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Load Workup Q? on 300wm
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<blockquote data-quote="Trnelson" data-source="post: 643917" data-attributes="member: 42308"><p>I'll start with one bullet then, and find a nice recipe</p><p></p><p></p><p>Trnelson: I'd really like to try them. Will the same weight work with both deer and elk, or go with different weights</p><p></p><p>IMO, I would pick one or the other and not simultaneously work on both. The probability of both bullets having the same POI is slim and none. Either of those bullets will be strong medicine for deer or elk. Personally I would go with the 210 and it's better BC which will give you less drop and less wind drift. At 5-600 yards, IMHO, that could be the difference between a freezer full of meat and a clean miss, or a wounded but unrecovered animal. I use the 230g Berger tactical OTM personally in my 30/338 winchester. I run it right about 2,800fps, it prints 1/2 MOA for me. I have been considering the 210g Berger vld hunting bullet as it matches or betters the 230g I'm currently loading out to 700 and frankly I've never had the need to shoot beyond 500 while hunting. That being said, I have personally always gravitated to the best BC bullet I could get my hands on and the .711 of the 230g tactical OTM is hard to ignore. I worked on the 240g Sierra MK but just couldn't get it to shoot even MOA out of my 26" 10 twist tube. I just don't think I could shoot it with enough velocity to fully stabilize the 240 SMK. The hotter I shot it the better it printed for me, I just ran into pressure before I got where I wanted as far as accuracy is concerned. With the case volume of the 300wm you may be able to find great accuracy provided you have at least a 10 twist barrel, and a 9 would be ideal for the big SMK. Velocity is a nice thing to have but accuracy is irreplaceable.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Trnelson, post: 643917, member: 42308"] I'll start with one bullet then, and find a nice recipe Trnelson: I'd really like to try them. Will the same weight work with both deer and elk, or go with different weights IMO, I would pick one or the other and not simultaneously work on both. The probability of both bullets having the same POI is slim and none. Either of those bullets will be strong medicine for deer or elk. Personally I would go with the 210 and it's better BC which will give you less drop and less wind drift. At 5-600 yards, IMHO, that could be the difference between a freezer full of meat and a clean miss, or a wounded but unrecovered animal. I use the 230g Berger tactical OTM personally in my 30/338 winchester. I run it right about 2,800fps, it prints 1/2 MOA for me. I have been considering the 210g Berger vld hunting bullet as it matches or betters the 230g I'm currently loading out to 700 and frankly I've never had the need to shoot beyond 500 while hunting. That being said, I have personally always gravitated to the best BC bullet I could get my hands on and the .711 of the 230g tactical OTM is hard to ignore. I worked on the 240g Sierra MK but just couldn't get it to shoot even MOA out of my 26" 10 twist tube. I just don't think I could shoot it with enough velocity to fully stabilize the 240 SMK. The hotter I shot it the better it printed for me, I just ran into pressure before I got where I wanted as far as accuracy is concerned. With the case volume of the 300wm you may be able to find great accuracy provided you have at least a 10 twist barrel, and a 9 would be ideal for the big SMK. Velocity is a nice thing to have but accuracy is irreplaceable. [/QUOTE]
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