What do your loads look like for RL16? I contacted Alliant and they dont have any info, Berger doesn't either. Also, plan to us Federal 210 primers as I have hundreds of them.
advice on 300 WSM loads
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Run a ladder and you should find the top end ok. I run 180AB's and they actually have a load for 180PT which is same load data. See attached for similar bullets that you may be using. If you use the ladder process you can find the velocity and pressure that will work for you. There is a 185 Berger hybrid listed which should give you a really good starting point. I just downloaded this from their site moments ago.
I use Sierra 150 Pro Hunters at times for whitetails and they do pretty good out to 300 accuracy wise, then start to drift a bit. The Pro hunters are good tough bullet and hold up well to velocity I have found.
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I'm using 64.0gn of IMR4350 for the 175gn Berger VLD-H for my Tikka T3 Lite. The accuracy is extremely good and performance is proven on elk.
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I use RL16 with 178 ELDx's. My load is 63.0 grains in Norma brass with CCI 250 primers. I get 2920 fps out of a 20" barrel with 5" suppressor. I imagine you'd get at least 100 fps more with a 24" barrel. Very accurate, and powerful combo in a short handy rifle.
Smacked the lights out of a heavy Mulie buck in Nov. on the move at 475 yds.
Smacked the lights out of a heavy Mulie buck in Nov. on the move at 475 yds.
I know its a big swing in the other direction but I set out to build a 500 yard super flat deer rifle in 300WSM and I went with the 124 Hammers with H414 and man is it flat, I'm awaiting Deer season for validation on game but from the way it hits steel I'm gonna say it should be a plenty
Kaptoe
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There is absolutely nothing wrong with light for caliber .308 projectiles. Nosler green tip and AB 125gr out of a .308 is lights out. Killed over 20 whitetail and pigs with that combo and some of the wounding is simply ridiculous
Jamiebolseth: satisfied with the 178? Just started some load work up in 26" barrel from Preferred Barrel. Superformance ok but not great, RL16 looks good so far. RL17 fastest so far but not sure I like how hot it is
RL17 is hard on barrels
basinman
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AK49Norseman
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How many grains? I'm using RL23 and just bought some 215s as well... Trying a new moose load
Butterbean:
I can vouch for that. It killed my OEM 300WSM 700 barrel. Torched in 1250 rounds. I used it 90% of time and throat was so badly eroded not even a save so I put Remage on from Preferred Barrel that so far has been great shooter! If I were to use RL17 again, it would be for a select load that is not shot often at all.
25WSM
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When in Rome do as the Romans do. At the 1000 yard matches most guys run 210vld Berger's with around 61 grains of h4350. Expect 2850fps and very small groups. 4 and 5 inch groups of 10 shots are common with that combo. Should kill just about anything. Still doing 1600fps at 1000 yards with over 1200 foot pounds.
Shep
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If I could run them in my SA with max COAL of 2.95 I would in heartbeat but unfortunately pretty much stuck with COAL and bullet weights and ogives that marry up best to my DM and jump that I have.
