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Good hunting bullet for a .338?
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<blockquote data-quote="Michael Eichele" data-source="post: 243367" data-attributes="member: 1007"><p>I have been fortunate never to have lost any game to the SMK. However, most of the critters I have shot with them had to be shot multiple times and it was usually a shoulder shot that finally put them down. Most of the time I have had these bullets "pencil" right on through, but once you hit a shoulder bone, kiss the meat good bye as they went completly ballistic so to speak.</p><p></p><p>Granted, these were all at 425 yards and beyond as the shorter range shots worked much better. I had reliable expansion under 400 yards and was a big ????? past that. They key here is reliable and predictable expansion. </p><p></p><p>This is with smaller than the 300 grain 338 SMK in mind. I still favor the 300 grain SMK.</p><p></p><p>Not trying to start a war here. just sharing my experiances.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Michael Eichele, post: 243367, member: 1007"] I have been fortunate never to have lost any game to the SMK. However, most of the critters I have shot with them had to be shot multiple times and it was usually a shoulder shot that finally put them down. Most of the time I have had these bullets "pencil" right on through, but once you hit a shoulder bone, kiss the meat good bye as they went completly ballistic so to speak. Granted, these were all at 425 yards and beyond as the shorter range shots worked much better. I had reliable expansion under 400 yards and was a big ????? past that. They key here is reliable and predictable expansion. This is with smaller than the 300 grain 338 SMK in mind. I still favor the 300 grain SMK. Not trying to start a war here. just sharing my experiances. [/QUOTE]
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