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.338 Win Mag or .300 Win mag?
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<blockquote data-quote="kshunter" data-source="post: 1044960" data-attributes="member: 19377"><p>This got my wheels turning so I punched in a 300gr Berger otm at 2400fps for the 338wm which I believe HSM sells as a factory loaded offering and a 230 Berger otm for the 300wm at 2875fps also offered by hsm I believe, into jbm ballistics trajectory calculator. Which I feel is fairly accurate from past experience. At a 1000yds The 300wm was moving 1750 fps and carried 1500ish pounds of energy. Surprising to me was that the Vega was moving out at 1600Fps and carried 1600 pounds of energy. The nod went to the 338 for wind drift by .1 MOA and drop went to the 300 by 9 MOA. Lol I guess if you stick a 400 small block in the front end of a vega it might run just a hair different. Lol if a guy long throated a 30" barrel for the ol 338 vega I wonder if the 300wm could hang??? Looks like to me speeds aren't much different and a heavier bullet may penetrate better. Lol not that I believe a 300gr 338 cal bullet would have trouble penetrating anything with four legs but hey I was a little surprised at the potential of the 338wm. Just food for thought.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kshunter, post: 1044960, member: 19377"] This got my wheels turning so I punched in a 300gr Berger otm at 2400fps for the 338wm which I believe HSM sells as a factory loaded offering and a 230 Berger otm for the 300wm at 2875fps also offered by hsm I believe, into jbm ballistics trajectory calculator. Which I feel is fairly accurate from past experience. At a 1000yds The 300wm was moving 1750 fps and carried 1500ish pounds of energy. Surprising to me was that the Vega was moving out at 1600Fps and carried 1600 pounds of energy. The nod went to the 338 for wind drift by .1 MOA and drop went to the 300 by 9 MOA. Lol I guess if you stick a 400 small block in the front end of a vega it might run just a hair different. Lol if a guy long throated a 30" barrel for the ol 338 vega I wonder if the 300wm could hang??? Looks like to me speeds aren't much different and a heavier bullet may penetrate better. Lol not that I believe a 300gr 338 cal bullet would have trouble penetrating anything with four legs but hey I was a little surprised at the potential of the 338wm. Just food for thought. [/QUOTE]
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