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<blockquote data-quote="Autorotate" data-source="post: 535038" data-attributes="member: 8073"><p><img src="http://autorotate.smugmug.com/photos/831412750_hMmjC-L.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I'm a picture is worth a 1000 words kind of fella gun)</p><p></p><p>JE Custom is about as good as it gets if you wanted to pick somebody to learn about Boomers from IMHO...</p><p></p><p>L-R</p><p>338 Norma</p><p>338 Lapua </p><p>300 RUM (338 Edge is this case with a 338 neck expander pushed/pulled through the case neck)</p><p>338-378 Wby Mag</p><p>338 Excalibur</p><p></p><p>With 300 grain bullets and 28-30" barrels, there's 350 fps difference...maybe more/less if you got a quick/slow barrel....Powders run the gamut from the Norma liking Ramshot Magnum on the quick side of powders...to the proven Lapua/Edge/H1000 loads....while I like Retumbo on the Lapua Improved....and US869 and H50BMG for the 338-378 Wby and 338 Excalibur....</p><p></p><p>Those powders would be IMHO have the best velocity potential. For precision/accuracy purposes, one may decide to use a quicker/slower powder to accommodate the specific goal/nuance of the rifle.</p><p></p><p>Here's a great post...in a great thread to review for your goals.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f17/fastest-338-without-cheytac-61255/index3.html#post426602" target="_blank">http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f17/fastest-338-without-cheytac-61255/index3.html#post426602</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Autorotate, post: 535038, member: 8073"] [IMG]http://autorotate.smugmug.com/photos/831412750_hMmjC-L.jpg[/IMG] I'm a picture is worth a 1000 words kind of fella gun) JE Custom is about as good as it gets if you wanted to pick somebody to learn about Boomers from IMHO... L-R 338 Norma 338 Lapua 300 RUM (338 Edge is this case with a 338 neck expander pushed/pulled through the case neck) 338-378 Wby Mag 338 Excalibur With 300 grain bullets and 28-30" barrels, there's 350 fps difference...maybe more/less if you got a quick/slow barrel....Powders run the gamut from the Norma liking Ramshot Magnum on the quick side of powders...to the proven Lapua/Edge/H1000 loads....while I like Retumbo on the Lapua Improved....and US869 and H50BMG for the 338-378 Wby and 338 Excalibur.... Those powders would be IMHO have the best velocity potential. For precision/accuracy purposes, one may decide to use a quicker/slower powder to accommodate the specific goal/nuance of the rifle. Here's a great post...in a great thread to review for your goals. [URL="http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f17/fastest-338-without-cheytac-61255/index3.html#post426602"]http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f17/fastest-338-without-cheytac-61255/index3.html#post426602[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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