I gave my son a rifle when he rec his doctorate-16-18 yrs ago. He chose a Tikka 300 WSM. He has killed several deer, a black bear and elk when he lived in CO.
Grand daughter killed elk at 280 yrds w/ it, she was about 12 at the time.
The ammo was loaded by me and we used H4895 and downloaded to 70% for practice and a bit more for hunting loads.
He would tell you the Tikka in the WSM is a great gun. He was here this past weekend and took home 50 rounds I loaded for him, also downloaded to 40 grain(H4895) w/ 150 corelokts. That will last him 2 or 3 years w/ his hunting and practice. Dont download just any powder. H4895 is the only one that allows that. Check Hodgons site for guidance, please. He has never used store bought ammo in the gun.
Grand daughter killed elk at 280 yrds w/ it, she was about 12 at the time.
The ammo was loaded by me and we used H4895 and downloaded to 70% for practice and a bit more for hunting loads.
He would tell you the Tikka in the WSM is a great gun. He was here this past weekend and took home 50 rounds I loaded for him, also downloaded to 40 grain(H4895) w/ 150 corelokts. That will last him 2 or 3 years w/ his hunting and practice. Dont download just any powder. H4895 is the only one that allows that. Check Hodgons site for guidance, please. He has never used store bought ammo in the gun.