Recent content by Kerry Knudsen

I just went through this process again, and I think about everybody does from time to time. I do not, however, have just one gun and I think there is no "perfect" choice for just one gun. That said, I chose the .338 Win. Mag. The main reason is that I may be required to shoot across a clearcut...

Hi, Crowmag: My primary hunting close to home is moose, bear and deer. Each year I go to Florida, and will likely include hogs on my next trip. Also, I have a brother in Alberta and intend to go there for elk. I loaded up my 250-gr. SGKs at 65, 66, 67, 68, 69 and 70 grains of IMR 4350. In my...

I bought a Browning A-Bolt Stalker last year in .338 Win. Mag. My big concern was the kick, since that's a big topic of conversation. I had a gunsmith install a Pachmyer Decellerator pad, and decided to wait on the muzzle brake for the reasons already stated: I like what's left of my hearing. I...

Crow Mag: Thanks for the response. Why .338 Lapua? Based on what I'd read here, I started loading 250 gr. SGKs. This was based on the long-range performance of Match Kings, but I don't shoot matches. I hunt. Based on criticism others have had for the Game Kings, I am now looking at maybe...

I'm curious. It looks like much of the LR talk centers around the 300 WM. Does the 338 lack in SD, BC, or other physical properties to make it an effective 1,000-meter cartridge? kk

"Boar taint" is a problem with domestic hogs,too. That's why their castrated young if they're to be market hogs. The earliest explorers brought swine to North America. Some got loose. Now you can "see a real wild hog" throughout much of the South, where there are a pest. I got the chance in...

Denny: OK. You recall that women won the right to go topless in Ontario anywhere, anytime, about five years ago. So where are they? kk

Your remark about seeing a .338 hitting at 2,000 yards scared me. A few days ago I posted a reply about being able to see my bullet holes with a Leupold 3.5X10X50 at 200 yards. If it was my post you were referring to, please check it out. Either I mis-typed or you mis-read. kk

Re: Thinkin\' For my money, forget about trying to change the bad apples. They have been around forever. They are who the laws were written for and they are the ones on whom the laws should be enforced. Hard. What you need to do is to convince the political structure that the anti-hunting...

Hi, Wyowhisper: You said, "For Elk/ moose caribou inside of 200 yards .. it hard to beat the 338 win. mag. This will stop a bear too..." This is the first tiime I have heard anybody put a 200-yard limit on a .338 wm. kk

Hi, Travis: I have a 3.5 X 10 X 50 Leupold and can see .338 holes easily at 200 meters. Maybe more, but that's the extent of our rifle range. kk

Hi, Jon: My rifle is a Browning A-Bolt Composite Stalker with a 26-inch barrel — a plain factory rifle. I had a gunsmith install a Pachmyer Decelerator pad, and he offered to install a brake as well, but I chose to see how the pad worked before adding the brake. So far, after just under 200...

No doubt I have gone about this all wrong, but I can't read and think all year. So I jumped in with both feet. First, I now have an RCBS Rock Chucker and am assembling it and reading the manual. I focused on the 225 Game King bullet, but when I got to the rifle shop they only had 215s and...

Ian: When you say, "shoot a bunch..." what should I expect in terms of intervals? In other words, what does "hot" mean in terms of not shooting if the barrel is hot?

Greetings. This is my first day logged in, but I've been lurking for a week or two. Very interested to learn. My current set-up is a Browning A-Bolt Stalker chambered for a .338 Win. Mag. and it has a composite stock and a Leupold VariX III, 3.5X10X50. After reading, I realize this may not be...