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30-378 Weatherby Load Data or Re-barrel to 375-338 Lapua AI? Or something else?
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<blockquote data-quote="yobuck" data-source="post: 2056343" data-attributes="member: 12443"><p>I used a 30x378 for about 30 years for Pa long range hunting.</p><p>Back in the day it was as good as it gets for that type hunting.</p><p>As the barrels go, pretty much every body today is rebarreling to a 338.</p><p>My barrel was 36" and i used the old WW2 surplus H570 powder which gave the best performance.</p><p>113 gr would get 3500 fps with a 200 gr SMK. It took about 1600 yds for a 240 SMK to catch up with the 200.</p><p>At 1600 yds a large 338 becomes a better choice regardless of what bullet you use in the 30 cal.</p><p>My son has a 338x378 Wby. built on a Sako 995 action with a 9 twist 30" barrel.</p><p>The 338x378 is pretty popular among Pa long range hunters.</p><p>He cant quite get to 3000 fps with 300 gr bullets however.</p><p>For that reason quite a few L/R hunters there are using 250 gr bullets, and the same rule applies as with the 30x378.</p><p>You will be nearing a mile before the added BC of the 300 gr overcomes the velocity gain of the 250 gr.</p><p>In all my years hunting L/R in PA, i only know of one man whoes word i trust to kill a buck at one mile there.</p><p>And he did that with a 338x378 using a 250 gr bullet.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="yobuck, post: 2056343, member: 12443"] I used a 30x378 for about 30 years for Pa long range hunting. Back in the day it was as good as it gets for that type hunting. As the barrels go, pretty much every body today is rebarreling to a 338. My barrel was 36” and i used the old WW2 surplus H570 powder which gave the best performance. 113 gr would get 3500 fps with a 200 gr SMK. It took about 1600 yds for a 240 SMK to catch up with the 200. At 1600 yds a large 338 becomes a better choice regardless of what bullet you use in the 30 cal. My son has a 338x378 Wby. built on a Sako 995 action with a 9 twist 30” barrel. The 338x378 is pretty popular among Pa long range hunters. He cant quite get to 3000 fps with 300 gr bullets however. For that reason quite a few L/R hunters there are using 250 gr bullets, and the same rule applies as with the 30x378. You will be nearing a mile before the added BC of the 300 gr overcomes the velocity gain of the 250 gr. In all my years hunting L/R in PA, i only know of one man whoes word i trust to kill a buck at one mile there. And he did that with a 338x378 using a 250 gr bullet. [/QUOTE]
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