Recent content by wileycooley

I have no experience with berger hunting bullets. please help me. would you say they there performance on game was most like a nosler ballistic tip, a scirocco, a nosler partition, or an a-frame? the berger hunting bullets were not available when i put my 338 RUM together.

I agree with your energy threshold. P.O. Ackley recommended Elk minimum 1500 ft lb,adequate 2000 ft lb, best 2500 ft lb at the distance the game was taken. Im interested in knowing how you will get this much energy to 1000 yds. with a suitable hunting bullet, with the cartridges you have selected.

my long range heavy hitter is a Rem 700, 338 RUM. 225 Accubond, 3200 fps but 1500 ft lb at 900 yds thats 1275 @ 1000 yds. It has spectacular performance on game. For comfort it has a cfl brake. and limbsaver recoil pad, and is comfortable to shoot. Have never got a 1/4" 3 shot group but often...