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Are the .338s becoming pointless?
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<blockquote data-quote="Swamplord" data-source="post: 1980673" data-attributes="member: 2460"><p>Same Barnes 180 gr MRX bullet, same 300 WSM rifle and same shooter, </p><p></p><p>1st video, shoulder shot = anchor down</p><p></p><p>2nd video, double lung = moose ran off, luckily in the good direction ... if he ran to the right from where he was standing, it would have been a nightmare getting him out of that bog</p><p></p><p>In both situations the cartridge & bullet were up to the task , the potential for bullet blow up & shallow penetration goes up dramatically when using small diameter, light weight, jacketed lead core bullets, whether you hit shoulder bone or a rib bone, animal takes off and things can end up sour</p><p></p><p>I prefer to smash'em & dash'em to the dirt where they stand</p><p></p><p>makes for a fun hunting trip instead of a stressed out, wounded game, search party</p><p></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]kmGKA0aC9EM[/MEDIA]</p><p></p><p></p><p>[MEDIA=facebook]story_fbid=1804645666495823:id=100008512212469[/MEDIA]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Swamplord, post: 1980673, member: 2460"] Same Barnes 180 gr MRX bullet, same 300 WSM rifle and same shooter, 1st video, shoulder shot = anchor down 2nd video, double lung = moose ran off, luckily in the good direction ... if he ran to the right from where he was standing, it would have been a nightmare getting him out of that bog In both situations the cartridge & bullet were up to the task , the potential for bullet blow up & shallow penetration goes up dramatically when using small diameter, light weight, jacketed lead core bullets, whether you hit shoulder bone or a rib bone, animal takes off and things can end up sour I prefer to smash'em & dash'em to the dirt where they stand makes for a fun hunting trip instead of a stressed out, wounded game, search party [MEDIA=youtube]kmGKA0aC9EM[/MEDIA] [MEDIA=facebook]story_fbid=1804645666495823:id=100008512212469[/MEDIA] [/QUOTE]
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