250 or 300 smk

[shooterpunk2]

I know the 300 gr. SMK's work like magic on big game out of a 338 edge or similar, but what about the 250 gr. SMK's out of a 338 WM? Do people have good luck with these on elk sized game? Or does anyone shoot the 300 SMK out of the 338 WM? Looking on the JBM ballistics calculator, if shot at 2400 fps it still has a little over 1500 fpe at 900 yards, seems pretty good to me. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!

 

[specweldtom]

Not what you're looking for, but the 250gr Smkhp's didn't work in my .338 x .378 and the 300's do. A little closer to the question; 250gr Nosler Partitions work great in .340 Wby's. In general, I would think that the 250gr Smkhp's would be good in the .338 WM, but the 300's are too heavy to be optimum in that caliber. I would work on the 250's.

Good luck, Tom

 

[shooterpunk2]

Thanks Tom, has anybody actually used the 250 SMK, if so how did it perform on game?

 

[goodgrouper]

I tested them in media many times and found them to expand much less reliably than the 300 smk's.

The 225 Accubond would be much better suited to your 338 win mag ballistically.

 

[davewilson]

+1 on the 225 Accubond

 

[shooterpunk2]

Nice, thanks guys. I dont have one yet but im thinking about getting one because i primarily hunt elk and figure it would be better medicine than the .30-06 on them. Any of you know how the recoil is in a tikka? thanks again!

 

[Stormrider]

I've not got a lot of experience with it but I did take one Sambar hunting once. The Tikka in 338 was comfortable to shoot.

 

[shooterpunk2]

Thats good to know, it would be nice to have a lighter rifle to pack around all day. Ive heard the recoil pad on a tikka isnt the best though

 

[davewilson]

a good brake and recoil pad...it'll feel like a 243!

 

[300WSMMAD]

Factory Tikka pads are crap!
Limbsaver do one just for the T3 off with old on with new, no grinding BS
Ive got them