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<blockquote data-quote="ricknolan" data-source="post: 240449" data-attributes="member: 9824"><p><span style="font-size: 10px">I have a 300 win mag in a Model 70 with HS stock I am considering having re-barreled in a 338 something?</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">I will use the gun for elk size critters (backup for deer). I am not looking for a 1,000 yard shooter, out to 500 or 600 yards are my limit. I would like to keep the 4.5x14x40 B&C Vxiii Leupold for glass. I reload but would like to stick with non-wildcat stuff even though I have had good luck with a </span><span style="font-size: 10px">AI in 25-06 so I don't mind stepping across that line a bit. So my questions are…</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">What 338 offers the best over all performance (or should I consider a different caliber)?</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">Which bullet(s) should I consider using? </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">What twist should I get?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">What barrel?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">What other considerations should I factor before I start ordering parts? </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">Thanks for your input.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ricknolan, post: 240449, member: 9824"] [SIZE=2]I have a 300 win mag in a Model 70 with HS stock I am considering having re-barreled in a 338 something?[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]I will use the gun for elk size critters (backup for deer). I am not looking for a 1,000 yard shooter, out to 500 or 600 yards are my limit. I would like to keep the 4.5x14x40 B&C Vxiii Leupold for glass. I reload but would like to stick with non-wildcat stuff even though I have had good luck with a [/SIZE][SIZE=2]AI in 25-06 so I don’t mind stepping across that line a bit. So my questions are…[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]What 338 offers the best over all performance (or should I consider a different caliber)?[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]Which bullet(s) should I consider using? [/SIZE] [SIZE=2]What twist should I get?[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]What barrel?[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]What other considerations should I factor before I start ordering parts? [/SIZE] [SIZE=2]Thanks for your input.[/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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