Try the .208 Hornady...just me
300 PRC
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The 208 grain bullets are a Match bullet.... Correct?
Calvin45
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Yep. Them and the 225 eld. Both are Frangible and In my opinion the poly tip is covering over a more massive hollow
Point than otm types.
Interesting. Thanks a lot
Montucky Roamer
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Yes. They kill like lighting.
I just bought the Wilderness model in the HMR .300 PRC, could not find brass so bought 5 boxes of Hornady's 225 ELD Match, will shoot some to see how the run and acracy testing , pulled about 20 to run some LRT.MagPro and R26. Will play with seating depth. My main question is has anyone compared the standard muzzle break and the Self Timing Tank type, to see if it is worth spending 180.00 for the tank type from Bergara, Pete
Montucky Roamer
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Not sure what you mean about brake types...I had a MBM 5 port beast on my 300 PRC. I have a gunsmith fit type but you can get the same one as a self timer, they both reduce recoil the same. A wider tank type as you call it will usually be more effective at killing recoil if it's designed right.
But I took mine off and put a Thunder beast dominus suppressor on....soooooo nice to shoot now.
The one that is on it There is NOOOO way I would shoot it prone as did that with my 300 Weatherby with a Pendleton type back in 62 as was my first custom rifle at the age of 13,first shot blew sand, gravel and all my confidence away real fast, from then on I never shot prone with a any break similar, now here I am at 75 still love the long range ones but just was wondering which type might be the best. That being said I have found out rifles are like women, you either fall hard or say Why did I do this. Pete
VLD Pilot
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Reload using the 225s. Find some H1000 and you'll get excellent accuracy at around 2850-2900 fps. The ELDM bullets are very good at putting animals down instantly. Lots of destruction internally and you WILL get exits many times. Baseball size exits too.
Calvin45
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Can testify to this. I drive them around 2800 in my .300 win mag as a single feed load. Accurate and effective.
I had a Bergara but not the HMR Wilderness in .300 Win, it shot very well only problem was short throat and shorter magazine,300 win the bullet seats way to deep on the230's and up and it only had a 1-10 twist, sold it and bought a Browning X bolt in 300 win, sucked would not shoot any better than 2" at 100,it's gone went to the PRC and back to Bergara ,put a trigger tech Diamond on it and is great. Am thinking about getting the self timing Break on it, cartridge length loaded and through the box is 3.749". Trigger breaks so sweet at 6 oz .The cartridge design is much better than the 300 win only if you are pushing 230's and above, going to the range Thursday to shoot some 212's 220's and 225's and some factory 225's.My main gripe was with 220's in the 300 win behind 89 gr. of LRT was load them Tuesday ,shoot them Wednesday and you had to go home as they walked out about 40/1000 and could not chamber. Pete
Calvin45
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Which I realize I posted about just one page ago but some time ago haha.
Had my Winnie had a long throat I would have single fed it as I do not hunt anymore, after almost 30 years of living breathing and hunting Montana it ruined me on hunting here in Wisconsin, I kill the hell out of paper, just love the big stuff ,from my .458 Win. 375 H&H and shooting long range targets ,they can kill ya ,....so you have to get them on the first shot. Just having fun, I guess I like the noise the speed and the power, especially when you shoot Bowling Pin Swingers at 100. Pete
Calvin45
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Big stuff is fun even if totally unneeded. Biggest thing I play with right now is an old .358 Norma Magnum I won on an auction this year. I absolutely love it. It thumps pretty good.
And of course the poor man's "big boom"…3 1/2 inch 12 guage to satisfy any masochistic tendencies.
