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338 WinMag to 338 RUM?
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<blockquote data-quote="Sako7STW" data-source="post: 747829" data-attributes="member: 2112"><p>I would buy a 338 RUM in a hearts beat but cant find one. It appears Rem quit chambering it as far as I can tell. I looked on there site and the guns it lists have all been discontinued. I would love to get a Lapua but it seams anything that has that name attached to it is twice as much. My main goal with this new gun is get a out to 600 yard monster that will hit like the hammer of Thor for Elk hunting that shoots rather flat. Here is the kicker, I want a Thumbhole stock. I have bought a Blackhawk Axiom UL stock and put it on my daughters M700 in .243. I love the way this stock feels. It is offered for M700 BDL Long and Short actions as well as Weatherby Vanguard. Now I have considered the .300 WBY in the Vanguard stainless but the main thing I don't like is the 24" bbl. So I have looked at the Mark V which I could get in any caliber and mount it in Stocky's thumbhole laminate. Overall, the Mark V option with a 338-378 would be the ultimate. It would however push beyond the budget I have right now.</p><p></p><p>I am looking for something with more punch than my STW which is no small feat. I have noticed that when shooting BIG bull elk that my STW isnt doing quite as good as I would like. Pluss I cannot restock my gun to a thumbhole. Nor would I use my STW in Alaska or Canada on some hunts I plan to do in the future due to the threat of big bears. So I will keep my STW as a back up rifle and the one I would use on Antelope and deer.</p><p></p><p>.338 Win mags are easy to find but I honestly hate them. I don't really know why but I do. I think I just am more of a velocity hound and they don't deliver the velocities I would be ok with (thus why I dont like the 24" bbl on the .300 WBY Vanguard.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sako7STW, post: 747829, member: 2112"] I would buy a 338 RUM in a hearts beat but cant find one. It appears Rem quit chambering it as far as I can tell. I looked on there site and the guns it lists have all been discontinued. I would love to get a Lapua but it seams anything that has that name attached to it is twice as much. My main goal with this new gun is get a out to 600 yard monster that will hit like the hammer of Thor for Elk hunting that shoots rather flat. Here is the kicker, I want a Thumbhole stock. I have bought a Blackhawk Axiom UL stock and put it on my daughters M700 in .243. I love the way this stock feels. It is offered for M700 BDL Long and Short actions as well as Weatherby Vanguard. Now I have considered the .300 WBY in the Vanguard stainless but the main thing I don't like is the 24" bbl. So I have looked at the Mark V which I could get in any caliber and mount it in Stocky's thumbhole laminate. Overall, the Mark V option with a 338-378 would be the ultimate. It would however push beyond the budget I have right now. I am looking for something with more punch than my STW which is no small feat. I have noticed that when shooting BIG bull elk that my STW isnt doing quite as good as I would like. Pluss I cannot restock my gun to a thumbhole. Nor would I use my STW in Alaska or Canada on some hunts I plan to do in the future due to the threat of big bears. So I will keep my STW as a back up rifle and the one I would use on Antelope and deer. .338 Win mags are easy to find but I honestly hate them. I don't really know why but I do. I think I just am more of a velocity hound and they don't deliver the velocities I would be ok with (thus why I dont like the 24" bbl on the .300 WBY Vanguard.) [/QUOTE]
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