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<blockquote data-quote="liltank" data-source="post: 339732" data-attributes="member: 13275"><p>For starters, welcome to LRH. This is a sport where you should be dedicated to your gun and make it the best shooter possible. With that said, you mentioned wanting to shoot to 800 to 1000 yards on moose and elk. </p><p></p><p>You said a 1 inch group or less is not that important. For these distances group size is very important. 2 inches at 100yrds is 20 inches at 1000. Because you are shooting 2" at 100yrds means there is something wrong with the rifle, the load, or shooting technique. This will result in groups that may vary from 20" to 48" at 100yrds. You will find that most on this sight including myself try to keep our group sizes at 1" or less for long range hunting. Your ability to maintain consistency in your shooting is vital to making that one shot hit at 1000 yards. </p><p></p><p>Most here strive for a 1/2 inch group to better your chances at hitting the vitals. Another factor is practicing at the ranges you would like to hunt. You need to shoot and shoot some more to make sure that you are very capable of repeating your accuracy. </p><p></p><p>Of the three you listed the 338 RUM would be my choice. It will out perform the other two, to 1000yrds. Now if you are wanting to keep it with in 800yrds then any of the three would work. Another caliber to consider would be the 300 RUM. Using a 208 A-Max or 210 SMK, Berger, or JLK at 3200fps will get you to 1000 and beyond. If you were to hand load the 300 WM you would be able to take an elk at about 4000 plus elevation with a 200grn bullet and heavier at 1000yrds. </p><p></p><p>As far as your choice in the Savage? I support it 100%. I own 2 Savages and I plan on purchasing more in the future. I currently own a 300WSM in the Low Profile Mod 12. It is a solid rifle and a very good shooter. This rifle is very capable of taking deer size game out to 1000yrds with my current loads. However for elk and moose I would limit myself to around 800yrds. This rifle is very capable of taking any game in North America.</p><p></p><p>You are on the right track, but make sure your groupings are at 1" or less for those long shots. The Leupy sounds like a winner. </p><p></p><p>Tank</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="liltank, post: 339732, member: 13275"] For starters, welcome to LRH. This is a sport where you should be dedicated to your gun and make it the best shooter possible. With that said, you mentioned wanting to shoot to 800 to 1000 yards on moose and elk. You said a 1 inch group or less is not that important. For these distances group size is very important. 2 inches at 100yrds is 20 inches at 1000. Because you are shooting 2" at 100yrds means there is something wrong with the rifle, the load, or shooting technique. This will result in groups that may vary from 20" to 48" at 100yrds. You will find that most on this sight including myself try to keep our group sizes at 1" or less for long range hunting. Your ability to maintain consistency in your shooting is vital to making that one shot hit at 1000 yards. Most here strive for a 1/2 inch group to better your chances at hitting the vitals. Another factor is practicing at the ranges you would like to hunt. You need to shoot and shoot some more to make sure that you are very capable of repeating your accuracy. Of the three you listed the 338 RUM would be my choice. It will out perform the other two, to 1000yrds. Now if you are wanting to keep it with in 800yrds then any of the three would work. Another caliber to consider would be the 300 RUM. Using a 208 A-Max or 210 SMK, Berger, or JLK at 3200fps will get you to 1000 and beyond. If you were to hand load the 300 WM you would be able to take an elk at about 4000 plus elevation with a 200grn bullet and heavier at 1000yrds. As far as your choice in the Savage? I support it 100%. I own 2 Savages and I plan on purchasing more in the future. I currently own a 300WSM in the Low Profile Mod 12. It is a solid rifle and a very good shooter. This rifle is very capable of taking deer size game out to 1000yrds with my current loads. However for elk and moose I would limit myself to around 800yrds. This rifle is very capable of taking any game in North America. You are on the right track, but make sure your groupings are at 1" or less for those long shots. The Leupy sounds like a winner. Tank [/QUOTE]
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