I first ran the 165 Ballistic Tip and a .300 Win mag (a tang-safety Ruger 77) back in the 1980's when the Ballistic Tips were first introduced. Also loaded them for a buddy who had a beautiful Win Model 70, in the mid 1990's.
Whiz-bang combo for deer!
Those original Ballistic Tips were a little fragile for the 3100 - 3200 fps mv, but very accurate. GREAT at longer ranges, devastating at closer ranges. We saw some pretty ugly results, albeit fatal, because the bullets expanded too rapidly on contact. Today's Ballistic Tip bullets have a heavier base & jacket and should perform better. In recent years I've been very impressed with them from the .30-06 and .308 Win. Haven't pushed them nearly as hard as I did back 20 years ago with the .300 Win mag.
I killed a buck at 30 YDS. quartering towards me w/ a 150 tip in the .300WM. It exited near the last couple of ribs on the far side. surprising tough at the 3,200 muz vel!
And yes, 7828 works wonderfully with the .300 Win mag. I saw very impressive results with the big 200 grain bullets and 7828.
Thanks for the trip down memory lane, I haven't owned a .300 Win mag in quite a few years now. Good cartridge!
I didn't shoot any doggone buck at 30 yards with a 150 grain bullet! But this post sure makes it look like I did. Congrats lhsako, on your buck! :grin:
