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Are the .338s becoming pointless?
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<blockquote data-quote="Dragoon300" data-source="post: 1974210" data-attributes="member: 115285"><p>It has been proven that you can kill large animals with an arrow, but a 338 is much more effective. Yes lighter bullets are faster and have a flater trajectory, but at long range do not have as much energy as the heavier bullet. This means that you can still kill something with lighter bullets (like an arrow) but the energy and effectiveness of the larger heavier bullet will produce better results as far as a clean kill given the same shot placement. I prefer to look at the effective range of a cartridge by it's energy and set limits based on that. In PRS matches most shooters have gone to smaller light bullets that don't recoil and without hit indicating lights you can't even tell if you hit the target. If all you wish to do is put holes in paper targets you don't need much energy, but the larger and heavier the game, the more energy is required to produce a cleaner kill, shot placement being the same. Just my thoughts, I like my varmint 22's, and my 338's, and everything in between for their intended targets based on shot placement probability and energy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dragoon300, post: 1974210, member: 115285"] It has been proven that you can kill large animals with an arrow, but a 338 is much more effective. Yes lighter bullets are faster and have a flater trajectory, but at long range do not have as much energy as the heavier bullet. This means that you can still kill something with lighter bullets (like an arrow) but the energy and effectiveness of the larger heavier bullet will produce better results as far as a clean kill given the same shot placement. I prefer to look at the effective range of a cartridge by it's energy and set limits based on that. In PRS matches most shooters have gone to smaller light bullets that don't recoil and without hit indicating lights you can't even tell if you hit the target. If all you wish to do is put holes in paper targets you don't need much energy, but the larger and heavier the game, the more energy is required to produce a cleaner kill, shot placement being the same. Just my thoughts, I like my varmint 22's, and my 338's, and everything in between for their intended targets based on shot placement probability and energy. [/QUOTE]
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