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338 Edge bullet for elk
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<blockquote data-quote="Long Time Long Ranger" data-source="post: 500646" data-attributes="member: 505"><p>Thanks again, I could get the 275 out the barrel at 3150 fps pretty easy I think but all my barrels are 1-10. I would try some in it though just to see. I want to get some 177's for my 300 RUM. I only had a few given to me and sure looked promising. I made some long kills with it this year with the 208 amax but I keep those to deer and antelope. The 177 would be the long range elk bullet. I agree with you it would outperform the 338-300 RUM with a 300 grainer on long range elk. 3500's with .6's is hard to beat by about anything. </p><p> </p><p>Certain calibers can give you a distict advantage in long range hunting. With current available bullets 264, 30 and 338 calibers can give a guy that advantage. These three calibers have cartridges that can drive high BC hunting bullets extremely fast before you get into severe barrel burners. For instance in 7mm when you get a cartridge fast enough with a hunting bullet that competes with the best 264, 30 and 338 it is a super barrel burner. For example, I know of nothing that can drive a 168 berger 3500 fps that wil not destroy a barrel quickly. And then you still have a berger which is not a premium hunting bullet. In 264 I can drive a 130 scirroco near 3600 fps (.571bc) and we just discussed the 300 RUM at 3500 fps and 338-378 wby at 3450 fps with high bc premium hunting bullets. Just nothing in the other calibers that can do this unless you get into a super barrel burner.</p><p> </p><p>The 375 is quickly joining class with the 264, 30 and 338. Top 375 bullets are coming out that make a 378 wby a super long range rifle. I was shooting mine with the 350 SMK and only my top 338's pushing 300's near 3100 fps could hang with it. I was putting kill shots through an elk cut out at 1500 yards with it while retaining incredible energy. I hope to take a cow at a mile with it this winter.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Long Time Long Ranger, post: 500646, member: 505"] Thanks again, I could get the 275 out the barrel at 3150 fps pretty easy I think but all my barrels are 1-10. I would try some in it though just to see. I want to get some 177's for my 300 RUM. I only had a few given to me and sure looked promising. I made some long kills with it this year with the 208 amax but I keep those to deer and antelope. The 177 would be the long range elk bullet. I agree with you it would outperform the 338-300 RUM with a 300 grainer on long range elk. 3500's with .6's is hard to beat by about anything. Certain calibers can give you a distict advantage in long range hunting. With current available bullets 264, 30 and 338 calibers can give a guy that advantage. These three calibers have cartridges that can drive high BC hunting bullets extremely fast before you get into severe barrel burners. For instance in 7mm when you get a cartridge fast enough with a hunting bullet that competes with the best 264, 30 and 338 it is a super barrel burner. For example, I know of nothing that can drive a 168 berger 3500 fps that wil not destroy a barrel quickly. And then you still have a berger which is not a premium hunting bullet. In 264 I can drive a 130 scirroco near 3600 fps (.571bc) and we just discussed the 300 RUM at 3500 fps and 338-378 wby at 3450 fps with high bc premium hunting bullets. Just nothing in the other calibers that can do this unless you get into a super barrel burner. The 375 is quickly joining class with the 264, 30 and 338. Top 375 bullets are coming out that make a 378 wby a super long range rifle. I was shooting mine with the 350 SMK and only my top 338's pushing 300's near 3100 fps could hang with it. I was putting kill shots through an elk cut out at 1500 yards with it while retaining incredible energy. I hope to take a cow at a mile with it this winter. [/QUOTE]
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