300 wsm 166 or 181 hammer hunter

[klejeski]

Having a 300 wsm built 9 twist. Will be a lighter weight hunting riffle 6-6 1/2 lbs bare rifle Elk/deer do all
Thinking I might go 22" plus break. Is the 2 inches worth it for 800 yds to go 24"

Which bullet do you recommend? Have plenty of powder options. Currently shoot 166 hh out of a 26" rem 700 short action at magazine length

Looking at a medium long action. For those that have done it. What is your OAL length with 181? Does a reamer for 215 bergers work well?

Thanks Brian

 

[Muddyboots]

What range do you expect? The 166HH in 300WSM is pretty darn good especially with RL17.

 

[klejeski]

Sorry phone corrected
800 yds practice farther

 

[Rick Richard]

What range do you expect? The 166HH in 300WSM is pretty darn good especially with RL17.

I use 4350 and it works great too.

 

[wvbearhunter]

166 must be SMOKING out of a 300 wsm!!!

 

[DoneNOut]

166 must be SMOKING out of a 300 wsm!!!

The extremo Hammerheads will run 124, 137 in 300 RUM!

 

[wvbearhunter]

The extremo Hammerheads will run 124, 137 in 300 RUM!

My oh my! I bet that gets explosive!

 

[Muddyboots]

I run the 166HH at 3200 with RL17. Topped out close to 3300. Accurate! The 124 is screamer but I haven't finished off load.

 

[Sykes]

166 must be SMOKING out of a 300 wsm!!!

I shoot the 152 hammer hunter out of my Kimber Montana 300 wsm, 3350 fps with RL16. Shoots aweosme and kills elk pretty good

 

[cabelasken]

H4350, Hammer 166 at 3200+ will do the trick on any elk.

 

[2buffalo]

My son shoots the 166 out of a 300 wm at just under 3250 fps avg. Only two kills a whitetail buck at 100 yds and an Aoudad at 281. Neither went more than 20 yds. Accurate 4350.

 

[BAKPAKR]

@klejeski, what length action will you be using? The nose of the 181 HH is long. I was considering a 300 WSM to use 181 HHs myself but I think I would need to use either a Tikka or a mid-length action.

@BFD 2.0, I tried 124 gr HHs in my 300 RUM:

 

[David_h]

Try the 181 HH if your rifle ends up with the longer action/mag. Otherwise try the 166 HH.

 

[wvbearhunter]

@klejeski, what length action will you be using? The nose of the 181 HH is long. I was considering a 300 WSM to use 181 HHs myself but I think I would need to use either a Tikka or a mid-length action.

@BFD 2.0, I tried 124 gr HHs in my 300 RUM: