300 Weatherby Bullet Opinion

[Trapper7]

A friend of mine shoots a 300 Weatherby for elk. He likes a 165 grain and prefers the partition bullet. However, in our area he can only find in the 165 grain bullet, the spire tip. The 180 or 150 grain is available in the partition, but he really prefers the 165. What's your opinion of the spire bullet? How does it compare to the partition for elk?

[M.T. Pockets]

That bullet is going to be moving mighty fast, and it better be tough to hold together so it can do it's job and hopefully leave you a nice exit hole.


I'd sure lean towards the 180 grain Nosler. Better yet, I'd lean towards one of the bonded premium bullets like a Swift A-Frame or Trophy Bonded Bear Claw. 180 is still a light bullet for a .300 Weatherby, you're friend sure won't miss any difference in the long range trajectory. If I were taking a .300 Weatherby elk hunting I'd use 200 grain bullets. To me, the main advantage of hunting with a magnum is that it lets you shoot heavy bullets at the same trajectory (or maybe better) that a standard cartridge would shoot a lighter bullet. Those heavy, tough bullets can really make a difference punching through an elk, and I think that's worth more than a flatter trajectory with a lighter bullet designed for long range shooting.

Sorry to ramble, if your choice is limited to the bullets you mention, go buy a couple boxes of the partitions in 180 grain and tell your friend what he owes you.

[L. Cooper]

Take a long and very close look at the 200 grain bullets for .30 caliber magnums.

If you want serious long range power for an insignificant trade off in trajectory, the 200 grain Partition (or some of the others) is very impressive. It will give you a lot more killing potential from the .300 Weatherby than the lighter lead.