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Are the .338s becoming pointless?
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<blockquote data-quote="orifdoc" data-source="post: 1974299" data-attributes="member: 115070"><p>They're possibly irrelevant for deer and elk (and probably always were at typical hunting ranges back in the day). The world is full of bigger critters though. For big bears, eland, lion, bison, giraffe and such the .338s have a real sweet spot. All of that <em>can</em> be done with .300-class rifles, but .338 is better and .375 possibly better still. Not many of these are often hunted at long range, but there's no particular reason they couldn't/shouldn't be. Heavy dangerous game should probably not be hunted at long range and the traditional .400-class rounds are obviously designed for close-in work.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="orifdoc, post: 1974299, member: 115070"] They’re possibly irrelevant for deer and elk (and probably always were at typical hunting ranges back in the day). The world is full of bigger critters though. For big bears, eland, lion, bison, giraffe and such the .338s have a real sweet spot. All of that [I]can[/I] be done with .300-class rifles, but .338 is better and .375 possibly better still. Not many of these are often hunted at long range, but there’s no particular reason they couldn’t/shouldn’t be. Heavy dangerous game should probably not be hunted at long range and the traditional .400-class rounds are obviously designed for close-in work. [/QUOTE]
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