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Guys I am looking for a good bullet to take on a muledeer hunt this fall. I want something with a high BC around the 180 grain range? any and all input will be helpful. SHots could be as 500yds but more than likely in the 300 yd range. Are Bergers the way to go? I will be reloading. Just about any bullet from the 155 scenar to 200 partition will work. I've shot them with the 165's and they put them down too.....Hornady interlocks, old nosler solid base boat tail bullets and partitions are always my favorites...
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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Another option is the 165TTSX on top of RL19..... Yep
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Guys I am looking for a good bullet to take on a muledeer hunt this fall. I want something with a high BC around the 180 grain range? any and all input will be helpful. SHots could be as 500yds but more than likely in the 300 yd range. Are Bergers the way to go? I will be reloading. At that range (intermediate) the BC isn't the biggest concern unless it's gonna be real windy... a deer shouldn't strain ANY hunting bullet at 300-500, so I personally would be looking at bullets that aren't gonna make a big mess, with a good BC... in my 300 WM the 200-gn Accubond is very accurate at long ranges and I'm pretty sure it won't jelly half a deer like some of the really frangible target bullets MIGHT. Just IMHO.
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Guys I am looking for a good bullet to take on a muledeer hunt this fall. I want something with a high BC around the 180 grain range? any and all input will be helpful. SHots could be as 500yds but more than likely in the 300 yd range. Are Bergers the way to go? I will be reloading. At that range (intermediate) the BC isn't the biggest concern unless it's gonna be real windy... a deer shouldn't strain ANY hunting bullet at 300-500, so I personally would be looking at bullets that aren't gonna make a big mess, with a good BC... in my 300 WM the 200-gn Accubond is very accurate at long ranges and I'm pretty sure it won't jelly half a deer like some of the really frangible target bullets MIGHT. Just IMHO. Alot of guys like jellied deer here though...Just sayin 
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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Just me but if'n I'm shooting at 500 yds on a deer or lope it's gonna be cause he's pretty snazzy. At that time for me it's about turfing them and now! Costco always has vaca and pollo....  Dober
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If I am going to have to carry a 300 Win Mag for something, then I am going to go for thump capabilities, vs the long range potential...
that is why I load a stout charge of H 1000 ( over book max) with a 220 grain RN or 220 grain SMP Partition...run right around 2950 fps....
even for a round nose it is pretty flat shooting at 300 yds...
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When I ran a 300 Win Mag for whitetails and mule deer,we used a 165 Nosler Partition at 3200 fps+;we killed quite a few deer with that load everywhere from Colorado to Alberta and Saskatchewan.
Plenty of crunch,always exits....After awhile,I thought it was a bit much myself but near or far it always worked.A real beast from Eastern Colorado made B&C and was killed with that load...my friend dumped him in a heap.
The 280 Remington is overbore.
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If you want to save a little money I can suggest the 180g Hornady Interlock. In my 300 H&H at 2950 fps I have taken deer at ~400 yards and in. Does a fine job and is accurate.
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I think you a guy has to work harder to find something that doesn't work well from a 300 WM,than to find something that does.
The 280 Remington is overbore.
The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.
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I think you a guy has to work harder to find something that doesn't work well from a 300 WM,than to find something that does. agree with that. I have settled in with either 2 180 BT or a 180 AB in my 300s. 163bc
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....After awhile,I thought it was a bit much myself but near or far it always worked. It is a bit much. I've found the .243 to be plenty of gun for any deer that walks (speaking of WT and MD), personally. Pretty much any hunting-style bullet that you can load in a .300WM will be more than enough to kill a MD.
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I think you could pretty much stuff a .308" marble down a .300WM case neck and do in any deer with it 
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....After awhile,I thought it was a bit much myself but near or far it always worked. It is a bit much. I've found the .243 to be plenty of gun for any deer that walks (speaking of WT and MD), personally. Pretty much any hunting-style bullet that you can load in a .300WM will be more than enough to kill a MD. Shhhhh! You're telling everyone! R.
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Hah! There are more than enough .243's to go around, methinks. 
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I love the 180gr Accubonds reloads in my Sako m75ss 300WM. Set to shoot 3.5" high @ 100m.
Back when I was a 1-rifle guy (300WM) I always shott 180gr bullets. Now all I use mostly in all my big game rifles are Accubonds.
Other guys in our hunting cammp that shoot 300WM shoot the factory WS 180gr Accubonds. Their's are sighted in between 1.5 to 2" high @ 100m.
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I think you could pretty much stuff a .308" marble down a .300WM case neck and do in any deer with it What's the BC of a cat's eye? Is it better than an aggie? P
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Aggies are way cooler which ups the BC a bunch.
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I'm not very savvy on marbles, but I just shoot em as fast as they'll go BC doesn't matter anyways!
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