Hello all,
After lugging around a 10.5 + pound 300 Weatherby for a couple years I decided to order an SSK barrel in 300 Win Mag for my TC encore. I got the tapered barrel and had it fluted so it should be a sub 6.5 pound rifle without a scope. I plan to put either a Leupold Mk4 4.5-14x40 or a VX-2 3x9 that I have laying around on it.
I will be using my Rugged Razor suppressor on it occasionally, which should help with the recoil from the light rifle.
I will be using this rifle for deer hunting in Indiana where shots will likely be under 100 yards, but could also be 300-400 depending on where I'm hunting. I also would like to eventually start taking this rifle on my western hunts for antelope, deer, and hopefully someday elk.
I'm having trouble deciding what load to try out in it. With the 22" barrel, I am a little worried about it being a flame thrower if I don't use the suppressor, and I also don't want the load to be too hard on my suppressor with unburned powder. Would a faster burning powder and lighter weight (sub 168 grain) bullet be a good option? I've considered everything from 130 grain TTSX bullets to 190 VLDs, so I'm open to anything! I usually handload 168 TTSXs with RL19 to around 3300 FPS in my Weatherby, and it has always worked great on deer and antelope, but I'm tempted to try something with a little more terminal performance and faster expansion. Let me know what you think! Thank you!
Edited to add - I ordered a 1 in 10 twist on this barrel
After lugging around a 10.5 + pound 300 Weatherby for a couple years I decided to order an SSK barrel in 300 Win Mag for my TC encore. I got the tapered barrel and had it fluted so it should be a sub 6.5 pound rifle without a scope. I plan to put either a Leupold Mk4 4.5-14x40 or a VX-2 3x9 that I have laying around on it.
I will be using my Rugged Razor suppressor on it occasionally, which should help with the recoil from the light rifle.
I will be using this rifle for deer hunting in Indiana where shots will likely be under 100 yards, but could also be 300-400 depending on where I'm hunting. I also would like to eventually start taking this rifle on my western hunts for antelope, deer, and hopefully someday elk.
I'm having trouble deciding what load to try out in it. With the 22" barrel, I am a little worried about it being a flame thrower if I don't use the suppressor, and I also don't want the load to be too hard on my suppressor with unburned powder. Would a faster burning powder and lighter weight (sub 168 grain) bullet be a good option? I've considered everything from 130 grain TTSX bullets to 190 VLDs, so I'm open to anything! I usually handload 168 TTSXs with RL19 to around 3300 FPS in my Weatherby, and it has always worked great on deer and antelope, but I'm tempted to try something with a little more terminal performance and faster expansion. Let me know what you think! Thank you!
Edited to add - I ordered a 1 in 10 twist on this barrel
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