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338 caliber choices question
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<blockquote data-quote="Engineering101" data-source="post: 1097342" data-attributes="member: 63138"><p>harleybug</p><p> </p><p>I think you have the right inclination already with the Edge. My nephew has one built on a Rem 700 action as you mentioned you have. He hung a heavy 30" Kreiger barrel on his along with a large custom muzzle brake and a Leupold Mark 4. He is running the 300 Berger at 3040 fps using RL-33. It shoots under 0.5 MOA and is a long range hammer. He intentionally shot two pronghorn with it last season with one shot. It took a half hour of watching from 500 yards until they lined up perfectly and he let fly. He double lunged both of them and they were laying side by side!</p><p> </p><p>By way of contrast, I have a full custom 338 RUM. With the 26" barrel, the best I can get out of it with the 300 Bergers is 2750 fps. Mine was built for elk and does great at that job. My nephew wanted a long range cannon and the Edge is great at that job. He doesn't mind lugging it around but I wouldn't want to carry it. Good luck with your new build whatever you decide to go with.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Engineering101, post: 1097342, member: 63138"] harleybug I think you have the right inclination already with the Edge. My nephew has one built on a Rem 700 action as you mentioned you have. He hung a heavy 30" Kreiger barrel on his along with a large custom muzzle brake and a Leupold Mark 4. He is running the 300 Berger at 3040 fps using RL-33. It shoots under 0.5 MOA and is a long range hammer. He intentionally shot two pronghorn with it last season with one shot. It took a half hour of watching from 500 yards until they lined up perfectly and he let fly. He double lunged both of them and they were laying side by side! By way of contrast, I have a full custom 338 RUM. With the 26" barrel, the best I can get out of it with the 300 Bergers is 2750 fps. Mine was built for elk and does great at that job. My nephew wanted a long range cannon and the Edge is great at that job. He doesn't mind lugging it around but I wouldn't want to carry it. Good luck with your new build whatever you decide to go with. [/QUOTE]
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