Winchester Supreme Accubonds in a 180 gr are all my hunting buddy shoots in his Browning Stainless Stalker .300 WSM. Tried to convince him to let me load him a "magic" potion to suit his gun with his formed brass, but he'll have nothing to do with it. Reasons? 100% dead in their tracks history plus around .500 - .625" 100 yard groups with the factory stuff and he sure can shoot offhand. Reasons enough, I guess! I'm not especially a WSM (or any other version, whether it's SAUM, RUM, WSSM or whatever) fan, because I think it's all marketing by a desperate industry in a politically fueled anti-gun environment, but all the same, I can't argue with the man's ability to plant 'em! Another buddy of mine uses the same bullet in the factory loading for his .300 WM Ruger and he's done all sorts of penetration and expansion tests comparing them to the new "Elite" loading. He swears that the original 180 gr Accubond Supreme is the standard to set all things straight by - and another shooter. (He only got 4 wolves out of a pack with his .300 WM, only one standing, 'cause he ran out of ammo!)
If your gun likes it, this is one hell of a factory loading. I really like the Accubond for some loadings - it's pretty well that or a Partition or a good old GameKing. High end factory ammo can be very good for most people. Only the born-that-way tweekers, most hand-loaders included, seem to feel there's room for improvement which generally is the case. All the same, in the .300 WM even the Federal Premium offerings will definitely have something your rifle likes. It's one hell of a caliber, destined to be one of the all-time greats, and I firmly believe it'll outlive any weird new, super, better, or whatever offshoot of the .300 WM.
Last edited by sbtennex; 05-06-2008 at 05:26 PM.
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