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338-06 vs 8mm-06 vs 35 Wheelen vs 375 Wheelen vs 9.3x62 POWER!
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<blockquote data-quote="MagnumManiac" data-source="post: 2208820" data-attributes="member: 10755"><p>I have a 338-06 custom I built for myself as my first ever gun I built on a Mauser 98.</p><p>Between that rifle, my buddies 35 Whelen and another buddies 9.3x62, the only difference I see is bullet weight and velocity.</p><p>The 338 has better BC bullets available and this shows up at 400 according to my ballistic app, but my longest shot was in NZ at a hair over 400, 412mtr laser measured.</p><p>Normally, I use 210g Partitions in the 338-06, but I was told shots could be 400mtr or more, so I developed a load with Nosler 200g BT's (discontinued). Glad I did, the shot was pretty easy being a 30° downhill shot.</p><p>The Whelen and 9.3 get some good trajectories too, but as bullet weight goes up, the trajectory gets a lot more arched and hits at longer range get more difficult.</p><p>It's more than likely that either of those rifles would have hit that elk too, but it was far easier with a high BC bullet.</p><p></p><p>There really isn't a lot of difference between them if you use the same bullet weights.</p><p></p><p>Cheers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MagnumManiac, post: 2208820, member: 10755"] I have a 338-06 custom I built for myself as my first ever gun I built on a Mauser 98. Between that rifle, my buddies 35 Whelen and another buddies 9.3x62, the only difference I see is bullet weight and velocity. The 338 has better BC bullets available and this shows up at 400 according to my ballistic app, but my longest shot was in NZ at a hair over 400, 412mtr laser measured. Normally, I use 210g Partitions in the 338-06, but I was told shots could be 400mtr or more, so I developed a load with Nosler 200g BT’s (discontinued). Glad I did, the shot was pretty easy being a 30° downhill shot. The Whelen and 9.3 get some good trajectories too, but as bullet weight goes up, the trajectory gets a lot more arched and hits at longer range get more difficult. It’s more than likely that either of those rifles would have hit that elk too, but it was far easier with a high BC bullet. There really isn’t a lot of difference between them if you use the same bullet weights. Cheers. [/QUOTE]
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