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300 wm 178 eld-x or 200 eld-x
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<blockquote data-quote="ATH" data-source="post: 1832032" data-attributes="member: 1656"><p>I would not assume heavier bullets are "too much". Lighter bullets will carry more velocity, so if construction is equal, they will be more explosive. So a lighter bullet could actually be "too much". For example I've loaded 110gr Vmax at 3800+ fps in 300WM, talk about explosive. It's literally shooting a hand grenade into something. A 200gr bullet from a 300WM inside 400 yards is plenty destructive. I see no need to increase the destruction with a lighter bullet, and I range everything anyways so I don't need to go to a lighter weight to try and gain a few inches in close range trajectory. My 200gr load with Nosler AB is my "do everything" load.</p><p></p><p>For deer or larger game I'm a fan of 200gr bullets in the 300WM at all ranges. I have not yet played with the heavier bullets as I worked up my load before they were available and am slow at burning out my barrel and moving on to something new, but I'd only look up at the 208s and 212s.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ATH, post: 1832032, member: 1656"] I would not assume heavier bullets are "too much". Lighter bullets will carry more velocity, so if construction is equal, they will be more explosive. So a lighter bullet could actually be "too much". For example I've loaded 110gr Vmax at 3800+ fps in 300WM, talk about explosive. It's literally shooting a hand grenade into something. A 200gr bullet from a 300WM inside 400 yards is plenty destructive. I see no need to increase the destruction with a lighter bullet, and I range everything anyways so I don't need to go to a lighter weight to try and gain a few inches in close range trajectory. My 200gr load with Nosler AB is my "do everything" load. For deer or larger game I'm a fan of 200gr bullets in the 300WM at all ranges. I have not yet played with the heavier bullets as I worked up my load before they were available and am slow at burning out my barrel and moving on to something new, but I'd only look up at the 208s and 212s. [/QUOTE]
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