300 Weatherby Hand Load
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- čas přidán 12. 09. 2024
- 76.5 grain IMR 4350, 180 grain Hornady SST, cci 250 primers, Federal nickel brass, cartridge OAL 3.542"
3250 fps,
I started at 74 grain also I tried 4831 and Reloader 19.
The 76.5 4350 was the most accurate and second fastest.
With every powder the Federal nickel plated brass was about 100 fps faster than the Weatherby brass, the accuracy was indistinguishable.
Thank you, I have 160 300 weatherby bullets and now it's so hard to find them, I just need togetthe stuff to reload them and 35 remington lever action
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Hmmmm, IMR-4350 in a magnum load?
I always use IMR-7828 in my .300 and .340 Wbys; 165-180 gr. in the .300 and 200 and higher in the .340. I use the 4350 in my .30-06 and .308 caliber rifles. Whatever works, I guess.
I have an old Hornady reloading book, from 1970, - IMR 4350 was the slowest burning powder at the time, with loading data for most of the mag cartridges, using 4350. My grandfather used 4350 in his Southgate California Weatherby, I have tried several other powders and found that 4350 was the most accurate in my Mark 5.
I have been looking for 7828, to try in my 6.5 PRC and 257 Weatherby, everyone is sold out. Powder stocks (and ammo) are getting real low up here, it's pretty hard to find anything that's popular.
@@Wheelchair-bear
Ahhh, okay. I started handloading in '92. Being particularly fond of the Weatherby cartridges, I quickly realized that was the only way I could shoot them as much as I wanted, and survive economically; given the cost of a box of their factory loads.
By that time IMR-7828 was the fuel of choice for most of the guys I knew that handloaded the magnum big bangers.
Before the shortage, I had already accrued an ample supply of the powders and bullets I load, just from buying them on sale or whenever I had a few extra bucks over the past thirty years. That certainly has paid off during this time of unprecedented ammo and components scarcity.
@@bustabass9025 Was a good idea stocking up, I have quite a bit of powder I do use h1000 and Magnum, for some of my mags.
And shooting Weatherby's requires reloading, but then again nowadays, any premium factory ammo is very pricey. I Still have some old - 1 pound tin cans a powder
, with a price tag of $15, they are full and sealed, should be good.
@@Wheelchair-bear
Yep, I got some of those old AeroWax (remember AeroWax? You would if you'd mopped and waxed as many floors as I did growing up in the 50s and 60s 😄) looking flat tins of IMR-7828 powder too. Some have a $9.99 sticker on them! I've stored them in green army cans all this time, they fit perfectly. Last time I used some, it printed my .300 Wby handloads in three shot cloverleafs. I also use H1000 in my .30-378, and Retumbo in my .28 Nosler. All fine slow burning magnum powders.
Nice gun but did you add the deluxe wood stock to it. I also have a stainless Mark V and they only made them with a black plastic stock. Beautiful gun regardless.
Yes, you are correct, I bought the deluxe stock at a gun show. The gun came with a synthetic black stock, I never used the original stock. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Would have never guessed using IMR 4350 in a .300 Weatherby. If I could only have one powder, that would be my choice. Thanks
I agree, it is very versatile, I use it in 257 wby mag, 6.5 creedmoor, 270 wsm, 300 mag's.
My grandpa was using it back in the 1950's with 300 wby. mag.
Nice gun. I have a sporter in the same cal and model. It works well with 200 gr barnes lrxs
May I ask you an advice
I have a Sauer 90 in 300Wby, rifling 1 in 11". Not the old Sauer Weatherby that had 1/12", just a current model by the German brand Sauer. I had always loaded 180 NP, do you think the 1/11" rifling would properly stabilize a 200 NP as well?
1 in 11 should stabilize the longer bullet better; is it a 26" barrel?
@@Wheelchair-bear
Yes, it's 26"
I would like to try the 200 NP as I told you...
So you're telling me it should work?
(Thank you for your attention Craig)
Your recoil seemed quite manageable and without a brake on the rifle even for being on a sled. I have a problem getting my scope back on station after each shot, but I do want to resort to a brake. It is to loud for the shooter and plain rude to subject others to. What has your barrel life been like on the Mark V ?
That one is only 15 years old with under 1000 rounds (750 - 800), the accuracy is as good as when it was 2 years old, it is pretty heavy, the recoil is not too bad but if I am zoomed up I will lose the target view. My .257 Weatherby Mark V is 25 years old with a little over 2000 rounds, the accuracy has gone down, 1.5 " at 100, it was 3/4" at one time. There is very little recoil with the 257, I have always shoot 100grn bullets traveling at 3650 FPS, so it is a bit of a barrel burner. I will probably replace the 257 barrel in a year or 2.
I also hate muzzle breaks, I tried a clamp- on, on my 300 and the procustion was much worse than the kick. I can't understand why people put breaks on their 6.5 Creedmor's or 308's, especially for hunting.