300 Weatherby ammunition, all loaded with cast bullets. They no longer are.30 06 ammo loaded with 180-grain cast bullets and SR 4759 propellant. Howa sold barreled actions to Smith and Wesson when Smith wanted to play in the rifle business maybe 40 years ago. It’s a unique rifle that always gets noticed on the range. I carved it to match the Alex Henry fore end tip on a Ruger No.
#WEATHERBY MARK V DELUXE STOCK FULL#
I wanted to try my hand at a Mannlicher style, full length stock. I stocked this rifle with a Bishop cherry stock about 35 years ago. I loaded these with SR 4759 powder, a stellar cast bullet propellant. 7mm Remington Mag ammo with cast bullets seated to different depths, with and without crimping. 1 indicated that it liked Trail Boss, but I didn’t know what the right dose would be. My prior reloading adventures with the 7mm Remington Magnum in my Ruger No. I had three boxes: One with 18.0 grains of Trail Boss, one with 20.0 grains, and a third with 21.4 grains. I already had a bunch of 7mm Remington Magnum reloads with Gardner’s 145-grain cast bullets. 309.300 Weatherby ammo loaded with the above 180-grain cast bullets. 308 180-grain cast bullets I used in both the.
So I loaded a few rounds early one morning and I was ready to test the Mark V with cast bullets.
You know, to get a feel for what the Weatherby Mark V preferred. That’s close enough for government work…my lower end load would be 21.5 grains, and then I’d try a warmer load with 24.5 grains. Then I checked the Hodgdon site (they’re the folks who make Trail Boss) and it showed a range of 19.0 to 27.5 grains. My Weatherby brass took 31.3 grains of Trail Boss, but that was in a fired, unresized case, so I figured 30.0 grains would make for a good max load. The Trail Boss people tell you to fill the case to the base of the bullet and that’s your max load, and if you take 70% of that, you’ll have your minimum load. There’s one powder designed for cast bullet shooting that hits the cartridge case volume issue head on, and that’s Trail Boss. It’s shaped like flattened Cheerios and it’s a light, fluffy powder. Would all that volume and the much lighter charges associated with cast bullets make an accurate load? Trail Boss propellant. 300 Weatherby usually delivers its best accuracy at max or near-max loads. There’s a lot of space in there, and not occupying it usually hurts accuracy. After all, you could fit the Hollywood Bowl inside a. I checked the Trail Boss site and it lists.
#WEATHERBY MARK V DELUXE STOCK MANUALS#
I checked the Lyman manuals and there are cast loads listed for. 308 bullets and I have a bottle of Trail Boss propellant and that got me to thinking: Would cast bullets work in the. 300 Weatherby cartridges and it’s been tough. I’ve been beating myself up lately shooting full bore. That last one, reduced recoil, figures prominently in my mind. Lower cost, exclusivity (far fewer folks shoot cast bullet rifle loads), long brass life, easier cleaning, and the big one: Lower recoil. I don’t cast my own these days (it’s easier to buy them), but I still enjoy the benefits.
I started shooting cast bullets back in the 1970s in El Paso and I’ve been hooked on them ever since. 1, and a custom Howa 30 06, and you’re probably wondering: What is kinder and gentler about shooting those T-Rex cannons?Ĭast bullets, that’s what. So, you’re looking at the big photo above showing a 300 Weatherby Magnum, a 7mm Remington Magnum Ruger No. We don’t do politics here at ExNotes (we’d lose half our readers no matter which way we leaned), but every once in a while I’ll borrow a phrase if it fits. I always liked that “kinder, gentler” line from George Bush.
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