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<blockquote data-quote="ScottB338" data-source="post: 1857563" data-attributes="member: 113037"><p>The 338 Win Mag is my all time favorite hunting caliber. I load 225 gr. bullets for most everything (mostly whitetail with an occasional trip to Montana for bear and elk). Hornady SP @2700fps for deer and the Nosler Partition @2700fps also for the heavy lifting. I have not taken any bear or elk with it but I have taken lots of whitetails here in Minnesota. </p><p>The only disappointing bullet I have tried was the Nosler 180 BT (with the maroon tip). This was many years ago, so the bullet construction may have changed since. I shot a small whitetail nearly head on at about 90 yards with it and the bullet literally blew up inside the deer...no exit. There was about 2 1/2 feet of deer in its path and everything was liquefied and blood-shot. I would expect the 200 gr Hornady SST to perform similarly, especially at close range, due to some experience with it.</p><p>Nowadays, I shoot the Hornady 225 and it just hammers them without blowing up a lot of steaks.</p><p>If I had to use factory loads only, I'd try to find similar bullets for both roles... 225 gr cup-and-core for deer hunting and a bonded/mono/partition load for the bigger stuff. In my Sako AV left hand, they shoot to the same POI out to 350 yards.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ScottB338, post: 1857563, member: 113037"] The 338 Win Mag is my all time favorite hunting caliber. I load 225 gr. bullets for most everything (mostly whitetail with an occasional trip to Montana for bear and elk). Hornady SP @2700fps for deer and the Nosler Partition @2700fps also for the heavy lifting. I have not taken any bear or elk with it but I have taken lots of whitetails here in Minnesota. The only disappointing bullet I have tried was the Nosler 180 BT (with the maroon tip). This was many years ago, so the bullet construction may have changed since. I shot a small whitetail nearly head on at about 90 yards with it and the bullet literally blew up inside the deer...no exit. There was about 2 1/2 feet of deer in its path and everything was liquefied and blood-shot. I would expect the 200 gr Hornady SST to perform similarly, especially at close range, due to some experience with it. Nowadays, I shoot the Hornady 225 and it just hammers them without blowing up a lot of steaks. If I had to use factory loads only, I'd try to find similar bullets for both roles... 225 gr cup-and-core for deer hunting and a bonded/mono/partition load for the bigger stuff. In my Sako AV left hand, they shoot to the same POI out to 350 yards. [/QUOTE]
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