New rifle

[Azhic13]

For the other .300 WSM shooters, what kind of exit holes are you seeing @500 yds. I know at 120 (yeah i know it's close) the exit whole was the size of a pie plate, partially because it blew bone out with it, so I understand that this will increase the damage.

 

 

 

Also for the OP, I read an article on handloading that I'm still trying to find again that said that the most accurate rounds in the .300wsm were between 150gr and 180gr. I've shot 125gr -180gr out of mine, and I know I wasn't impressed with the 125 (only tried sierras), but I can't speak to anything larger to 180gr.

[Red Rabbit]

I shot mine two years ago at 120yds with my .300 wsm with 150gr sierra hand loads. I personally wouldn't go any bigger than that. My coues was broadside and the round took him completely off the ground and flipped him.

The bullet does not apply that much force. If that were the case, then physics would say that the equal and opposite force would lift up the shooter at recoil. More likely the deer jumped in reaction.

I'm actually looking into a smaller rifle for coues, after the damage too mine, I feel it really is too much. I'll stick to using it for elk.

Try a stouter bullet like a partition, accubond, scirocco to reduce the close range effects. But at 500 yards, the Sierra may perform well at the lower velocity.

 

This chart with images will give you an idea how various bullets perform at various velocities

http://stevespages.com/jpg/bestbullet.jpg

 

Here is a test with various 264 bullets, but the construction and comparisons with 30 cal will be similar. Scroll towards the bottom to get to where the images of the bullets were reposted.

http://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/1481504/Huge_264_Bullet_Test_with_lots

[Azhic13]

I shot mine two years ago at 120yds with my .300 wsm with 150gr sierra hand loads. I personally wouldn't go any bigger than that. My coues was broadside and the round took him completely off the ground and flipped him.

The bullet does not apply that much force. If that were the case, then physics would say that the equal and opposite force would lift up the shooter at recoil. More likely the deer jumped in reaction.

I'm actually looking into a smaller rifle for coues, after the damage too mine, I feel it really is too much. I'll stick to using it for elk.

Try a stouter bullet like a partition, accubond, scirocco to reduce the close range effects. But at 500 yards, the Sierra may perform well at the lower velocity.

 

This chart with images will give you an idea how various bullets perform at various velocities

http://stevespages.com/jpg/bestbullet.jpg

 

Here is a test with various 264 bullets, but the construction and comparisons with 30 cal will be similar. Scroll towards the bottom to get to where the images of the bullets were reposted.

http://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/1481504/Huge_264_Bullet_Test_with_lots

 

 

Awesome, thanks!

[Flatlander79]

I shot the one to the left 2 years ago and a spike last year both at about 440 yds with 150grn winchesters from sprts whse. The spike last year had a small exit hole. I put a bipod and a burris 4.5-14 power scope on it and can reach out to 700 yds with no problem if I get prone.