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338 Ultra, 375 H&H or 375 H&H Ackley
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<blockquote data-quote="dakor" data-source="post: 11432" data-attributes="member: 2204"><p>Well here is the run down I was at my gun smiths on saturday picking up my dads 6mm Ackley and I was asking my smith about the 375 H&H that I am getting built (Barrel is on Order) and he asked me what was I going to shoot with it and I said Moose, Elk, and Brown Bears. Then he suggestad that I should make a 338 Ultra or the 375 Ackley instead of the 375 H&H. I asked why? And he said most of your Elk shots will be longer and he really didnt like the 375 for Elk he likes the 375 Ackley or the 338 Ultra but he also has brakes on all his rifles that are over a 280 IMP. My rifle is going to weigh around 11 lbs with no brake on it. I can shoot a Rem 700 BDL in a 375 H&H pretty well and it weights about 10lbs. So here is my question will I really gain much ballistics wise over a standard 375 with the 338 Ultra or the 375 Ackley besides more recoil? I mean looking at some loading data you can push a 250gr out of a 375 H&H around 3000 fps and a 270gr in the 2800 fps to 2900 fps range and the Ballistic COE's with hunting bullets in the 338 and 375 are pretty close so would I really gain anything by going with the 338 Ultra? As for the 375 Ackley is it worth the extra work?</p><p></p><p>[ 07-14-2004: Message edited by: dakor ]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dakor, post: 11432, member: 2204"] Well here is the run down I was at my gun smiths on saturday picking up my dads 6mm Ackley and I was asking my smith about the 375 H&H that I am getting built (Barrel is on Order) and he asked me what was I going to shoot with it and I said Moose, Elk, and Brown Bears. Then he suggestad that I should make a 338 Ultra or the 375 Ackley instead of the 375 H&H. I asked why? And he said most of your Elk shots will be longer and he really didnt like the 375 for Elk he likes the 375 Ackley or the 338 Ultra but he also has brakes on all his rifles that are over a 280 IMP. My rifle is going to weigh around 11 lbs with no brake on it. I can shoot a Rem 700 BDL in a 375 H&H pretty well and it weights about 10lbs. So here is my question will I really gain much ballistics wise over a standard 375 with the 338 Ultra or the 375 Ackley besides more recoil? I mean looking at some loading data you can push a 250gr out of a 375 H&H around 3000 fps and a 270gr in the 2800 fps to 2900 fps range and the Ballistic COE's with hunting bullets in the 338 and 375 are pretty close so would I really gain anything by going with the 338 Ultra? As for the 375 Ackley is it worth the extra work? [ 07-14-2004: Message edited by: dakor ] [/QUOTE]
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