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<blockquote data-quote="Long Time Long Ranger" data-source="post: 689898" data-attributes="member: 505"><p>The big 338's, 375's, etc are better at long range elk to 1200 yards but if recoil is a problem you do have choices. One is a heavy 12-15 pound rifle in a lapua class cartridge shooting a lighter bullet. The best I have found on the light side is the D62 225 grain Cutting Edge .64 BC. It will average around 500 fps faster than the 300 grainers and ballistically will prevail to your 1200 yards. I don't hunt past there so it is one of my favorite bullets. The recoil is way lighter than the 300 grainers.</p><p> </p><p>The 338 winchester is another choice. It will kill elk to your 1200 yards. Not quite as good as the big 338's but will do the job with a well placed bullet. Some people try to shoot the little 7mm remington at elk to 1000 yards and the 338 winchester is way more cartridge than the little 7mm remington power wise although they are the same case just necked to different calibers. The 7mm remington will do the job with a well placed shot and the 338 winchester will do it better with more bone crushing power. When combined with the .64 BC 225 grain bullet at 2950 fps the 338 winchester becomes a serious 1000 yard hunter. I took a bull moose at 1100 yards easily with this cartridge and a 225 grain bullet. I shoot a 338 winchester regularly and love the power it produces with little recoil. I shoot a 24" barrel carry gun mostly that weighs 6 3/8 pounds without a brake. Recoil is not a problem with mine. With your neck and say a ten pound rifle with a 225 grain bullet and a good brake I doubt you would feel it much.</p><p> </p><p>At 1000 yards in elk country I am showing nearly 1900 fps with near 1800 foot pounds energy. At 1200 yards just over 1700 fps at around 1450 foot pounds. This bullet has the toughness to put an elk down at that range.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Long Time Long Ranger, post: 689898, member: 505"] The big 338's, 375's, etc are better at long range elk to 1200 yards but if recoil is a problem you do have choices. One is a heavy 12-15 pound rifle in a lapua class cartridge shooting a lighter bullet. The best I have found on the light side is the D62 225 grain Cutting Edge .64 BC. It will average around 500 fps faster than the 300 grainers and ballistically will prevail to your 1200 yards. I don't hunt past there so it is one of my favorite bullets. The recoil is way lighter than the 300 grainers. The 338 winchester is another choice. It will kill elk to your 1200 yards. Not quite as good as the big 338's but will do the job with a well placed bullet. Some people try to shoot the little 7mm remington at elk to 1000 yards and the 338 winchester is way more cartridge than the little 7mm remington power wise although they are the same case just necked to different calibers. The 7mm remington will do the job with a well placed shot and the 338 winchester will do it better with more bone crushing power. When combined with the .64 BC 225 grain bullet at 2950 fps the 338 winchester becomes a serious 1000 yard hunter. I took a bull moose at 1100 yards easily with this cartridge and a 225 grain bullet. I shoot a 338 winchester regularly and love the power it produces with little recoil. I shoot a 24" barrel carry gun mostly that weighs 6 3/8 pounds without a brake. Recoil is not a problem with mine. With your neck and say a ten pound rifle with a 225 grain bullet and a good brake I doubt you would feel it much. At 1000 yards in elk country I am showing nearly 1900 fps with near 1800 foot pounds energy. At 1200 yards just over 1700 fps at around 1450 foot pounds. This bullet has the toughness to put an elk down at that range. [/QUOTE]
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