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Bringing my 300 Wea Mag out of mothballs
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<blockquote data-quote="A/1-61" data-source="post: 3033012" data-attributes="member: 127316"><p><strong> In a recent post, I related my desire to rebarrel my 7 mm STW. After much deliberation, I decided not to change the barrel contour but to put a new diamond fluted bull barrel on my Remington action, shortening it to 24 in, with a twist of 1-8 and adding a muzzle brake, holes on sides and top only. Presently, My STW is at Hart Barrels getting that work done. Hopefully 8 to 9 months which leaves me no time to test my existing load or work up a new one for the fall hunting season.</strong></p><p> <strong>Therefore, I have decided to take my 300 weatherby mag out of mothballs and it is now my winter project for my Utah hunt this year. I bought it in 1986 and used it out west, during 3 yearly hunts over the next 10 years into the mid-90s and it has been rarely taken to the range and not hunted with since then. I don't believe I have put 200 rounds through it. I have just ordered a Timney trigger for it and expect it next week, my first. I have always used Jewells.</strong></p><p> <strong>My question now, revolves around working up a load for long range, out to a thousand yards. The last few years I have been kind of stuck on Hornady bullets, and I am leaning towards a 200 grain eld /x, but the 212 grain is also interesting. I am completely up in the air on powder. In the '80s I used mainly H,4831 and Sierra 200 grain bullets with decent results and briefly, 7828 with no good success. My goal is somewhere around 2900 to 3,000 FPS , maybe slightly less.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p> <strong>Does anyone have any input on a tried and true load they may have used?</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="A/1-61, post: 3033012, member: 127316"] [B] In a recent post, I related my desire to rebarrel my 7 mm STW. After much deliberation, I decided not to change the barrel contour but to put a new diamond fluted bull barrel on my Remington action, shortening it to 24 in, with a twist of 1-8 and adding a muzzle brake, holes on sides and top only. Presently, My STW is at Hart Barrels getting that work done. Hopefully 8 to 9 months which leaves me no time to test my existing load or work up a new one for the fall hunting season. Therefore, I have decided to take my 300 weatherby mag out of mothballs and it is now my winter project for my Utah hunt this year. I bought it in 1986 and used it out west, during 3 yearly hunts over the next 10 years into the mid-90s and it has been rarely taken to the range and not hunted with since then. I don't believe I have put 200 rounds through it. I have just ordered a Timney trigger for it and expect it next week, my first. I have always used Jewells. My question now, revolves around working up a load for long range, out to a thousand yards. The last few years I have been kind of stuck on Hornady bullets, and I am leaning towards a 200 grain eld /x, but the 212 grain is also interesting. I am completely up in the air on powder. In the '80s I used mainly H,4831 and Sierra 200 grain bullets with decent results and briefly, 7828 with no good success. My goal is somewhere around 2900 to 3,000 FPS , maybe slightly less. Does anyone have any input on a tried and true load they may have used?[/B] [/QUOTE]
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