Bore bullets too. There are things I think I know that I don't always understand.]
My initial intention [Edit: First reloading in 2010] with 400 grain bullets was to achieve 2150 similar to a 450/400 [Edit: I did not have one then - I do now]. 450/400 seems to be sufficient for large African game. The full power 400 grain discharge in the 8# Ruger rifle is lively. The issues that I have battled over the years were different impact of DGX, Interlocks (I had 2 boxes), and Swift bullets [all 400 gr]. I decided to use only DGX/DGS then 20 during 21 summer there were no bullets and no loaded ammo and I had a trip to Africa scheduled - so I got busy with 350 TTSX and 300 TSX. I just read on another forum of a chronograph test of a 20" 416 Ruger with the Buffalo Bore 350 grain TSX. Using the new Garmin, his 3 shot average was 2666.4 fps. Definitely a potent load. Shot at ~75 F degrees. Edit: he got 2305.3 fps, 8 shot average for the Hornady 400 gr DGS. Shot at 54 F degrees.
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I used 300 grain bullets in my .416 Weatherby's up to 3080fps both in the .049" copper jacked Barnes Originals and X bullet versions and they were fine. At the lower velocities mentioned by the OP I'd not give it another thought. Use them. Sounds like a good varmint load. A mate of mine used 350gn in his 416Rigby on plains game.
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