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<blockquote data-quote="Michael Eichele" data-source="post: 333276" data-attributes="member: 1007"><p>JWP,</p><p></p><p>I cannot argue with you about the 300 grain 338 SMK. It has a very good track record. I myself make one exception with the SMK's and I use the 338 300 grain for hunting. In fact I just killed my first goat with it. For one there is a major shortage of 300 grain hunting bullets so that leaves us with the SMK. Not that this is in and of its self enough to merit its use on game but it is a very proven bullet for hunting senarios. This I agree.</p><p></p><p>You cannot compare every other SMK to the 338 300 grain. The BC of the 300 grain 338 is so freakin high that there is enough retained velocity even at 1K+ to merit some sort of reliable expansion. For every other SMK this is simply NOT the case. I agree with the 300 grain pills and make that exception but other than that you cannot lump ALL SMK's in the same catergory as the 338 300. One size and caliber of SMK does not mean the rest of the SMK's are worthy of hunting period. This is based on too many game animals I have hit and lived longer than they should have due to the pencil thin holes in and out. I for one feel that the game out there is worthy of our respect and it is a major dissrespect to the game to not kill them as quickly and cleanly as possible or at the very least do our best. Anything less is pure dissrespect.</p><p></p><p>The original thread is about the 6.5 SMK. You cannot compare the 6.5 SMK or any other SMK to the 338 300 grain SMK in this case.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Michael Eichele, post: 333276, member: 1007"] JWP, I cannot argue with you about the 300 grain 338 SMK. It has a very good track record. I myself make one exception with the SMK's and I use the 338 300 grain for hunting. In fact I just killed my first goat with it. For one there is a major shortage of 300 grain hunting bullets so that leaves us with the SMK. Not that this is in and of its self enough to merit its use on game but it is a very proven bullet for hunting senarios. This I agree. You cannot compare every other SMK to the 338 300 grain. The BC of the 300 grain 338 is so freakin high that there is enough retained velocity even at 1K+ to merit some sort of reliable expansion. For every other SMK this is simply NOT the case. I agree with the 300 grain pills and make that exception but other than that you cannot lump ALL SMK's in the same catergory as the 338 300. One size and caliber of SMK does not mean the rest of the SMK's are worthy of hunting period. This is based on too many game animals I have hit and lived longer than they should have due to the pencil thin holes in and out. I for one feel that the game out there is worthy of our respect and it is a major dissrespect to the game to not kill them as quickly and cleanly as possible or at the very least do our best. Anything less is pure dissrespect. The original thread is about the 6.5 SMK. You cannot compare the 6.5 SMK or any other SMK to the 338 300 grain SMK in this case. [/QUOTE]
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