175 grain LRX -300wsm

[sydhunter]

I have been getting good accuracy with the Barnes LRX from my 300WSM. I was not sure whether the bullet would expand at distance on small game like chamois.

The photographs are from last week in the NZ South Island Alps. The chamois buck died instantly, it was sitting at 360m. The bullet's leaves the muzzle at 3050fps. The impact was just under the neck and exited with a big hole under the shoulder.

Suffice to say, these bullets will expand.

 

[Deleted member 46119]

What COAL did you use?

 

[sydhunter]

Hi Fred, I have a fierce carbon edge - (sako 85 action clone) with a short magnum magazine that limits coal to a little over the standard, I'll have to check my notes or measure one. I have made a typo on the muzzle speed it is 3005fps, I know I can get a little more out of it (no signs of pressure yet) but my target was to get 3000fps and an accurate load. Components are Norma brass, Fed magnum primer, 64 grains of AR2209.