208 Barnes lrx

[cole96]

Does anyone here have real life feedback on this bullet? I’m going to load some heavy lead bullets for a 300 NMI I have being done but am curious about this one too

 

[DroptineNW]

Yeah curious on this one. Looking at doing similar in a 300 prc. I’ve seen great results in a 300 rum on a friends rifle

 

[ahlgringo]

Been using last couple years- my load out of 24"barreled custom 300wm (throated long- specifically for these). Peterson long brass, H1000, CCI 250, 208 LRX 50 Thou off lands. 2860 FPS, SD 8, 1/2 MOA- tested out to 1000yds.

2 shots, 2 dead elk- 607 and 450 yds both through boiler room, longer shot through heart and exited off side after leaving golf ball sized track through lung. 450 on a bull broke off side shoulder after traversing both lungs. neither went more than 10yds before piling up.

Using them again next yr. With NMI or RUM should be able to easily push over 3k- I would not hesitate to use and it would currently be a top choice for me.

 

[cole96]

Been using last couple years- my load out of 24"barreled custom 300wm (throated long- specifically for these). Peterson long brass, H1000, CCI 250, 208 LRX 50 Thou off lands. 2860 FPS, SD 8, 1/2 MOA- tested out to 1000yds.

2 shots, 2 dead elk- 607 and 450 yds both through boiler room, longer shot through heart and exited off side after leaving golf ball sized track through lung. 450 on a bull broke off side shoulder after traversing both lungs. neither went more than 10yds before piling up.

Using them again next yr. With NMI or RUM should be able to easily push over 3k- I would not hesitate to use and it would currently be a top choice for me.

How deep are you seating?

 

[ahlgringo]

How deep are you seating?

3.682 COAL

 

[meta_gabbro]

The guys who run the Vortex podcast seem to like it - it's the bullet they use for their 300WSM pet chamber

 

[majg1234]

Buddy I hunt with uses them in his Christenson MPR 300PRC.

One dead Bull @ 750yrds and one @ 600yrds,2 shots each through the boiler room both went less than 40yrds.He's running them close to 2900FPS.

I run the 190grLRX out of my 300WBY @ 3150.One dead Bull @ 580,2 through the boiler room,DRT.