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<blockquote data-quote="MontanaRifleman" data-source="post: 208191" data-attributes="member: 11717"><p>Bravo 4, I hear ya... a non expanding bullet is definitely not ideal, but a hole through the lungs would kill an animal, question is how quick? So I guess I am wndering if anyone had any experience on that? From some posts I've read and video I've seen it sounds like some game has been taken well with bullets that may not have expanded. If not a good idea, I'll just have to settle for less than 900 yd shots, which is still plenty.</p><p> </p><p>Thanks for the input</p><p> </p><p>Jon2, I know a guy here who is getting 3000 fps using H4350 and 165 TSX's and making one hole groups. Not sure how much powder he's using but less than max. He was more interested in accuracy than speed but he did want 3000 fps. Not sure how long his barrel is either. for H4350 you can expect max to be around 64.5 - 65.5 for 165/168's and a couple grs less for 180's, from what I've read. I plan to start at 61 for the 168's and 59 for the 180's. On the Nosler site they are showing over 3000 fps for the 180 bullets, including RL 22. Fed is showing 2980 for 180 gr bullets which is about what Hodgdon is showing. Nosler had no data for H4350 when I called. Neither did Barnes, which I find interesting, because H4350 seems to be the most popular choice for 300 WSM loaders. Go figure. I think Barnes said something about it being compresed but 65 gr shouldn't be very compressed.</p><p> </p><p>Thanks also for the input, hope you find some good velocity, you should be able to get more, have you checked your chrono?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MontanaRifleman, post: 208191, member: 11717"] Bravo 4, I hear ya... a non expanding bullet is definitely not ideal, but a hole through the lungs would kill an animal, question is how quick? So I guess I am wndering if anyone had any experience on that? From some posts I've read and video I've seen it sounds like some game has been taken well with bullets that may not have expanded. If not a good idea, I'll just have to settle for less than 900 yd shots, which is still plenty. Thanks for the input Jon2, I know a guy here who is getting 3000 fps using H4350 and 165 TSX's and making one hole groups. Not sure how much powder he's using but less than max. He was more interested in accuracy than speed but he did want 3000 fps. Not sure how long his barrel is either. for H4350 you can expect max to be around 64.5 - 65.5 for 165/168's and a couple grs less for 180's, from what I've read. I plan to start at 61 for the 168's and 59 for the 180's. On the Nosler site they are showing over 3000 fps for the 180 bullets, including RL 22. Fed is showing 2980 for 180 gr bullets which is about what Hodgdon is showing. Nosler had no data for H4350 when I called. Neither did Barnes, which I find interesting, because H4350 seems to be the most popular choice for 300 WSM loaders. Go figure. I think Barnes said something about it being compresed but 65 gr shouldn't be very compressed. Thanks also for the input, hope you find some good velocity, you should be able to get more, have you checked your chrono? [/QUOTE]
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