300 WSM - Your Velocities?

[Logan1080]

I have just went through load development for my 300 wsm and this is where I am at:

175 LRX (.508 G1 BC)
63.9 grains H4350
Magnum Primers
.050" Jump.
24" barrel
2000' elevation.

These are steady around 3030 FPS on my chrono. However my bullet drop at 275 yards and 375 yards are -12" and -24" respectively. These figures are more drop than my BC calculators are saying. Then 500 yards is between 42" and 44" which is pretty accurate - ballistic chart says -41".

When I true my velocity it says I should be at 2824 FPS, when I true the BC it says it should be .325. Barnes says there BC's are dead accurate and that my chrono must be wrong but this is the 5th rifle I have loaded for and it always seems to follow loading guide. I will say 3030fps with 63.9 grains of H4350 seems on the fast side so I would like to verify with others.

 

[Justin Crossley]

I would check, double-check, and triple-check all your inputs into your solver before adjusting anything.

I would also double-check the zero with a minimum of 10 rounds. Make sure you are actually centered.

Also make sure you are using a scope that is proven to hold zero and adjust correctly.

If any of the three things I mentioned above are not correct, you will be chasing your tail.

 

[Logan1080]

Zero was set and then I shot a tall target and never adjusted elevation in the scope. Just a good old tape measure to measure drop. From there I tried dialing in the drop and realized my turrets are definitely out when it comes to dialing it in.

 

[limpet]

My 300 wsm was shooting 175 lrx with 63 grains of h4350 Norma brass and standard primers at 2965 out a 24” barrel so the velocity doesn’t seem that unreasonable. It could be your scope to bore height is off or just a wonky scope. I’ve had pretty good results inside 500 with their BC. Also I’d guess funky scope if you said it’s not dialing properly. Also what did the calculator say the drops at 275 and 375 were supposed to be so we have comparison.

 

[Logan1080]

My 300 wsm was shooting 175 lrx with 63 grains of h4350 Norma brass and standard primers at 2965 out a 24” barrel so the velocity doesn’t seem that unreasonable. It could be your scope to bore height is off or just a wonky scope. I’ve had pretty good results inside 500 with their BC. Also I’d guess funky scope if you said it’s not dialing properly. Also what did the calculator say the drops at 275 and 375 were supposed to be so we have comparison.

275 was 7.75” at 275 and it was actually 12”. 375 yards was 18.86” and it’s actually 24” (averages for 3 shot groups).

 

[limpet]

I plugged in the data you gave me into strelok pro. With a scope height of 1.62” and this is what it gave me. What calculator are you using? Can you give us some screenshots of your data entry to see if we can catch an error?

Looks like I switched the estimated vs actual drops when I read your response.