[Bio-Chem]

Anyone have any experience with handloading the 325 WSM? picked up a used one in good condition for a good price to have a bit larger caliber than .308 to play with and was wondering if anyone had some experience here, and what powders may have worked well for them?

with a factory box of ammo it'll put 5 shots of the 200 grain nosler acubond in a sub 1.5" group so i'd like to see how much i could tighten that up. I may try developing a 220 grain load as well so if anyone has any experience with the heavier bullets in the 325 i'd love to hear your experiences

[targetback]

I have one and I reload for it . I really like . I will check my loads and get back but I think I was shooting about a inch at at 100 I do not need to go over 200 gr . that is the 8mm.

[Bio-Chem]

I appreciate it. thanks, i'd love to see what powders you've used and what your experience has been?

[fol4321]

i used h4350. i like it

[Bio-Chem]

was that with a 200 or 220 grain bullet? any idea what kind of velocities you were getting out of it?

[Bio-Chem]

anyone with experience using IMR 4831 in the 325?

[Bio-Chem]

I knew this cartridge wasn't that popular, but dang the crickets are out

[MachIVshooter]

No experience with the .325, but I do shoot and load for it's bigger brother, the 8mm Rem Mag. The bullet weight range in .323 is 150-250 grs., but pretty much any hunting in North America is well covered with the 180-220 gr. bullets.

I load:

-180 gr. Ballistic tips to 3,315 FPS
-200 gr. Accubonds to 3,160 FPS
-220 gr. Sierra Gamekings to 2,965 FPS

These are near-max loads, chronographed 15' from the muzzle of my 1979-mfr. 700 BDL (24")

Anything lighter is really meant for 8mm Mauser and other, more sedate 8mm cartridges. While the .325 WSM won't hit 8mm Mag velocities, it is still going to push the lighter bullets too fast.

The heavies, like the 250 gr. Woodleigh Weldcore, are just that-hevily constructed. They'd be a good bullet for moose and the other really big stuff, but for animals weighing in under 1/2 ton, they're too tough. And they may also be too long for use in your .325 on account of the short action.

[targetback]

I use 175 gr pro hunter with 59 gr varget this gives 2900 fps 61 would be max no problems 11/2 grroups at 200 yds.WLR primer If I go up to 60 gr I would use a Mag primer because I use it in cooled weather.Fired brass.