You may be able to hit with a 300 win mag 1200–1600 yards out, but if there is not enough energy left to allow the bullet to perform, you will only wound the animal. If you are serious about long range hunting, you better practice enough and understand your load performance in order to be humane.
300 Win Mag fires larger diameter and significantly heavier bullets at a higher velocity than the 6.5 Creedmoor. The . 300 Win Mag has a flatter trajectory and has significantly more kinetic energy at typical hunting ranges, but the 6.5 Creedmoor has much less recoil.
300 Win Mag and 7mm Rem Mag at typical hunting ranges. 300 Win Mag has more recoil than the 7mm Rem Mag. For example, when fired from the exact same rifle, a . 300 Win Mag load firing a 165 grain bullet has about 25% more recoil than a 7mm Rem Mag load firing a 150 grain bullet at a similar muzzle velocity.
300 Win Mag shoot heavier bullets at a higher velocity than the . 30-06 (~200-300fps faster with the same bullet). So, the . 300 Win Mag is slightly more powerful, has a slightly flatter trajectory, and has somewhat more recoil than the .
300 Win Mag is your caliber. The 150-grain loads in a . 300 are smoking. With an average velocity hovering around the 3,200 to 3,300 fps mark, these light weights are great for deer and antelope, really any game that inhabits open country where shots might come at 250 to 300 yards or beyond.
Wins For the 308Recoil: Recoil is far less in a 308 than a 300 win mag. That's more recoil than most new hunters should be starting with. Weight: The 308 is in a short action AND it works fine with a shorter barrel. Rifles chambered for magnum rounds usually have 2″ longer barrels, and yet more weight.
This bullet has a BC of . 493 and presuming a muzzle velocity of 3100fps and a 200 yard zero, you would see just over 250" of drop, at 1,000 yards. Total drop would be almost exactly 300".
A popular long range load for the 300 Win Mag near this range is the 190 grain Berger VLD. The 7mm counterpart is the 180 grain Berger VLD. In the standard Gunwerks loads these two bullets have identical muzzle velocities. The G7 BC however is quite different between the two bullets.
30-06 is generally going to be better suited for long range shooting, and a . 308 is going to be better for faster shooting.
. 300 Winchester Magnum for Long Distance Shooting
| Drop | 6.5mm Creedmoor | .300 Winchester Magnum |
|---|
| 500 yards | 53.1″ | 45.2″ |
| 1000 yards | 316.8″ | 284.1″ |
| 1500 yards | 970.6″ | 921″ |
| 1750 yards | 1531.3″ | 1492.5″ |
223 Remington ~ 55 Grain ~ Trajectory Chart
| Range (Yards) | Velocity (Ft/Sec) | Bullet Path (inches) |
|---|
| 200 | 2502.4 | 0 |
| 300 | 2168.2 | -7.01 |
| 400 | 1850.2 | -21.48 |
| 500 | 1548.3 | -46.24 |
With its original 150-grain spire point bullet at 2,700 fps, the Springfield .
30/06 was certified for an extreme reach of 4.75 miles, an effective firing range of 1,000
yards. A flip up rear leaf sight was graduated for ranges out to 2,850
yards.
How much does a 150 grain 30 06 bullet drop at 300 yards?
| Range (yards) | Drop (inches) | Velocity |
|---|
| 400 | -30.1783 | 2041 |
| 450 | -41.6244 | 1955 |
30-06 fires a heavier and larger caliber bullet at a slightly faster, though very similar overall velocity to those produced by the 6.5 Creedmoor with lighter bullets. However, the 6.5 Creedmoor does use more aerodynamic bullets that retain energy and velocity a little better than those used by the .
The .223 / 5.56We have an easy to obtain zero (sight in 1 inch high at 100 yards) and it allows us to make easy hits at a variety of distances. Some people prefer the 100-yard zero but the bullet drop gets harder to manage at 300 and 400 yards.
The . 300 Win mag is what I hunted grizzly, Black bear, and moose and big Caribou in Alaska with for many years and it is a very good caliber for stopping a charging animal with either a 180 Gr. or 220 gr.
C. Top 5 . 300 Win Mag Rifles
| Rifle | Top Feature | MSRP |
|---|
| 1. Winchester Model 70 Super Grade | Quality | $1,599 |
| 2. Weatherby Mark V Ultra Lightweight | Accuracy | $1,999 |
| 3. Browning X-Bolt Stainless Stalker | Durability | $899-Sale |
| 4. Savage Arms 110BA Stealth Evolution | Tactically styled | $1,519 |
300 Win Mag with a light 150-grain bullet such as a Power Core, PowerMax Bonded or Power Point can reach velocities of up to 3390 FPS and is a great round for wild hogs, pronghorn, Dall sheep, and all of the various deer species.
300 win mag is one of the few . 30 caliber rounds with more energy than a 30.06. Soft body armor today is usually IIIA. That is it will stop up to a .
Yes absolutely it can kill an elephant. Even standard velocity 40 grain rounds could kill an elephant it just matters where you shoot it.
Big Game Hunter. 300 win and 215 Berger's get it done at a mile. About 16 mils roughly here at 2950 fps out of a 26 inch tube.
300 WSM case does not handle bullets heavier than 180 grain very efficiently. So bullets from 150-180 grains are usually the best choice in the . 300 WSM.
300 Ruger Compact Magnum, . 300 Remington Short Action Ultra Mag and . 300 Winchester Short Magnum. The Remington offering has faded from the scene, and the jury's still out on the Ruger, but the Winchester has proven popular among big game hunters.
I have had 300 Win Mag barrels that lasted 1200 rounds and others that last 5,500. Most lasted 2500 to 3200 but many went over 4000. If you averaged them all together you would get around 3000, but this would not account well for the many many outliers.
Long, heavy bullets are one category in which you'd imagine the 300 WSM would fall behind the 300 Win. Mag. Because the 300 WSM case is stretched about as far as it can be while still fitting a short-action, longer bullets must be seated into the powder space.
300 WSM was very well behaved with 110- and 130-grain bullets. We also developed reduced-recoil loads using Accurate 5744 that were very consistent. One of the 150-grain loads roughly duplicated . 30-30 velocities with superb consistency in pressure and velocity.
You can shoot it out of a 300 WM. I think a 215 does work better in the WM. As far as velocity goes. I Didn't know you where handicaped by the action you have?
The 338 Lapua shoots larger diameter and heavier bullets that are generally more aerodynamic than the bullets the 300 Win Mag uses. The two cartridges have a similar trajectory at normal hunting ranges, but typical 338 Lapua loads have 30-40% more muzzle energy.
