Thread: Quick 300 WSM

Well this is an interesting one. My nephew just got a Rem 700 300WSM and we have been doing a bit of load development with different bullets and powder. The rifle is a good shooter with most combo's running around the inch group at 100 yards.
The load the nephew wants to run is using the 200 gr ELD X and RL 26 ( Fairy Dust as some call it) I loaded up several batches and even at the top load of 69 grains no pressure signs and no sticky bolt lift.
We run the loads through the Chrono and near fell over when they registered on the screen as they went through at an average of 3112 fps. I figured the chrono was playing up so I run some shots over it with my air rifle to see if they were similar to what I had previously had shot over it, they were similar. Also a low velocity 22 short registered close to a previous test so think it is OK.
This is a 200 gr bullet out of a 300 WSM , the speed it is traveling at is up there with my 300 RUM which burns 23 grs more powder to achieve that. Maybe that Fairy Dust RL 26 is magical?
I have access to another chrono so will double check the speed, then we will verify it at longer range using the bullet drop chart I have just done. I think the firing at 500 600 yards will sort it out one way or another.
Has anyone else seen these sorts of speeds with this powder and bullet out of there 300 WSM's ?
The load we used here was safe in the nephews rifle so work up to this compressed load starting several grains lower.