CWLONGSHOT
Well-Known Member
I have a few of them and I LOVE them. They are a wonderfully accurate pleasant gun to shoot. They work very well as a close range hunting tool. That accuracy really is a benefit, the low recoil and report also big plusses!!
I have used most appropriate weight bullets on game. Some work other work well still
Others have been miserable failures. MOSTLY cause of not enough velocity. MOST jacket bullets START expansion about 1800fps.
As stated and my experience as well the twist and rotation it affords destroys much possibly for accuracy with cast lead leaD. Unless you stick with low velocity and subsonics.
I have started using two new bullets in 2018. The Speer Gold Dot 150g (Designed expressly for the lil 300) and the Hornady 135 FTX. BOTH have been super accurate in my guns. In my Ruger Bolt MP300 and that 135 is clocking 2150 and sub MOA accurate. The load isnt safe in the AR. The 150, gets pushed by 4227 @ about 1800 fps. I have taken one deer with the Speer and THRU/THRU with good sized exit.
BUT...If I picked just one bullet for ever all around use. I would choose a 125 Hornady SST. The V Max in 110 (as well as the Nosler 110) would be close contenders.
For powders, H110/296 & aa1680 is all Id ever need. (Sure many others work)
Here is a few target pics of various loads fired from my 300's. Weather ya want a pleasant target gun a defensive tool or a close in hunting gun the lil 300 can deliver in spades. PLUS its frugal on powder and can shoot surplus 30cal fodder nicely.
I have used most appropriate weight bullets on game. Some work other work well still
Others have been miserable failures. MOSTLY cause of not enough velocity. MOST jacket bullets START expansion about 1800fps.
As stated and my experience as well the twist and rotation it affords destroys much possibly for accuracy with cast lead leaD. Unless you stick with low velocity and subsonics.
I have started using two new bullets in 2018. The Speer Gold Dot 150g (Designed expressly for the lil 300) and the Hornady 135 FTX. BOTH have been super accurate in my guns. In my Ruger Bolt MP300 and that 135 is clocking 2150 and sub MOA accurate. The load isnt safe in the AR. The 150, gets pushed by 4227 @ about 1800 fps. I have taken one deer with the Speer and THRU/THRU with good sized exit.
BUT...If I picked just one bullet for ever all around use. I would choose a 125 Hornady SST. The V Max in 110 (as well as the Nosler 110) would be close contenders.
For powders, H110/296 & aa1680 is all Id ever need. (Sure many others work)
Here is a few target pics of various loads fired from my 300's. Weather ya want a pleasant target gun a defensive tool or a close in hunting gun the lil 300 can deliver in spades. PLUS its frugal on powder and can shoot surplus 30cal fodder nicely.