300 wm with 215 bergers

[patrick021]

I am wanting to reload a 300 wm with 215 Bergers I can't find any info .i am going to start at .015 off the lands with h-1000 . I was wondering about where to start with the amount of powder?

 

[reeldawg]

I would start around 73-74 grains. If you are using RWS brass start lower. If you search this forum you should a find a thread by Broz.

Jay

 

[markopolo50]

According to Hodgdon's web site they have a listing for 220gr bullets. It says to start with 73 and max is 78. They don't have a listing for 215gr for some reason. Let us know how it works, thanks

 

[patrick021]

I will I have looked could not find anything

 

[Broz]

I would start around 73-74 grains. If you are using RWS brass start lower. If you search this forum you should a find a thread by Broz.

Jay

This is good advice. Drop 3 grains if using RWS or Bertram to start.

Jeff

 

[patrick021]

I will be useing nosler brass

 

[Dosh]

021, the 215 Berger is so easy to load with and the 230 is great too. Wish I'd loaded them sooner.

 

[patrick021]

Thanks

 

[brentc]

Thanks

Can you weigh one of your Nosler cases? How much does it weigh?

If it weighs around 216-217 grains you'll probably end up around 77 grains due to additional case capacity of Nosler cases made by Norma.

If it weighs 235-240 grains you'll probably end up around 76 grain max.

 

[Lonewolf74]

This is good advice. Drop 3 grains if using RWS or Bertram to start.

Jeff

Don't mean to hi-jack but is it possible to still find RWS brass?

What would you start with if using RL-26 for this load?

 

[mustang58]

Try Huntington's for RWS brass.

 

[Broz]

Don't mean to hi-jack but is it possible to still find RWS brass?

What would you start with if using RL-26 for this load?

I dont know where to get RWS, but I think Hunting Shack has Bertram, and they are very close to the same as far as strength and volume

 

[patrick021]

Started loading yesterday best load was 76 gr h1000 .015 off the lands around 1/2 "

 

[Dosh]

021, was that 1/2" @ 100yds? If it was, go out to 2 and 300yds and see what you have. 1/2" is great, but the proof will be at a longer distance. Good luck