where to start with the 300W

[sha-ul]

I have had an interest in the 300W/fireball for a while, and I am trying to gather the necessaries to load& shoot this cartridge.
I have a savage 110 in 223, with a bbl on order from Shilen 17" 1:8 twist varmint profile with the end threaded for 5/8 24

[TCCrewchief76]

Well, I would say the place to start would be in the posts themselves. Another good way of finding what you want to learn about is to use the search function. Say you want a good load for 220 SMK's. I would just put 220 in the search function and see what happens. You could even enter the powders you want to use and get both sub and supersonic load data in the results. Good luck in your travels; the greatest journey begins with a single step!

Respectfully,

Kevin

[sha-ul]

the bad part was, just days after I called Shilen to order the bbl, this site crashed for the month long blackout



eta:
I was chasing down some links& came up with this...http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...530#post857530

it is a forum for cast lead boolits as they call them, this look like a good candidate for the 300, but I'm not quite sure where to go with it

[Rikky Lee]

Start with heavy bullets like the 220 and 240 Matchking. Work from there.

[TCCrewchief76]

Originally Posted by sha-ul

the bad part was, just days after I called Shilen to order the bbl, this site crashed for the month long blackout



eta:
I was chasing down some links& came up with this...http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...530#post857530

it is a forum for cast lead boolits as they call them, this look like a good candidate for the 300, but I'm not quite sure where to go with it

I'm a member there. My screenname there is RVPilot76. Good site with lots of experience to draw upon.

Kevin

[oregonshooter]

Ditto on casingboolits, I started casting last year and there is no better source of information out there. Many of them have been doing it 20-30+ years.

1:8 will leave you in the 200gr+ arena. From what I've read, 240 is the easiest to develope subsonic for.

ANOTHER great resource is: http://www.lasc.us/CastBulletNotes.htm

[sha-ul]

Good news folks!! I got my barrel from Shilen this week, I have the 3 die Redding set on order form Midway& I have the Redding file trim die on hand now.

I have 2 rock chucker presses available to mount up, A Rcbs case trimmer to fine tune with, the Hornady case annealing kit, a Forster hand outside neck turner, and some once fired PMC bronze cases.

I still need to mount& headspace the Barrel on my Savage, but as you know that goes quick on a 110.

What is the proper way to use a file trim die?
I figured I could set the trim die a bit long, form& final trim with the piloted trimmer.

Where to next? I still need to pick up primer, powder& bullets, and look for a fairly forgiving load.