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<blockquote data-quote="Shawn Carlock" data-source="post: 429234" data-attributes="member: 4"><p>I don't want there to be any confusion about this. I developed the 338-300 RUM in 2000-2001. I never claimed to be the first to neck a 300 RUM case up to 338. I named the cartridge 338 Edge because I had caught some rumblings that Remington was going to introduce a 338 RUM but the case was to be a little shorter and I wanted to avoid any confusion about what could be chambered in the chambering. If you can get a 338 RUM to fire in an Edge chamber the results are nasty. It has been my experience that the Edge will best the 338 RUM by 75-100 fps in 30" barrels. In shorter barrels and especially lighter bullets the difference in very little. The simple fact is that I had wanted something very easy to load for (no fire forming) with good performance using heavy VLD bullets , specifically at the time the 300 gr SMK. To that end I accomplished what I had wanted and began recommending it to customers, writing articles, shooting hunting videos, renting them in LRH classes etc. It is alot of this work in hunting / tactical platforms and recommendation that I will take credit for. If the 338 Edge's current popularity was from someone elses work, most people would be calling it a 338-300 or any of several other names I have seen it called. Reality is this if you are launching a 300 gr SMK @ 2800+ you will be happy with your rifle as a long range hunter, chambering is and always will be a debated issue. I know what I like and what works for me. I hope this helps in your quest for a 338 LR hunting rifle.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shawn Carlock, post: 429234, member: 4"] I don't want there to be any confusion about this. I developed the 338-300 RUM in 2000-2001. I never claimed to be the first to neck a 300 RUM case up to 338. I named the cartridge 338 Edge because I had caught some rumblings that Remington was going to introduce a 338 RUM but the case was to be a little shorter and I wanted to avoid any confusion about what could be chambered in the chambering. If you can get a 338 RUM to fire in an Edge chamber the results are nasty. It has been my experience that the Edge will best the 338 RUM by 75-100 fps in 30" barrels. In shorter barrels and especially lighter bullets the difference in very little. The simple fact is that I had wanted something very easy to load for (no fire forming) with good performance using heavy VLD bullets , specifically at the time the 300 gr SMK. To that end I accomplished what I had wanted and began recommending it to customers, writing articles, shooting hunting videos, renting them in LRH classes etc. It is alot of this work in hunting / tactical platforms and recommendation that I will take credit for. If the 338 Edge's current popularity was from someone elses work, most people would be calling it a 338-300 or any of several other names I have seen it called. Reality is this if you are launching a 300 gr SMK @ 2800+ you will be happy with your rifle as a long range hunter, chambering is and always will be a debated issue. I know what I like and what works for me. I hope this helps in your quest for a 338 LR hunting rifle. [/QUOTE]
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