300 Win Mag Rutumbo help

[Heath Wharton]

Have a new barrel to break in on my 300 Winnie. I shoot 210 gr Bergers with Rutumbo. I also have 50 Nosler BT laying around in 30 cal 180 gr that I will never use. So, instead of wasting 50 Berger VLD Hunting rounds breaking in the barrel, I'll use to BTs. I can find any load data. I know Rutumbo is for heavy bullets. Not working up a load. Just want to break in the barrel. Anyone else use Rutumbo with less than 200 gr bullets?

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[P7M13]

Yes, but for a different cartridge.
On Nosler's site, they have 82gr of H1000 behind a 155 BT.
If you haven't seen it, you might want to check out this thread:
Turn your firearm break in cleaning world upside down

 

[Heath Wharton]

I am not really all that concerned with the actual break in of the barrel. I simply need to sight the rifle in, knock off any tooling, and get a good deposit in the barrel to get started on copper equilibrium. I simply would prefer to use the Nosler BT instead of the Berger.

 

[Certaindeaf]

I don't think having 1/3 pound of powder in your cabinet that can be used for all common bullet weights in your WM would be a bad thing..
That unused pound of powder "cost/wasted" what.. $5? come on, man

 

[Heath Wharton]

It would. Because it would never be used again. Much like the 180 gr. Nosler BTs that have been sitting for 10 years

 

[Certaindeaf]

It would. Because it would never be used again. Much like the 180 gr. Nosler BTs that have been sitting for 10 years

A pound a powder is what, $15-20? Use 2/3 of it to burn those 50 and toss the rest. jesus christ

 

[MrMillspecer]

Now you have turned him to religion. Could be worse.

 

[Heath Wharton]

A pound a powder is what, $15-20? Use 2/3 of it to burn those 50 and toss the rest. jesus christ

If your getting a pound of H1000 for $15-20, please share your source. Its over $30 and I prefer not to waste my money. It doesn't grow on trees for me.

 

[orygun]

A little self promotion.

WTS OR - H1000

 

[Sgt Nambu]

 

[orygun]

Just for fun I checked the Nosler manual. They don't list any powder anywhere near as slow as Retumbo in the 180gr class.
Doesn't mean you can't make it work, though.

 

[Heath Wharton]

Just for fun I checked the Nosler manual. They don't list any powder anywhere near as slow as Retumbo in the 180gr class.
Doesn't mean you can't make it work, though.

Yes. None of the manuals do. That's why I'm asking on here.

 

[orygun]

Being that one of the slowest powders I have listed (RL22) uses a load of 107% case capacity, you would probably just fill the case with Retumbo...