A licensed Montana Professional Outfitter and Guide freelance writer, his articles and photographs have been featured in magazines including Outdoor Life, American Hunter, American Rifleman, Field and Stream. Retumbo adds 40-100 fps more velocity to these cartridges when compared to other normal magnum powders. I am running a CPG Semi Custom 300 RUM built off 700 action blueprinted and accurised. An avid shooter and outdoorsman, George takes pride in the quality custom rifles that G.A. Started with loads at 88 , 89 , and 90 grains and will go from there. Retumbo, H1000, or RL 25 in the 300RUM. I did find some US869 at the Hodgdons site a while back however and am looking forward to trying it out. I load for five different .300 rums and I only load 200 gr Accubonds either 91.5 gr RL-25 or 95 gr Retumbo both shoot great getting 3175 FPS Retumbo ADG brass Fed primers. If you find some, whatever it is, buy it to start out with and take care of it. .300 Remington Ultra Magnum (Hodgdon Retumbo Data) reloading data with 12 loads. As of 2014, Ryan and Dianna have become full time hunters and competitors, focusing most predominately on 3-Gun. Also if hornady listed any velocitys can you post that as well? I worked a load for mine OCW style with the 212s and ended up at 89.4 grains of Retumbo in Nosler brass with the 212 at .095 off the lands. The thing to learn about the .300 RUM is that the loading data is not uniform with this cartridge. When compared to the 200g and 220g. My load is 200 gr eldx with 94 gr of Retumbo @ 3280. I know H1000 or retumbo is the go to powder for this, but finding it isnt . I ordered a Witt machine brake for my rum so I'm gonna wait till I get it in/installed before I order the eld-x. Diannas also won the 2015 NRA World Shooting Championship Ladies title. A longtime resident of Virginia, Todd competes in over 16 different shooting disciplines (to include USPSA, 3-Gun, Steel Challenge, IDPA, Olympic Rapid Fire, Shotgun Shooting Sports). My barrel is being sent for nitriding today and when it gets back in a couple of weeks I'll begin load development. Jaclyn has also taken up Extreme Long Range matches, including King of Two Miles in New Mexico, where she placed 14th out of 80 invited competitors. Bought a pound of Retumbo and a pound of RL33 for my Fierce Carbon Titanium .300 ultramag as it was a little finicky with 200 gr accubonds. Anyone have any data with Vihtavuori N565 and a 230gr Berger? .300 Winchester Magnum (Hodgdon Retumbo Data) reloading data with 6 loads. Just thought I would start a thread where we could share some 300 RUM load info. I'm loading 92.5 grains of Retumbo with CCI250's and the 210 hunting VLD Bergers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oX4ko8ikTPw, https://www.youtube.com/user/19gaps/videos. ABOUT CHAD: Chad is a world champion elk caller and two-time Eastern US Elk Calling Champion. I understand this is an old thread, but want to reply anyway. About 3.785" coal in a factory rifle with 26" and shoot great. After graduating college, Ryan moved to Tulsa, OK to take a position as a plastics engineer and in 2011 began shooting 3-Gun competitively. This is the recipe for my 300RUM and the 200AB: Brass: Remington trimmed to 2.83" Primer: GM215M Powder: 95gn of Retumbo COL: 3.365" (measured tip to base) Avg FPS: 3137 Load development target: Recovered bullet from spike elk shot at about 150yds: My 180AB load is: Other than the following it's the same as my 200AB load: 98.5gn of Retumbo I personally think very little of nosler brass due to its softness. I also played with RL 33 and had good accuracy. With the introduction of the 215 and 230 Hybrids I wont be using the 210's anymore but for those who do, here's what I came up with. Cant find R-25, R-26, H1000, 4350, or a host of others. You must log in or register to reply here. Feel free to copy the format below and add your info (to help keep it simple and organized). Looking for load data for 300 Rum using reloader 26. I was intrigued with 3-Gun since, as a police officer, I relied on all three platforms at work. To comply with the new e-Privacy directive, we need to ask for your consent to set the cookies. I've got some 230 Berger's and 230 a tips I'm working on with rl33. JavaScript is disabled. They are impressed by the light recoil and how cheap it is compared to buying new AA shells for practice or matches. Feed so my o.a.l will be at 3.6175 . maybe it will give you something to help you out . His last three years of service were spent at the 1st Marine Division Scout Sniper School as the Primary Marksmanship Instructor. I did use it (90 gr) with the 230's to do a break-in. Have to load single shot in factory mag box but hit like hard and a mild load. I'm gonna order a box on Friday and see what I can do. Sign up to get updates and access to exclusive promotions. He took his first turkey and mule deer at age 6 and his first bull elk at age 9. Varget and H-4350 are the go to but since Ive been running some IMR Enduron powders that seem to work very good as well. 2,131. In Brians first full season, he achieved several top ten finishes, two regional match wins, and a 20thplace overall finish in the National Rifle League. I have just reloaded some more with . When Wyatts not hunting or fishing he loves competing in rodeos and roping off of his horse, General. Use load data at your own risk. I finally got rl33 and my 300rum over the chrono over the weekend. WARNING: This product contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. I load for 2 different Fierce 2 different Rem 700 CDLs. 1 Remington Sendero. Ryan, I do not have an RL33 load for the RUM yet. #1 Alright fellas , in the next few weeks I will be developing a load for my 300 ultra mag using retumbo / 212 eld-x. Growing up, Brian spent very little time indoors, with his passions being split between baseball and spending time in either the river, the desert, or the mountains. 'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+'://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs'); 2023 Copyright 2023 Ultimate Reloader LLC. In just five years, he has earned an impressive shooting resume with consistent top finishes at national level events. Hornady says o.a.l of 3.9 but this is not a custom built rifle it is a browning a bolt 2 and I want to be able to mag. of Retumbo with an ES of 12fps and an average of 3070fps over 4 rounds at. Ive used those loads primarily for mule deer and antelope hunting. I have messed with seating depths and have a pretty good handle on that part of it, but what are you 300 RUM shooters using for your combos. My name is Robert Brantley and I have been obsessed with precision rifle since 2007. Federal occasionally runs some but I haven't used it. Most of my use of Retumbo has been in 25-06, pushing 110 and 115 grain bullets to good velocity. This includes cartridges often chosen for long range hunting such as the various 6.5, 7mm, and 30 caliber magnums available. Oct 30, 2004. Re: Retumbo vs RL-25 for .300 RUM. I believe my oal is 3.823. Wish they still carried the 338rum but with these low drag hunting 30cal bullets available I guess I see why the loss of interest. JavaScript is disabled. No i havent worked any more on that load it shoots 1 hole groups at 100 and clover leafs at 200 i think thats as good as it gets with a factory rifle granted it does have a muzzle brake but thats it. Ryan earned a Bachelors of Science in Chemistry and Plastics Engineering as well as a Masters of Science in Engineering Technologies. Scotty the only time I observed any ejector marks where on quite warm days which I try to avoid shooting in for the most part. 29 December 2005, 19:58 Mark Dobrenski Would love to hear some of you guys favorite .300 RUM loads especially if any of you are loading with N570. I was still testing loads, so I didnt get off the bench. You must log in or register to reply here. Does anyone have data for the new hornady eld-x in the 300 RUM with retumbo? He volunteers as an alter sever at Mass on Sunday at church and is a member in the Civilian Airpatrol Program. The ELD-X absolutely disintegrated on the frontal shot at just under 3000fps. Poll: What handgun cartridge do you reload most often? Using Retumbo, I loaded three rounds each of 95.5gr, 95.9gr, and 96.3gr. Dec 24, 2006 31,413 797 So I have been working with a 300 RUM for a bit and fell like I am getting close, but load data is pretty elusive stuff for the big fella. . In addition, it is an Extreme Powder, making it perfect for big game hunting under all types of conditions. I dont shoot it often enough bc brass is so hard to come by. I'm looking at imr 8133, retumbo and maybe rl33, looking to shoot 230 Berger's or maybe the 230/250 a tip. I can understand how they would hedge their bets and keep quiet. Thats where I started and found good accuracy and havent messed with it since. Working and enjoying the outdoors were just a normal part of day to day life. He has also put together the first online Precision Rifle Training series of its kind, gaining viewers from all over the world on the JC Steel Targets website. Ultimate Reloader LLC is not responsible for errors in load data on this website. Nosler's data lists RL25 as being the bees knees, while 33 and Retumbo are pretty far down the list. Chad is also the Director of Advertising & Media Relations for CVA Muzzleloaders, PowerBelt Bullets, Bergara USA, DuraSight Rings and Bases, Quake Industries and Konus Optics. Using bullets from Nosler Partition, Sierra Round Nose, Barnes Round Nose. JW. Exactly what Murray Brook stated. i have wondered and have heard about even both go and no big deal. I've got some loads made up to test in my .257 WBY. This year my NRL Hunter has been with H-1000 and its incredible! 145gr m62 load data help 308/300blk. Running 92 gr of Retumbo with 215 gr VLDs, GM215M primers and Nosler brass. I have a Wyatts box with 3.825 mag length if I recall? She has competed on the TV series, 3 Gun Nation as well as an upcoming show called The Big Gun on Sportsman Channel, airing in Q1 2016. I'll post an old load I worked up with the 210's. I was previously using 88.5 with the same combo, but things changed a little with my new lot of powder. With bullets 180 grs and up H870 and AA8700 are simply great and will top slow extruded powders by 100 fps at lower pressures in a 26 inch bbl.accuracy can be superbe. Some say the Boone and Crockett reticle is too busy, and I personally like the plain jane Duplex. From their home in Montana, Shoot Straight with Chad & Marsha follows Chad, Marsha and their two boys-Walker and Wyatt-across the world in hunting adventures. Bethlehem Pennsylvania. There have been some top 10 ELR finishes as well but I dont remember the specifics. I dont see listed on the burn rate chart I'm looking at but would think it would be somewhere around H1000 and retumbo. Retumbo adds 40-100 fps more velocity to these cartridges when compared to other normal magnum powders. I do need to get it out and shoot it more. I use Remington brass and Federal primers. I get good velocity and great accuracy. The maxorder quantity of any powder SKU is, https://shop.hodgdon.com/sites/www/files/2022-04/2022-Extruded%20Rifle%20Hodgdo, https://shop.hodgdon.com/sites/www/files/2020-10/EXTREME%20RIFLE%20POWDERS.pdf. I dont plan on stopping anytime soon and this year is scheduled to be as busy as any while shooting 4 different series. Walker loves waterfowl hunting with his black lab Pow. I'm not very motivated to shoot load work when it's below zero. Available at Midsouth Shooters Supply or directly from Hodgdon. In my time I have worked on improving myself to take it as high as I can. Retumbo is a very versatile magnum powder with some great loads we found spanning from the 25-06 all the way up to the big and bad 300 Remington Ultra Magnum and beyond. Each week the Schearer family will hunt with a variety of weapons from archery, muzzleloader and shotgun to centerfire rifles and will not only focus on the hunt, but will be filled with educational tips to make the viewers better sportsmen and sportswomen. I havent tried seating them deeper. Wow I need to try bergers in my 300 rum I whipping a 200 grain accubond out of my rifle at 3306 fps 98 grains of Ramshot magnum rem brass and gmm 215, anyone load the 300 rum with IMR 4350 ? You are using an out of date browser. Powders include Hodgdon, IMR It may not display this or other websites correctly. https://www.longrangehunting.com/thread ds.166886/. We continue to prioritize our shipments to our traditional sales channels to maximize powder availability at retailers. Growing up on a secluded farm in rural southeast Kansas, Ryan spent the greater part of his childhood in the woods, plinking and hunting. For a 200, I'd start with Nosler data for the 200 Accubond. 300 RUM 180 ETIP 95/RETUMBO 3415 REM 215M SAVAGE CUSTOM. I never actually opened the 5lb jug of RL-33 so I need to use it up but the only thing I . Alright fellas , in the next few weeks I will be developing a load for my 300 ultra mag using retumbo / 212 eld-x. Finally completed my load developement and settled on 90gr. I've heard good things about RL-33, but haven't had time to play with it. He play trumpet in the Junior High Band and I am an honor roll student at St. Pats. It may not display this or other websites correctly. The game hooked me, but I fell in love with the people! Since returning to competition on 2009, Dianna has earned a plethora of High Lady wins, including the 2013 and 2016 USPSA Ladies Open National Championship. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Poll: Where are you finding reloading primers and powder? 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