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300 RUM powder choice
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<blockquote data-quote="jmden" data-source="post: 134744" data-attributes="member: 1742"><p>Hmm...interesting info GG. With my lot of Retumbo, I never would've gotten to 100% load density with 200g bullets and a factory 26" tube even if I was using the stock magazine. Couldn't get the speed I thought I should with 200's before pressuring out. </p><p></p><p>My on-lands load for 180 ABs was 96.3g Retumbo and there was still room for more but I was at my comfortable limit for pressure and at about 3300fps. With the 8 lbs. of Retumbo I had, I eventually came to the conclusion that it was suited well to about 180g bullets, but not much higher bullet weight than that. I think US869 would be better for weights over 200g and many on this site have said the same.</p><p></p><p>180g bullets are what's listed on the front of the can for the 300 RUM. Not that it's limited to that, but I eventually started to wonder (and from what I saw in my rifle) that 180g was perhaps the optimum bullet weight for Retumbo in the 300 RUM. Just my observations/ideas.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jmden, post: 134744, member: 1742"] Hmm...interesting info GG. With my lot of Retumbo, I never would've gotten to 100% load density with 200g bullets and a factory 26" tube even if I was using the stock magazine. Couldn't get the speed I thought I should with 200's before pressuring out. My on-lands load for 180 ABs was 96.3g Retumbo and there was still room for more but I was at my comfortable limit for pressure and at about 3300fps. With the 8 lbs. of Retumbo I had, I eventually came to the conclusion that it was suited well to about 180g bullets, but not much higher bullet weight than that. I think US869 would be better for weights over 200g and many on this site have said the same. 180g bullets are what's listed on the front of the can for the 300 RUM. Not that it's limited to that, but I eventually started to wonder (and from what I saw in my rifle) that 180g was perhaps the optimum bullet weight for Retumbo in the 300 RUM. Just my observations/ideas. [/QUOTE]
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