[Morpheus32]

Morning,

I am looking to stock up on some factory ammo to round out my reloading efforts. I am currently favouring the Federal 300gr Speer Hotcor load given the quality of the bullet but would appreciate observations on other projectiles loads. We are talking deer and bear hunting at this point.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Morpheus32]

I know Black Bear have been taken with 300 HP, even the soft Rem 300. I would use at the 405 Remington over the 300's for Bear. If you are going to use a 300 grain bullet for Bear,the Hotcor would be the better of the three and the Remington 300 would be the worst.. in my opinion.

Domenic

I have confidence in the hotcor bullet for deer and bear. I have been stocking up on 405gr Rem bullets and plan to load up a ton of ammunition. The problem I have is that north of the border, it is hard to get components. In some case, there is some value to getting a case of the federal hotcor factory ammo is good value when you look at purchasing bullets and brass. I am relatively new to the 45/70 so it does make some sense. The endstate for me will be reloaded ammo for hunting.

 

[Morpheus32]

I picked up a case of the Federal 300gr Hotcor. The price is right and given the cost of components, not to bad a deal. I like to have lots of brass and bullets on hand so it is not cost effective right now but cheaper than the initial purchase of reloading components. Now I am stocking up on cast bullets to play with as well....