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? .338 win mag as a long range hunting rifle
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<blockquote data-quote="greenejc" data-source="post: 753156" data-attributes="member: 60453"><p>Also, a .338 bullet weighing 225gr. at 2900 fps should be going somewhere between 1200 and 1300 fps at 900yds if its BC is around .420 or so and the alitiude is around 1000 ft. But who hunts elk at 1000 ft? At 9000ft and above, the velocity goes up and the drop decreases due to lower atmospheric pressure. You will get a significantly flatter trajectory from 600 yds on. Check it on a ballistics calculator. Also, the round will hit with at least as much energy as a .357 at the muzzle even at 900yds. If you use a bullet that will still expand at 1200-1300fps, like a Sierra or a Speer, it should do fine on deer and even elk at 800yds. In other words, if you do your job, the Browning .338 will do its job, too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greenejc, post: 753156, member: 60453"] Also, a .338 bullet weighing 225gr. at 2900 fps should be going somewhere between 1200 and 1300 fps at 900yds if its BC is around .420 or so and the alitiude is around 1000 ft. But who hunts elk at 1000 ft? At 9000ft and above, the velocity goes up and the drop decreases due to lower atmospheric pressure. You will get a significantly flatter trajectory from 600 yds on. Check it on a ballistics calculator. Also, the round will hit with at least as much energy as a .357 at the muzzle even at 900yds. If you use a bullet that will still expand at 1200-1300fps, like a Sierra or a Speer, it should do fine on deer and even elk at 800yds. In other words, if you do your job, the Browning .338 will do its job, too. [/QUOTE]
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