.300 H & H Loads for 200 GR thru 250 gr

[bobrhess]

Looking for info on reloading a Win. Pre '64 model 70 .300 H&H with a 26 in. barrel by using the following:
200 gr Barnes: Burger: Sierra:Hornady: Swift A-Frame
220 gr Barnes: Burger; Sierra: Hornady: Swift A-Frame
230 gr Burger VLP
250 gr Barnes
These loads will be used when I go to Alaska and hunt caribou,brown bear,wolf,wolverine,dall sheep and moose.
Some shots will be in excess of 450 yds so this is why I need ammo loaded with these different grs to extract the animals that I will be hunting for in the 23 days I will be there. If you have a suggestion of other different bullets and loads, please feel free to suggest them and different powders also. I will be using Norma brass (unfired) with a large magnum primer and
yes, I have the current reloading manuals from Hornady,Barnes and Nosler. If you have some "pet loads" that you think are REAL GOOD for the above bullets, then let me know as I will try them out and see what I think! The old saying is "if a hunter has only one gun then he probably knows how to use it"! I've had my .300 H&H since 1962 and it was made in 1952 so I've had plenty of time to use it and it's taken over 70 different animals to date!

 

[rcmodel]

Unless you a way smarter man then I, you will never be able to keep track of the scope settings & trajectory's for 4-5 different hunting loads & bullet weights on the same hunting trip.

It's not like you can set up a range and sight in the rifle each time you change loads without scaring all the game clear out of the country.

Were I you?
I'd buy a bunch of 180 grain Nosier Partition bullets.
http://www.midwayusa.com/product/62...iber-308-diameter-180-grain-spitzer-box-of-50

Work up an accurate load with them.

Sight it in with them at 250 yards.

Memorize the trajectory charts for it.

And use them for everything.

rc

 

[Sam1911]

Seems to me you're going to be hunting these animals under a variety of different conditions and ranges, and thus you'd be best off picking one load and learning exactly what it does at every possible reasonable range.

All those different bullet weights will impact quite widely apart from one another, so you'd have to reset your scope or adjust your sights (or do some mighty tricky ... and lousy..."Kentucky elevation") to be able to hit anything as soon as you switch loads. At "out to 450 yards" you could easily be off by whole feet when you move from one bullet weight to another. Waaaay too much fuss and confusion for very little benefit, and a potential ruined trip due to needless complexity.

Pick whatever your gun shoots most accurately (at 450+ yards that's going to be REALLY important) and memorize that one load for all needs.

If you really might shoot a brown bear, I'd perhaps tend toward the heavier bullets, but anything in your list would be a fine choice.

Whatever you do, don't blow the shot of a lifetime -- on the hunt of a lifetime -- because you just had to switch from your 250 gr. load to your 230 gr. load and can't remember what your adjustments are supposed to be when switching from a 150 yd. shot with load "A" to a 450 yard shot with load "C."

Simple is good. Simple is BEST. You'll have enough other stuff to worry about. Keep your rifle and load foolproof.