300 WSM – 200 gr ELD-X – Hornady Precision Hunter (82208) – 200 Rounds

Long range hunters who want to stretch a 300 WSM on elk and big game look to the heaviest high-BC bullets, and this is one of the best. This listing is Hornady Precision Hunter 300 WSM 200 grain ELD-X ammo, MPN 82208, sold as a 200 round bulk case.

The ELD-X (Extremely Low Drag eXpanding) bullet pairs a heat-resistant polymer tip with a streamlined, high ballistic coefficient profile and an InterLock ring for controlled expansion. It is designed to expand at both close range and long distance. Hornady rates this load at 2,820 fps with 3,531 ft-lbs of muzzle energy and a sectional density of .304, carrying energy well downrange for elk and other big game.

The 300 WSM (Winchester Short Magnum) fits short action bolt rifles such as the Winchester Model 70, Browning X-Bolt and A-Bolt, and other rifles chambered for it. It delivers near 300 Win Mag performance from a shorter, fatter case. A common question is whether 300 WSM ammo can be fired in a 300 Win Mag rifle, and the answer is no: the cases are completely different, so only use this ammo in a rifle stamped 300 WSM. Its short, wide case burns powder efficiently, so a 300 WSM rifle can be lighter and handier than a full-length magnum while still reaching elk and big game at long range, with more recoil than a 308 or 30-06. A 200 round case gives you enough to build reliable drop data and still hunt with the same lot.

Hornady Precision Hunter 82208 is new production ammunition, not reloads, made in the USA. Each cartridge uses a brass case with a boxer primer and is non-corrosive, and the boxer primed brass is reloadable for handloaders. Buying by the case also keeps you on one production lot, so point of impact and velocity stay consistent from box to box. This case comes in factory packaging as 10 boxes of 20 rounds for a total of 200 rounds of 300 WSM 200 grain ELD-X (Extremely Low Drag eXpanding).