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300 RUM vs 338 RUM
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<blockquote data-quote="Sniper 865" data-source="post: 503576" data-attributes="member: 32721"><p>gun)This is only my opinion, but I think both these calibers are overkill for deer, but they are efective to be sure. Balisticly speaking, the 338 Lapua has the "edge" on the 338 Edge anyway so I am not sure why the 338 edge or the 338 RUM are such a debated subject anyway. I built a 300 Rum several years ago and have no reason to complain about the performance on deer or elk. My longest deer kill is only 865 yrds, but shooting a 180 grn Barnes TSX @ 3470 fps it almost blew the oposite shoulder off the deer. This rifle load combo has killed over a dozen elk, and though bullets pass through at anything below 700yards,all bullets recovered were recovered under the hide of the oposite shoulder or very close to it. I have been feeling my way through this log range hunting, shooting field for alot of years now, and am by no means a profesonal, I do my own gun smithing within my limits and learn what I can from other sources and all my rifles are 30 cals and shoot sub moa @ 100yards. One thing I have learned using smaller caibers is that light bullets just dont have the down range performace esential for LONG range reliable kills. In my opinion this requires a minimum of 30 cal.,a high quality ajustible optic, a premium, tough ,weight retaining bullet, and most important, practice at long range targets.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sniper 865, post: 503576, member: 32721"] gun)This is only my opinion, but I think both these calibers are overkill for deer, but they are efective to be sure. Balisticly speaking, the 338 Lapua has the "edge" on the 338 Edge anyway so I am not sure why the 338 edge or the 338 RUM are such a debated subject anyway. I built a 300 Rum several years ago and have no reason to complain about the performance on deer or elk. My longest deer kill is only 865 yrds, but shooting a 180 grn Barnes TSX @ 3470 fps it almost blew the oposite shoulder off the deer. This rifle load combo has killed over a dozen elk, and though bullets pass through at anything below 700yards,all bullets recovered were recovered under the hide of the oposite shoulder or very close to it. I have been feeling my way through this log range hunting, shooting field for alot of years now, and am by no means a profesonal, I do my own gun smithing within my limits and learn what I can from other sources and all my rifles are 30 cals and shoot sub moa @ 100yards. One thing I have learned using smaller caibers is that light bullets just dont have the down range performace esential for LONG range reliable kills. In my opinion this requires a minimum of 30 cal.,a high quality ajustible optic, a premium, tough ,weight retaining bullet, and most important, practice at long range targets. [/QUOTE]
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