Thread: Silent Death 300 wipe out style

300 going well

Very nice read!

NICE rifle , RE scope , if you are talking of the Leupold FFP compact scope with supersonic & subsonic reticle , I would look at the 2.5-8x M2 scope , has not the custom reticle or FFP , but has dial up & is a nice compact scope , & much more power range , good to hear Hardy is making a 1-7 twist barrel , as trueflite only make a 1-8 twist .

You may want to look at casting your own bullets for subsonic use , and painting/powder coating them .

Have you chrony the subsonic loads ?

Given my recent dealings with nz Asia and leupold themselves regarding the 300 blk scope I would advise others to shop elsewhere and for a different brand.

Originally Posted by ChrisF

good to hear Hardy is making a 1-7 twist barrel , as trueflite only make a 1-8 twist .

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What does 1 in 7" offer better than what the 1 in 8" already does?

Originally Posted by ChrisF

Have you chrony the subsonic loads ?

Berger OTM 230gr @ 1040fps 1 MOA got these cheap just for a once off subsonic play

Lehigh Defence 194gr maximum expansion @ 1033fps 1.5 MOA need some more of these for more testing but haven't shot farther than 60m

Nosler 125gr BT @ 2005fps .25 MOA

Going to start using 208gr Amax and 240gr SMK subs next time around and get some Lehigh Defence 110gr controlled chaos for supersonic.

As for 1:7 vs 1:8 the 1:7 is meant to be better for stabilisation on heavy subs and a mates factory Rem 300 BLK seems to work well with a 1:7 so I went with that and to give these new Dan Hardy barrels a try.

So far I am very impressed with how the gun is working and killing.

Fair enough. The 240 gr smk work well in my two 1 in 8" rifles.

great reading, I like the rifle too. have you had any feeding issues with the T3?

Flawless feeding issues on everything except the the 151gr HP cast lead which is a dam shame because they are so cheap, they feed ok single feeding them on top of a empty magazine.

Originally Posted by tikka

Flawless feeding issues on everything except the the 151gr HP cast lead which is a dam shame because they are so cheap, they feed ok single feeding them on top of a empty magazine.

Yes Tikka mags don't like big flat nosed bullets.

Found out the hard way with the flat/hollow nose pistol bullets with the 450 Bushmaster Tikkas I have made, need the pointy nose to feed

@tikka have you got an update on how the “wipe out” is going. Didn’t see this thread when first posted but looks to be pretty handy rifle

2 deer shy of 200 reds, 6 dozen pigs, thousand+ goats, 2 chamois, closest stag 3m, 14 goats in one string of fire, farthest deer with supers 300m in the neck, farthest subsonic 268m in the head with 208gr ELD and the most accurate 1/4 MOA.
YEAH I got this caliber fully sorted, I can bang away all day on subs shooting goats and still get a deer just around the corner.

Originally Posted by tikka

2 deer shy of 200 reds, 6 dozen pigs, thousand+ goats, 2 chamois, closest stag 3m, 14 goats in one string of fire, farthest deer with supers 300m in the neck, farthest subsonic 268m in the head with 208gr ELD and the most accurate 1/4 MOA.
YEAH I got this caliber fully sorted, I can bang away all day on subs shooting goats and still get a deer just around the corner.

Awesome. What scope did you settle with out of curiosity?

Originally Posted by Shootm

Awesome. What scope did you settle with out of curiosity?

NXS compact 2.5-10x42 zerostop MOAR, subs zeroed at 60m and the zerostop set 9 MOA high at 100m zero. That way can dail up to too anywhere with both subs and supers. The Lehigh Defence 168gr CF and 194gr ME have been the go to bullet for deer on body heart/lung shots. Nosler’s 125gr BT for supers.