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<blockquote data-quote="yobuck" data-source="post: 1947348" data-attributes="member: 12443"><p>The 30x378 is still the king of 30 calibers. That said, there are 30x378s and then there are 30x378s.</p><p>And if your not getting roughly 3500 fps with a 200 gr bullet, then you dont have one.</p><p>And yes you can use heavier bullets, but the 200 will beat them till your past 1500 yards.</p><p>So if it were me, id be building another 30x378.</p><p>As for the 338x378, it is a good cartridge but you will struggle reaching 3000 fps using the 300 gr bullets.</p><p>My son has one, my brother in law has one on the 416 case and he gets slightly more velocity, but only about 50 fps. The bigger cases will give more velocity, but at a cost, including the equipment you load with.</p><p>A few years back i rebarreled my roughly 25 year old 30x378 on a custom action and went with Bruce Baers Big Baer cartridge. There is a big difference between it and my sons 338x378 because of the 300 fps difference in velocity.</p><p> But frankly, for hunting which is what we do with them, if i were to do it over it would still be a 30x378.</p><p>Ive been hunting long range in one of the best areas in the state of Pa for almost 50 years.</p><p>i only know a handfull of guys who (even claim) to have killed a deer at 1 mile.</p><p>And several of those i would need to have witnessed it happening.</p><p>One thing i will say regarding the large 338, you will be a more consistent shooter at the longer distances.</p><p>Provided, you have the conditions to be shooting that far, and for the most part we dont during the brief Pa hunting season.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="yobuck, post: 1947348, member: 12443"] The 30x378 is still the king of 30 calibers. That said, there are 30x378s and then there are 30x378s. And if your not getting roughly 3500 fps with a 200 gr bullet, then you dont have one. And yes you can use heavier bullets, but the 200 will beat them till your past 1500 yards. So if it were me, id be building another 30x378. As for the 338x378, it is a good cartridge but you will struggle reaching 3000 fps using the 300 gr bullets. My son has one, my brother in law has one on the 416 case and he gets slightly more velocity, but only about 50 fps. The bigger cases will give more velocity, but at a cost, including the equipment you load with. A few years back i rebarreled my roughly 25 year old 30x378 on a custom action and went with Bruce Baers Big Baer cartridge. There is a big difference between it and my sons 338x378 because of the 300 fps difference in velocity. But frankly, for hunting which is what we do with them, if i were to do it over it would still be a 30x378. Ive been hunting long range in one of the best areas in the state of Pa for almost 50 years. i only know a handfull of guys who (even claim) to have killed a deer at 1 mile. And several of those i would need to have witnessed it happening. One thing i will say regarding the large 338, you will be a more consistent shooter at the longer distances. Provided, you have the conditions to be shooting that far, and for the most part we dont during the brief Pa hunting season. [/QUOTE]
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