Savage Stealth in 300 Win Mag - First impressions

[CBryars2]

Thanks for response -
Have a lb of H1000, what is the 215 hybrid - not familiar with it. One reason I stayed away from H1000 and Retumbo is the are compressed loads. Guess I could give it a go. Right now I expect the load is much more accurate then I am.

Once I get 600 down and better at reading wind want to move out to 1000 and beyond.

[squirrel_slayer]

Thanks for response -
what is the 215 hybrid - not familiar with it.

oh just one of Berger's little gems. .691 g1, .354 g7 and from what I've read since it has a shorter bearing surface you can drive it a little faster. guess guys are getting them up to 2900ft/sec from the 26-28" tubes with h1000

[CBryars2]

Thanks will have to give it a look.

[squirrel_slayer]

NP

there is a very long thread on longrangehunter with the 300wm and the 215 hybrid with a guy I want to say up in Wyoming. he has proven that bullet makes for a great game load as well. don't remember specifics but want to say he's got kills from 400-1200 yards on game as small as antelope on up to some nice bull elk. over 50 kills last time I read it.(he's a guide and lets people use his rig as he knows it well, just dial's it in for them and their just the trigger presser. lol)

[CBryars2]

Good info will try and find the post.

[squirrel_slayer]

https://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f19/comparing-berger-210-vld-215-hybrid-88657/

be warned you may lose a couple evenings of your time with this thread ;)

[CBryars2]

Looked over the postings, lots of good detail. Hope to pick up a box and try. Terminal results were good to see, those bullets hit hard.

No load data in Berger book for 215, was surprised. Any ideas?

[squirrel_slayer]

Ok found it. shows 79gr h1000 .040" off the lands. he started at 77GR

something to consider is I've read a lot test at 150-300 yards as the heavy vld's can take some distance to "go to sleep" which may show large groups at 100 and shrink (in moa) at 300. ie. may print 1moa at 100 but .5 moa at 300. with keeping an eye more so on vertical dispersion unless the wind is constant.

found another with a sammi chamber (3.6" coal) and they showed that 72.5gr was showing signs of pressure. does berger list any data for the 210? maybe use the min as max and reduce by 10% to start?

read a couple more and seems like 70gr starting is common and max being between 72-75.5gr depending on throating. most run .020" off the lands and all showed cci 250 primers. YMMV

[CBryars2]

Great info thanks. 70 might be a safe startng point will do some more research.

Loading up 40 74gr RL-ss 185 OTM's for Talladega Friday. Also shooting my 6.5.

[squirrel_slayer]

No Problem :thumb:

a 300WM is my next barrel on the list dependent how my .260 shoots with RL-26 and the 140 rdf or 147 eld-m. goal is to make consistent hits at a mile. got a lot of practice ahead of me as the furthest I've shot to date was 954 with my .308. little more than halfway there. lol

[CBryars2]

Only gotten to 600 so far, 1000 yd range is several hours away.