.300 WBY vanguard load help

[d_wit22]

This site is amazing. I posted about recoil help for this same rifle and received so much help. Greatly appreciated!

Now I'm trying to find a factory load. Currently shooting the 180G Barnes
Looking at the 200g ELDX
Anyone have any advice? Experience out of a vanguard? Thanks!

 

[MagnumManiac]

Precision Hunter ammo by Hornady is the only 1 I know of in 200g ELD-X.
Let me say, it's not a bullet I would choose over those Barnes 180g TTSX I use in my 300RUM. Outstanding accuracy and performance.

Cheers.

 

[Sergeant Stadanko]

I love my Vanguard in .300Win Mag! It is extremely accurate, however I have never tried any factory ammo through it.
I have been using 178gr ELDX's and the 208gr ELDX's with RamShot Hunter powder. They are extremely accurate and on the top end of the velocity scale. I started using RH powder when RL-26 became extinct. I'm glad that I was able to find a suitable replacement.
I took a cow elk last year in AZ. using the 178ELDX at 289 yards. Drop/flop right there. Very impressive.

 

[Quintus]

If you are limited to factory ammo, I would look hard at the Weatherby factory Hammer Hunter load. Hammers are very forgiving from a seating depth standpoint and just very easy to tune in general. There is a VERY good chance this ammo will be as accurate out of your rifle as you can find. The 170gr Hammer custom load would be my factory first choice.

 

[Dr. Vette]

Anyone have any advice? Experience out of a vanguard? Thanks!

Yes.
Every rifle is different, and each one likes a different ammo. The down side is the $$$ of factory Weatherby ammo, and yes you may have to try a few different ones. What works in mine may not work in yours. I have been testing two identical Vanguards built 3 serial numbers apart in the same chambering. They don't like the same ammo!

I keep partial boxes and use them to test or sight in other rifles. Or, see if anyone near you will sell you 3-5 of a certain load.

A local store makes "test boxes" of 20, and there are 4 different factory loads in each one. It surely cuts down on overall cost and waste.

 

[memtb]

I agree with MagnumManiac! From my "limited" experience with the ELDX, if a shot is taken at close range ……it will very likely "come from untogether"!

I think, again my opinion, that you would be better served with a more heavily constructed bullet…..if there is "ANY" possibility of a very close shot. memtb

 

[K.E.C.]

My experience with Factory Ammo is everybody's rifle is different.
Unfortunately you have to buy a box of each ammo you want to try and see what your gun likes.
Weatherbys ammo is very good, but pricey. Hope this helps.

 

[WYO300RUM]

I love my Vanguard in .300Win Mag! It is extremely accurate, however I have never tried any factory ammo through it.
I have been using 178gr ELDX's and the 208gr ELDX's with RamShot Hunter powder. They are extremely accurate and on the top end of the velocity scale. I started using RH powder when RL-26 became extinct. I'm glad that I was able to find a suitable replacement.
I took a cow elk last year in AZ. using the 178ELDX at 289 yards. Drop/flop right there. Very impressive.

80.0 grs RL26 w/180 gr. Hammer Hunter in Vangaurd/howa 3 shots in One hole. Have pics to prove. Sorry. 300 win mag.

 

[skipglo]

Hornady 208 BTHP MATCH, 72 grs. H100 V, RWS Mag primers, seat..3.560....just shot this load 2 days ago...S.D of 1.4 ES of 4...2955.1 fps... Grp. .201 moa @ 100 5 shots

 

[Longrangers]

180 grain bullet with 81 grains of 7828 with 215 primer if I remember correctly. I will check.

 

[Dr. Vette]

180 grain bullet with 81 grains of 7828 with 215 primer if I remember correctly. I will check.

It's close.
I find that between 80.5 and 82.0 you WILL find a magic spot for 7828SSC and a 180 grain bullet in a 300 Weatherby. I have yet to work on one that doesn't follow this guideline.

Unfortunately, he's asking about factory loads, which means testing different types.

 

[Aking]

Because powder can be hard to find I've been able to play around with a few variations for the 300 Weatherby.

IMR 4350
IMR 7828

But my favorite is by far H1000 it shoots much more accurately for me. I've got a buddy who swears by Retumbo but I've never been able to get my hands on any here locally recently.