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Most Accurate 300wsm load?
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<blockquote data-quote="Timnterra" data-source="post: 1145439" data-attributes="member: 55944"><p>I don't mean to be rude or start a debate but i think some you guys are missing the point. I don't know a single bench rest or precision shooter that would agree that factory loads should shoot well in every rifle. I know there are several schools of thought in loading precise ammo ie. OCW, OBT etc... I also understand that "match" factory ammo is much better than "economy" factory ammo and that there are certain factory loads that seem to excel in most rifles i.e. Federal's Gold Metal Match .308 win. However, I have never owned or shot a rifle that shot better with a generic factory load or a book load than it did with a load developed specifically for it by careful systematic load development. At the same time physics demands that cartridge design, bullet, powder and primer selection all play an important role in precise ammo. What I mean by that is some components are naturally better suited for a particular set up than others; hence the performance of the Federal GMM .308. That is the point of my question: to find a baseline of ideally suited components from consensus of those experienced in loading this particular round, that I can then use to develop a round that takes advantage of a much wider cross section of information than my own trial and error. Perhaps I'm the exception to the rule but the 3 different choices of .300wsm factory ammo available in my local gun stores do not make a broad enough sample to prove that there is a problem with the rifle.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Timnterra, post: 1145439, member: 55944"] I don't mean to be rude or start a debate but i think some you guys are missing the point. I don't know a single bench rest or precision shooter that would agree that factory loads should shoot well in every rifle. I know there are several schools of thought in loading precise ammo ie. OCW, OBT etc... I also understand that "match" factory ammo is much better than "economy" factory ammo and that there are certain factory loads that seem to excel in most rifles i.e. Federal's Gold Metal Match .308 win. However, I have never owned or shot a rifle that shot better with a generic factory load or a book load than it did with a load developed specifically for it by careful systematic load development. At the same time physics demands that cartridge design, bullet, powder and primer selection all play an important role in precise ammo. What I mean by that is some components are naturally better suited for a particular set up than others; hence the performance of the Federal GMM .308. That is the point of my question: to find a baseline of ideally suited components from consensus of those experienced in loading this particular round, that I can then use to develop a round that takes advantage of a much wider cross section of information than my own trial and error. Perhaps I'm the exception to the rule but the 3 different choices of .300wsm factory ammo available in my local gun stores do not make a broad enough sample to prove that there is a problem with the rifle. [/QUOTE]
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