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Anybody regret NOT going 338?
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<blockquote data-quote="MontanaRifleman" data-source="post: 806206" data-attributes="member: 11717"><p>I have read that article before and Brayn's argument is based available bullets at the time, recoil and barrel life and he is talking more to a paper punching BR crowd, not LR hunting of bull elk.</p><p></p><p>So...</p><p></p><p>Apples and oranges. Since then Berger (and Bryan) has developed High BC 30 cal Hybrid bullets. If you use the same basic form factors in designing a bullet, the larger cal bullet will always have more mass and SD and a higher BC.</p><p></p><p>If I was punching paper, I would probably go to a 6.5 bullet. But since I'm punching elk I prefer bigger bullets which cause more damage.</p><p></p><p>Recoil. Again from the BR perspective, they shoot a lot of long string competitions. LRH is a different animal. Not as much shooting and important to send an adequate amount of energy down range to kill big critters. I have a couple of ways to deal with recoil, the preferred being a muzzle brake. that said, an unbaked 7 RM gives a pretty good kick and a hunting weight version with standard but pad will start to get uncomfortable at some point.</p><p></p><p>Barrel life. The overbore factor of the 7 RM is about the same as a 300 RUM. I burned one up in about a 1000 rounds or so. Barrel life and LR hunting of elk out to 1000 yds don't really go together unless you're talking a 338 which will have much better barrel life than a 300 RUM or 7 Mag and the STW will cook a barrel quicker than a RUM or a 7 RM.</p><p></p><p>Bottom line is that article is somewhat outdated and is not written with LR hunting in mind. Big heavy, high BC 30 cal bullets can be shot very accurately to 1000 yds and beyond and bring some wallop with them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MontanaRifleman, post: 806206, member: 11717"] I have read that article before and Brayn's argument is based available bullets at the time, recoil and barrel life and he is talking more to a paper punching BR crowd, not LR hunting of bull elk. So... Apples and oranges. Since then Berger (and Bryan) has developed High BC 30 cal Hybrid bullets. If you use the same basic form factors in designing a bullet, the larger cal bullet will always have more mass and SD and a higher BC. If I was punching paper, I would probably go to a 6.5 bullet. But since I'm punching elk I prefer bigger bullets which cause more damage. Recoil. Again from the BR perspective, they shoot a lot of long string competitions. LRH is a different animal. Not as much shooting and important to send an adequate amount of energy down range to kill big critters. I have a couple of ways to deal with recoil, the preferred being a muzzle brake. that said, an unbaked 7 RM gives a pretty good kick and a hunting weight version with standard but pad will start to get uncomfortable at some point. Barrel life. The overbore factor of the 7 RM is about the same as a 300 RUM. I burned one up in about a 1000 rounds or so. Barrel life and LR hunting of elk out to 1000 yds don't really go together unless you're talking a 338 which will have much better barrel life than a 300 RUM or 7 Mag and the STW will cook a barrel quicker than a RUM or a 7 RM. Bottom line is that article is somewhat outdated and is not written with LR hunting in mind. Big heavy, high BC 30 cal bullets can be shot very accurately to 1000 yds and beyond and bring some wallop with them. [/QUOTE]
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