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<blockquote data-quote="Timber338" data-source="post: 1019131" data-attributes="member: 33822"><p>The way I build a hunting rifle is very different than how I would build a target rifle. I backpack hunt for elk, so the weight of my rifle is a big factor. My long range 338 elk rifle weighs about 10 pounds including optics, and I cannot shoot it as accurately, shot after shot, as I can a heavier rifle. My personal maximum effective range I'll shoot an elk is not as far as the maximum effective range of any of the big 338 cartridges. So the point is that any of the big 338's will work for how I hunt, so I went with the RUM. Maybe weight is not a factor for you, but just adding in a slightly different perspective to think about since you are planning on using your rifle to hunt elk. </p><p></p><p>I might be wrong here, but I believe most guys here build the big 338's closer to the 15 pound range once you include optics. ??</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Timber338, post: 1019131, member: 33822"] The way I build a hunting rifle is very different than how I would build a target rifle. I backpack hunt for elk, so the weight of my rifle is a big factor. My long range 338 elk rifle weighs about 10 pounds including optics, and I cannot shoot it as accurately, shot after shot, as I can a heavier rifle. My personal maximum effective range I'll shoot an elk is not as far as the maximum effective range of any of the big 338 cartridges. So the point is that any of the big 338's will work for how I hunt, so I went with the RUM. Maybe weight is not a factor for you, but just adding in a slightly different perspective to think about since you are planning on using your rifle to hunt elk. I might be wrong here, but I believe most guys here build the big 338's closer to the 15 pound range once you include optics. ?? [/QUOTE]
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