338 lm loads

[new shooter]

I used retumbo 99.9 gr 30'' ABS barrel out of my 338 AX 300 GR sierra 3020 ft. shots .5 at 1,400 yds. I would like to try the 300 gr berger to see if i could get more damage at longer range. I shot my bull at 1155 yd and my 4x4 muley at 1065 yd. I would like to had
more damage to the body. I am thinking the berger would do more damage at lower vel. But i still have 700 Sierra Match king left. PS both died right there.

[wasp]

Anybody lives around east TN or headed thru here on your christmas drive I live right off I 75 and have table set up with targets all the way from 100 yds to 1000 yds holler at me I want to see some of these guns shoot. Got places we can shoot out to a mile just not off table.

[ken snyder]

Or if you are ever unfortunate enough to find yourself in the Southern Willamette Valley!

[wasp]

My buddy hit me up on buying his 6.5 x 284 savage he has the biggest s 111 series sytron scope on it, redding dies, powder, bullets, and a cleaning jag. He has shot it 10 times and has cleaned the hound out of it each shot. Whats it worth?

[ken snyder]

No one can actually say without seeing it. If your friend needs a blessing and you can afford it, be a blessing.

[wasp]

88 gr of R 25 was a 8 inch group the 79.2 of R 22 looked like a shotgun pattern I went back to 81 gr of N 165 to see if the rings were loose or something but it was a little less than an inch 3 shots the others I shot 5 x all shot at 300 yds. I am going to try the others after deer season. How long would one have to wait after shot to consider to be cold bore if its in the 40s???

[ken snyder]

Wasp when the barrel feels cold to your hand is good enough. For my own enjoyment I take another firearm to shoot while its cooling for cold shot. Looks like you already found a load for your rifle. If it will repeatedly shoot 3 cold bore shots into the 1 inch category I would not change loads, wouldn't even waste the energy to think about changing. - Good shooting too! -