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Are the .338s becoming pointless?
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<blockquote data-quote="remingtonman_25_06" data-source="post: 1978142" data-attributes="member: 1403"><p>7 mags with 180s/195s still carry almost 1500# at 1000 yards, and still traveling 1900fps...That's not to far behind the 338/300s...Not a craps worth of difference to elk with either bullet put in the chest. Yes the 338/300 has more energy, but how much more is dead? The 338s are almost twice as expensive to shoot with the price of the bullets alone, and you're burning 20-25g more powder with the 338s, which means a lot more recoil. I always shot my 7mm better than my 338 EDGE. Either way just boils down to personal preference and confidence in the rifle. This chart is for my 7-300 win mag shooting the 180g ELDMs at 3000fps.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]213604[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="remingtonman_25_06, post: 1978142, member: 1403"] 7 mags with 180s/195s still carry almost 1500# at 1000 yards, and still traveling 1900fps...That's not to far behind the 338/300s...Not a craps worth of difference to elk with either bullet put in the chest. Yes the 338/300 has more energy, but how much more is dead? The 338s are almost twice as expensive to shoot with the price of the bullets alone, and you're burning 20-25g more powder with the 338s, which means a lot more recoil. I always shot my 7mm better than my 338 EDGE. Either way just boils down to personal preference and confidence in the rifle. This chart is for my 7-300 win mag shooting the 180g ELDMs at 3000fps. [ATTACH type="full"]213604[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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