Description
Ammo Inc 300 Win Mag 180gr is the Hunt SP line in the cartridge that most western hunters reach for when elk are on the licence. A 180 grain Hornady InterLock soft point at 3,040 feet per second, printed on the box, twenty rounds on reloadable brass.
The Standard Weight in the Standard Magnum
The 300 Winchester Magnum earned its place by taking the 30 calibre bullets everyone already trusted and pushing them meaningfully faster than a 30-06 could. At 180 grains you get the classic elk bullet weight arriving with several hundred more foot-pounds and a flatter path, which is the entire argument for the cartridge.
The projectile in Ammo Inc 300 Win Mag 180gr is a Hornady InterLock soft point, flat based rather than boat tailed in this loading. It is a conventional cup and core design with a mechanical ring inside the jacket to keep core and jacket together through expansion. Nothing exotic, well understood behaviour, and priced so that you can afford to shoot enough of it to be competent with the rifle.
Ammo Inc 300 Win Mag 180gr is honest working ammunition rather than a premium bonded load. On a broadside elk inside three hundred yards it does what is asked. If you expect heavy quartering shots through shoulder at close range, a bonded or monolithic bullet holds together better and is worth the extra money.
Ammo Inc 300 Win Mag 180gr Specifications
A note on the part number, because this one is genuinely confusing. Ammo Inc catalogues this load as 300WM180SP-A20, while several distributors list the same UPC under the shortened code 300WM10SPA20. Both refer to this product. We have kept the manufacturer form in the specifications below.
The 3,040 fps figure for Ammo Inc 300 Win Mag 180gr is printed on the box and measured from a test barrel. A 24 inch hunting rifle will land close to it and a 22 inch barrel somewhat under. Chronograph it before you build a drop chart on the published number.
Recoil from Ammo Inc 300 Win Mag 180gr is significant. A 180 grain bullet at 3,040 fps generates around 3,700 foot-pounds, and in a rifle under nine pounds that is enough to end a bench session early and to teach a flinch if you push through it. Shoot two or three at a time, mostly from field positions.
- Cartridge: 300 Winchester Magnum
- Bullet: 180 grain Hornady InterLock soft point, flat base
- Muzzle velocity: 3,040 fps as printed on the box
- Case: Ammo Inc brass, boxer primed, reloadable
- Product line: Ammo Inc Hunt SP
- Manufacturer part number: 300WM180SP-A20, also listed as 300WM10SPA20
- UPC: 818778024742
- Packaging: 20 rounds per box, 10 boxes per case
- Suggested use: elk, deer, bear and other large game
Shooting a 300 Win Mag Well Enough to Deserve It
The cartridge is not the limiting factor, you are. A 300 Win Mag will reach further than most hunters can hold, and the honest maximum range is set by how steadily you shoot from sticks or prone on a windy morning, not by a ballistic chart. Practise from those positions and set your limit from what you see.
Flinch is the real enemy. Almost every magnum group that opens up at the bench is anticipation rather than ammunition, and it is invisible until someone slips a snap cap into the magazine. Our A-Zoom 300 Win Mag snap caps make that drill possible at home, which is where the fix actually happens.
Consider a brake honestly. Muzzle brakes make this cartridge pleasant to shoot and painfully loud for everyone standing near you. If you hunt with a partner or a guide, a heavier rifle or a suppressor is the kinder answer.
Confirm zero with Ammo Inc 300 Win Mag 180gr specifically. A 180 grain soft point will not print where a 190 grain match bullet does, and if you keep both in the cabinet you need to know which one the rifle is zeroed for. Our Aguila 300 Win Mag 180 grain is a comparable alternative at the same weight, and worth testing against this one for group size in your rifle.
Keep the brass from every box of Ammo Inc 300 Win Mag 180gr. Belted magnum cases are worth reloading, and once fired in your chamber they should be headspaced on the shoulder rather than the belt for better case life and usually better accuracy.
Ammo Inc 300 Win Mag 180gr suits the hunter who wants the classic elk weight in the classic elk magnum without paying premium line prices for every practice round. Buy a box, confirm zero, shoot it from the positions you will actually hunt from. Ships from our licensed inventory in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, with adult signature required on delivery.
On supply, Ammo Inc produces in batches and the magnum hunting calibres clear shelves through September and October. If a lot groups well in your rifle, buy enough of it for sighting in and the season together, because the next run may not print to the same place.
Store it cool and dry. Magnum ammunition is no more fragile than anything else, but heat cycling in a truck through a summer works against powder and primer over time.
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