How to shrink the high node?

[Boomer51]

165 is pretty light for 300 WM, especially for elk. You may have more luck around 200 grains or higher.

 

[Fedwell]

165 is a Great Bullet for the 30-06 But i have always had better results with 180 in my 300wm. just a suggestion.

 

[Highvoltage]

Like I said in my first post the low node shoots great out of this rifle and the higher node is not quite as tight. I'm trying to see if anyone has had luck in doing so. I've used the 150 ttsx to kill all of my elk and it's a great bullet, I had a bunch of noslers laying around and tried to shoot them up and they shoot well in this rifle so I'm just filling with them to see if it's the ticket this year. These are 1" dots, groups shot at 200. My initial groups.

 

[DUSTY NOGGIN]

another vote for heavier ,at least 180 with a jacketed , or maybe a 165/168 in ttsx

i think if you run a 180 reg accubond near the same speed as your low node of the BT's your gun will like that

and the 4831's are great for that case volume

 

[kfreeze]

I did a quick ladder test in my 300 win mag with 165 accubonds (which do not shoot the same as ballistic tips in the rifles I have tried then both in) and h4831sc powder. That powder looked really good for finding a nice load with 165's in my rifle. At max load the powder filled the case nice and velocity was high.

 

[Laguna Freak]

FWIW; I've found that 150 BT's and AB's shoot very similar in my .06. I'M getting 3000 to 3036 FPS from 58.5 gr RL16 and WLRM primers = 0.77 moa at 100 yd when seated .020 off lands. Loaded some at .015 off t see if it tightens up. I like the temp insensitivity of RL16 compared to H4350. However H4350 produces better accuracy by about 25% smaller groups. But a 61 gr load H4350 that works great at 60 degrees gets really hot when the TX summer kicks in causing barrel harmonics to fluctuate and downrange poi moves.

 

[MagnumManiac]

FWIW; I've found that 150 BT's and AB's shoot very similar in my .06. I'M getting 3000 to 3036 FPS from 58.5 gr RL16 and WLRM primers = 0.77 moa at 100 yd when seated .020 off lands. Loaded some at .015 off t see if it tightens up. I like the temp insensitivity of RL16 compared to H4350. However H4350 produces better accuracy by about 25% smaller groups. But a 61 gr load H4350 that works great at 60 degrees gets really hot when the TX summer kicks in causing barrel harmonics to fluctuate and downrange poi moves.

H4350 is one of the most stable powders out there in temp swing.
Are you sure you're using H & not IMR?
I use H4350 in my 375 Bee, both in - C degree weather and 40+ C degree weather and also Africa. No velocity swings, POI changes have ever occurred while using this powder.

Cheers.

 

[Laguna Freak]

Yes its H4350. Temperature stability being a relative determination, I've read some personal experiences that agree with yours and I've read some independent test results that are consistent with the increased velocity I've seen. The only thing I can reasonably attribute to is H4350 temp response. That said, its possible I got a powder lot that behaved different.