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Tol · March 30, 2002, 12:57 AM

I hope this is not rude of me and am hoping that .44 will find any answers interesting too.

How far down can .300 Win Mag be loaded and still be accurate.

Are there inherent safety hazards to a rifle load that is too light? So much chatting is done about super-hot loads that I suppose I never have it any consideration.

For instance, could a .300 Ultra Mag shoot a 100g bullet loaded down to 2700 fps? Seems like a way to make a big magnum do double duty on coyotes.

How well does .300 WM handle very heavy bullets? ie; 250g

Thanks fellas, and .44 for starting this thread.
This is something I'd wondered buy didn't find addressed in reloading books.

March 30, 2002, 12:57 AM	#4
Tol Member Join Date: November 21, 2001 Posts: 92	I hope this is not rude of me and am hoping that .44 will find any answers interesting too. How far down can .300 Win Mag be loaded and still be accurate. Are there inherent safety hazards to a rifle load that is too light? So much chatting is done about super-hot loads that I suppose I never have it any consideration. For instance, could a .300 Ultra Mag shoot a 100g bullet loaded down to 2700 fps? Seems like a way to make a big magnum do double duty on coyotes. How well does .300 WM handle very heavy bullets? ie; 250g Thanks fellas, and .44 for starting this thread. This is something I'd wondered buy didn't find addressed in reloading books.