Description
Ammo Inc Compete 300 Win Mag 220gr OTM is a purpose built long range target load. A 220 grain open tip match bullet leaves at 2,666 feet per second carrying a G1 ballistic coefficient of .629, which is a very high number for a 30 calibre projectile and the entire reason this load exists. Twenty rounds on reloadable boxer primed brass.
A Correction Worth Reading Before You Order
This product is widely miscatalogued and we have corrected our listing accordingly. Several distributors carry UPC 818778024544 under the part code 300WM190BTHPA20, which implies a 190 grain boat tail hollow point. The actual product at that UPC, as catalogued by Ammo Inc and printed on the box itself, is the Compete line 220 grain open tip match, part number 300WM220-OTM-A20.
We list Ammo Inc Compete 300 Win Mag 220gr as 220 grain because that is what the manufacturer says and what the packaging says. If you have been shopping this cartridge and seen it described as a 190 grain load elsewhere, that is the same box with bad data attached.
The practical difference is not trivial. Thirty grains of bullet weight changes trajectory, recoil, twist rate requirements and magazine fit, so ordering on the assumption that it is a 190 grain load would be an unpleasant surprise.
Ammo Inc Compete 300 Win Mag 220gr Specifications
Figures for Ammo Inc Compete 300 Win Mag 220gr are the manufacturer numbers taken from a 24 inch test barrel. The 2,666 fps velocity looks modest next to a 180 grain hunting load at over 3,000 fps, and that is the trade. A heavy, high BC bullet leaves slower and then refuses to slow down, which is why it beats the lighter bullet badly once the range gets long.
Check your twist rate before you buy Ammo Inc Compete 300 Win Mag 220gr. A 220 grain 30 calibre bullet is long, and many factory 300 Win Mag barrels are cut 1 in 10, which is marginal for this weight. A 1 in 9 or faster twist stabilises it comfortably. If your rifle is a standard sporter and you are not sure, shoot a group on paper at 100 yards and look for elongated or keyholed holes before you commit to a case.
Check magazine length too. A long 220 grain bullet seated to a sensible overall length does not fit every detachable magazine or every internal box, and a round that will not feed is no use at a match.
- Cartridge: 300 Winchester Magnum
- Bullet: 220 grain open tip match (OTM)
- Muzzle velocity: 2,666 fps
- Muzzle energy: 3,471 ft-lbs
- Ballistic coefficient: .629 G1
- Test barrel length: 24 inches
- Case: brass, boxer primed, non corrosive, reloadable
- Product line: Ammo Inc Compete match grade
- Manufacturer part number: 300WM220-OTM-A20, miscatalogued by some distributors as 300WM190BTHPA20
- UPC: 818778024544
- Packaging: 20 rounds per box
Match Ammunition Is Not Hunting Ammunition
With Ammo Inc Compete 300 Win Mag 220gr this is the caveat that matters most. An open tip match bullet has a small aperture left by the manufacturing process, not a hollow point designed to expand. It is built for consistency and ballistic coefficient, and its terminal behaviour on game is unpredictable. It may pencil through without opening at all. Do not use a match load on animals. Buy a proper hunting bullet for that, such as our Ammo Inc 300 Win Mag 180 grain soft point.
Some jurisdictions also require an expanding bullet for big game, which a match projectile is not. Beyond the ethical problem, using one can put you on the wrong side of the regulations.
Where this load belongs is steel at distance, precision rifle matches, and load development for a rifle you intend to shoot far. That high ballistic coefficient means less wind drift and more retained velocity at 800 and 1,000 yards, which is exactly where a 300 magnum earns its recoil.
Expect a firm push from Ammo Inc Compete 300 Win Mag 220gr. Three and a half thousand foot-pounds is a lot, and match shooting means volume, so a good recoil pad, a heavy rifle or a brake all start to look sensible. Dry practice keeps your fundamentals sharp without the punishment. Our A-Zoom 300 Win Mag snap caps cover that side of the training.
Save the brass from every box of Ammo Inc Compete 300 Win Mag 220gr. Match shooters reload, and this is good reusable brass. Headspace on the shoulder rather than the belt once the case has been fired in your chamber, for better case life and better consistency.
Ammo Inc Compete 300 Win Mag 220gr is for the shooter who wants a heavy, high BC factory load for long range work without cutting their own. Confirm your barrel twist and magazine length first, and keep it away from game. Ships from our licensed inventory in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, with adult signature required on delivery.
On availability, Ammo Inc produces the Compete line in limited runs and the heavy match loads are the first to disappear. If a lot shoots well in your rifle, buy enough of that lot to get through a season of matches, because lot to lot velocity variation is exactly what you are trying to eliminate at distance.
Store it somewhere with a stable temperature. Match ammunition rewards consistency, and powder that has been heat cycled in a truck all summer is working against you.
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