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338-300 WSM for a light elk rifle?
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<blockquote data-quote="bigngreen" data-source="post: 721184" data-attributes="member: 13632"><p>Thanks for the info! So I ran some numbers and did some thinking while driving and it looks like both the 300WSM with the Berger 230 and the 338WSM with the Berger 250 should run about 2800fps in a 26in barrel in a long action. At my elevation that puts both well inside my comfort zone for impact velocity at 800 yards, both are so close to identical it's funny. I think the Berger 250 Elite Hunter may be a little more violent in closer at those velocities than the 230 OTM, plus the 338 WSM would have a little more cool factor for me and the 338 should have a real long barrel life for a lot of shooting also!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bigngreen, post: 721184, member: 13632"] Thanks for the info! So I ran some numbers and did some thinking while driving and it looks like both the 300WSM with the Berger 230 and the 338WSM with the Berger 250 should run about 2800fps in a 26in barrel in a long action. At my elevation that puts both well inside my comfort zone for impact velocity at 800 yards, both are so close to identical it's funny. I think the Berger 250 Elite Hunter may be a little more violent in closer at those velocities than the 230 OTM, plus the 338 WSM would have a little more cool factor for me and the 338 should have a real long barrel life for a lot of shooting also!!! [/QUOTE]
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