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Are the .338s becoming pointless?
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<blockquote data-quote="Snowboy" data-source="post: 1980253" data-attributes="member: 92364"><p>No question bigger is usually better for stopping power. I only shoot what I can handle and shoot accurately. Just a note on one moose I shot quartering away from me at 180 yds through brush. I got one shot off that broke the right hib bone and traveled all the way to the front of the chest cavity where I recovered it next to the wind pipe. It was a premium ballistic tip which retained about 50% of it's weight. The caliber .300 WSM. The moose was approximately 3 years old and only travelled 100 yds after being hit.</p><p>My preferred shot placement is still a lung shot.</p><p>Just out of curiousity what .338 would you recommend for hunting at 400 yds or less that will not kick too bad?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Snowboy, post: 1980253, member: 92364"] No question bigger is usually better for stopping power. I only shoot what I can handle and shoot accurately. Just a note on one moose I shot quartering away from me at 180 yds through brush. I got one shot off that broke the right hib bone and traveled all the way to the front of the chest cavity where I recovered it next to the wind pipe. It was a premium ballistic tip which retained about 50% of it's weight. The caliber .300 WSM. The moose was approximately 3 years old and only travelled 100 yds after being hit. My preferred shot placement is still a lung shot. Just out of curiousity what .338 would you recommend for hunting at 400 yds or less that will not kick too bad? [/QUOTE]
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