Which 300 Win Mag Load? - 07/07/19
Which of the rounds listed below would you use in my 1987 Remington 700 BDL with a 24” barrel in .300 Win Mag with Bushnell 6500 2.5-16x50mm scope—as either a primary or backup rifle for elk, mule deer, and/or black bear in Colorado at altitudes between 10,000 ft and 11,600 ft?
The numbers in the charts below are based on my Labradar and on sighting in 1” high near sea level here in Virginia (that’s the way I do it), but firing it at 10,000 ft elevation.
They all seemed pretty accurate. But I didn’t not get to focus on that yet, as I was rushed to get this done in one less-than-an-hour range session, and the barrel was fairly-hot for some of these. I have shot the fairly-anemic Nosler 180gr AB loads before, and they make 3-shot and 5-shot single hole groups with this rifle. I’ll go back to the range in a week and begin testing all these for accuracy, but that has to wait. Based on less-than ideal conditions, they all were within an inch or close. So, I think that won’t be an issue with any of them.
Many thanks in advance for any comments.
The numbers in the charts below are based on my Labradar and on sighting in 1” high near sea level here in Virginia (that’s the way I do it), but firing it at 10,000 ft elevation.
They all seemed pretty accurate. But I didn’t not get to focus on that yet, as I was rushed to get this done in one less-than-an-hour range session, and the barrel was fairly-hot for some of these. I have shot the fairly-anemic Nosler 180gr AB loads before, and they make 3-shot and 5-shot single hole groups with this rifle. I’ll go back to the range in a week and begin testing all these for accuracy, but that has to wait. Based on less-than ideal conditions, they all were within an inch or close. So, I think that won’t be an issue with any of them.
Many thanks in advance for any comments.