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<blockquote data-quote="kocoa88" data-source="post: 430879" data-attributes="member: 11798"><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">I've been watching this thread since it got started. I don't have a dog in this hunt but I am a fan of the .388 calibers. So, with that said, I do have a couple of questions that come to mind after reading the question and answers between all involved.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">1.</span> </span><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Aren't all volumes taken by water weight done by SAAMI specs? And if so are they not supposed to be taken from a new or "sized case"? Not a fired case?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">2.</span> </span><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Isn't there a difference between brass thickness from new cases and fired cases?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">3.</span> </span><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Are there any spec drawings / schematics of the .338 edge cartridge?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">4.</span> </span><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Does anyone have side by side comparisons of all the cartridges that have been mentioned in this thread? </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">To date the longest repeatable kill with the .338 caliber was in May 2010 by a British Sniper. He killed two enemy combatants at a distance of 1.54 miles. That is some kind of repeatability to be sure. The rifle was an AI chambered in .338 Lapua. Shot was taken in austere non-permissive combat environment. Now that was some dang good shooting.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Oh, by the way I don't think that the thread was hi-jacked either. These kinds of discussions only serve the betterment of the entire community. Not only for hunting and sports shooting but tactical shooting as well. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Good luck to all on the upcoming hunting season where or whatever you are hunting.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kocoa88, post: 430879, member: 11798"] [FONT=Calibri]I’ve been watching this thread since it got started. I don’t have a dog in this hunt but I am a fan of the .388 calibers. So, with that said, I do have a couple of questions that come to mind after reading the question and answers between all involved.[/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][FONT=Calibri]1.[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Calibri]Aren’t all volumes taken by water weight done by SAAMI specs? And if so are they not supposed to be taken from a new or “sized case”? Not a fired case?[/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][FONT=Calibri]2.[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Calibri]Isn’t there a difference between brass thickness from new cases and fired cases?[/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][FONT=Calibri]3.[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Calibri]Are there any spec drawings / schematics of the .338 edge cartridge?[/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][FONT=Calibri]4.[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Calibri]Does anyone have side by side comparisons of all the cartridges that have been mentioned in this thread? [/FONT] [FONT=Calibri]To date the longest repeatable kill with the .338 caliber was in May 2010 by a British Sniper. He killed two enemy combatants at a distance of 1.54 miles. That is some kind of repeatability to be sure. The rifle was an AI chambered in .338 Lapua. Shot was taken in austere non-permissive combat environment. Now that was some dang good shooting.[/FONT] [FONT=Calibri]Oh, by the way I don’t think that the thread was hi-jacked either. These kinds of discussions only serve the betterment of the entire community. Not only for hunting and sports shooting but tactical shooting as well. [/FONT] [FONT=Calibri]Good luck to all on the upcoming hunting season where or whatever you are hunting.[/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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