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<blockquote data-quote="MontanaRifleman" data-source="post: 208333" data-attributes="member: 11717"><p>Britz, the AB is a good bullet. You might want to check out the E-Tips. They have a slightly better BC and from what I've read, monometal bullets tend to be a little more inherently accurate than jacketed bullets. The E-Tips expand down to 1800 fps, probably about the same as the AB's?Thanks for the info.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>piutemike, I plugged in 3000 and 3050 fps (being optimistic) and 5000 ft elevation. Most elk around here are taken at 5000 to 8000 ft. At 3000 fps and 5000 ft the E-Tip is traveling 1802 fps @ 850 yds and at 3050 fps it is moving 1808 fps @ 1875 yds. At 7000 ft elev the downrange velocites are increased by about 60 - 70 fps. I would love to have a 300 RUM, it's on my list.</p><p> </p><p>JPRITT, You're right about the velocities I'm hoping for being optimistic, as I read the posts in here. Nosler publishes three max loads at over 3000 fps and others sources at just under 3000. I guess time will tell. The Finnlight has a 24 3/8" barrel which is OK for the WSM. I also considered the the size of the NF and the ballance. On a rest, ballance shouldn't be much of an issue, I'll have to see how it feels offhand, sitting etc. I also considered the 3.5x15 and almost went with it for the lower end power in close quarters. It's only an oz lighter than the 5.5x22. Yep, also looked at the VLD's, I dont like their explosive performance at higher velocities and I believe their expansion velocity is about the same as the E-Tip. They have a little better BC which might buy me a few more yards but over all I think I like the E-Tips. I have considered loading the VLD's for the longr range shots only. The H4831sc max's out at about 69 gr which is a significantly compressed load in the 300 WSM, but yeah, I'm sticking with the temp stable powders.</p><p> </p><p>Thanks again for all the input,</p><p> </p><p>Mark</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MontanaRifleman, post: 208333, member: 11717"] Britz, the AB is a good bullet. You might want to check out the E-Tips. They have a slightly better BC and from what I've read, monometal bullets tend to be a little more inherently accurate than jacketed bullets. The E-Tips expand down to 1800 fps, probably about the same as the AB's?Thanks for the info. piutemike, I plugged in 3000 and 3050 fps (being optimistic) and 5000 ft elevation. Most elk around here are taken at 5000 to 8000 ft. At 3000 fps and 5000 ft the E-Tip is traveling 1802 fps @ 850 yds and at 3050 fps it is moving 1808 fps @ 1875 yds. At 7000 ft elev the downrange velocites are increased by about 60 - 70 fps. I would love to have a 300 RUM, it's on my list. JPRITT, You're right about the velocities I'm hoping for being optimistic, as I read the posts in here. Nosler publishes three max loads at over 3000 fps and others sources at just under 3000. I guess time will tell. The Finnlight has a 24 3/8" barrel which is OK for the WSM. I also considered the the size of the NF and the ballance. On a rest, ballance shouldn't be much of an issue, I'll have to see how it feels offhand, sitting etc. I also considered the 3.5x15 and almost went with it for the lower end power in close quarters. It's only an oz lighter than the 5.5x22. Yep, also looked at the VLD's, I dont like their explosive performance at higher velocities and I believe their expansion velocity is about the same as the E-Tip. They have a little better BC which might buy me a few more yards but over all I think I like the E-Tips. I have considered loading the VLD's for the longr range shots only. The H4831sc max's out at about 69 gr which is a significantly compressed load in the 300 WSM, but yeah, I'm sticking with the temp stable powders. Thanks again for all the input, Mark [/QUOTE]
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