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Extreme Long Range Hunting & Shooting (ELR)
338 or 375 EnABELR or alternative cartridge for ELR hunting
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<blockquote data-quote="Tragik" data-source="post: 2810009" data-attributes="member: 105059"><p>Here's a youtube link of a brown bear being shot with a 225 grain from a 338 RUM at 470 yards (2 hits to the vitals) and the bear chased them down the mountain. </p><p></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]VyO5Vs2huhg:2823[/MEDIA]</p><p></p><p>They're lucky to be alive - I believe it was the final round from the 454 casull side arm at 5 yards that put the bear down for good. I would prefer to have 3K+ ft. lbs of energy in 338 or 2.8K+ ft lbs of energy in 375 at impact. The 338 LM achieves this at 500 yards but not much further out. </p><p></p><p>A 300 win mag at 500 yards is going to be about 2.1K ft lbs of energy. I wouldn't feel comfortable with that little energy with a 300 caliber against a 10 foot brownie. </p><p></p><p>I'd love to have a 375 but I don't want ELR levels of recoil that comes with the 375 EnABELR. That's why I'm leaning toward a 338. I didn't realize the Terminator requires the purchase of a rifle. No doubt they're great rifles but a bit out of my price range. I'll further look into a 338 Norma Imp or 338 Lapua Imp if I do a custom build. Otherwise, I'll just be cheap and get a savage elite precision (or another cheap out-of-box option) in 338 Lapua.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tragik, post: 2810009, member: 105059"] Here's a youtube link of a brown bear being shot with a 225 grain from a 338 RUM at 470 yards (2 hits to the vitals) and the bear chased them down the mountain. [MEDIA=youtube]VyO5Vs2huhg:2823[/MEDIA] They're lucky to be alive - I believe it was the final round from the 454 casull side arm at 5 yards that put the bear down for good. I would prefer to have 3K+ ft. lbs of energy in 338 or 2.8K+ ft lbs of energy in 375 at impact. The 338 LM achieves this at 500 yards but not much further out. A 300 win mag at 500 yards is going to be about 2.1K ft lbs of energy. I wouldn't feel comfortable with that little energy with a 300 caliber against a 10 foot brownie. I'd love to have a 375 but I don't want ELR levels of recoil that comes with the 375 EnABELR. That's why I'm leaning toward a 338. I didn't realize the Terminator requires the purchase of a rifle. No doubt they're great rifles but a bit out of my price range. I'll further look into a 338 Norma Imp or 338 Lapua Imp if I do a custom build. Otherwise, I'll just be cheap and get a savage elite precision (or another cheap out-of-box option) in 338 Lapua. [/QUOTE]
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