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300 RUM bullet selection
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<blockquote data-quote="BAKPAKR" data-source="post: 2185894" data-attributes="member: 114021"><p>I think a lot depends on what you will be hunting. I haven't used either bullet but I am in the process of rebarreling a 300 RUM to 30 Nosler and I have talked to a lot of people about bullet choice for elk. I have shot several elk, but they have all been within 200 yards. Although I anticipate that I will start hunting in places where my ranges will be extended, I still want to be prepared for a close range shot. What I have been told is that the 230 gr Berger would be better if I should have an under 300 yard shot. As @ Jcook02 suggested, they are supposed to be hold together better. So, I am going to try the 230 gr Hybrid targets and the 199 gr Hammer Hunters.</p><p></p><p>With that said, I have a pretty good shooting load with 210 Berger VLD hunting bullets that I use in another 300 RUM. Although it works great on WV whitetail does, I wasn't confident that it would work well when I drew a Wyoming moose tag. After a couple of close range moose with Nosler Accubonds, I chose a stouter bullet for that hunt. However, if it were September 1 and the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources called me up saying someone had turned in an early rifle San Juan tag and I was next on the list, and if my 30 Nosler was not done, I would be going with the 210 VLDs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BAKPAKR, post: 2185894, member: 114021"] I think a lot depends on what you will be hunting. I haven’t used either bullet but I am in the process of rebarreling a 300 RUM to 30 Nosler and I have talked to a lot of people about bullet choice for elk. I have shot several elk, but they have all been within 200 yards. Although I anticipate that I will start hunting in places where my ranges will be extended, I still want to be prepared for a close range shot. What I have been told is that the 230 gr Berger would be better if I should have an under 300 yard shot. As @ Jcook02 suggested, they are supposed to be hold together better. So, I am going to try the 230 gr Hybrid targets and the 199 gr Hammer Hunters. With that said, I have a pretty good shooting load with 210 Berger VLD hunting bullets that I use in another 300 RUM. Although it works great on WV whitetail does, I wasn’t confident that it would work well when I drew a Wyoming moose tag. After a couple of close range moose with Nosler Accubonds, I chose a stouter bullet for that hunt. However, if it were September 1 and the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources called me up saying someone had turned in an early rifle San Juan tag and I was next on the list, and if my 30 Nosler was not done, I would be going with the 210 VLDs. [/QUOTE]
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