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Difference between 338 Edge and 338 RUM?
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<blockquote data-quote="Long Time Long Ranger" data-source="post: 694574" data-attributes="member: 505"><p>You should be able to shoot 88+ grains of the new H-1000 which is hotter than the old. The old stuff we were testing back in 2001 hit 92-93 grains with best accuracy and performance in the 338 RUM. With your 26" barrel you may get to 2800+ fps with retumbo but the best accuracy is going to fall in the 2700-2750 fps range probably. If you have retumbo try that. I get some of my best loads with it. If you are a dedicated extreme long range shooter beyond 1200 yards to over a mile the 300 grain Berger you are using is a good choice. If your hunting is inside 1200 yards there are other bullets that will outperform it with much less recoil in a light 26" Sako rifle. With your 26" barrel Sako I doubt it would be a serious extreme range gun so you probably would be much better off with a lighter bullet. The Sierra loading manual lists 93 grains H-1000 as their top load for the 338 RUM with the 300 smk but that was with the older lots of H-1000. The newer lots shoot about three grains less.</p><p> </p><p>The 225 grain Cutting Edge bullet is what I shoot in my personal 338 RUM. It has a .64 bc and I push it around 3300 fps out of my 26" barrel with 101 grains Retumbo. It will average about 500 fps velocity gain with a great reduction in recoil. It makes it a pleasure to shoot. They also have a 252 grain with a .72 bc and a 260 grain with a .76 bc if you like the heavies. I can drive those between 3050-3100 fps in my 26" rifle so you can compare performance on a ballistic program. They also recoil much less than the 300 grain in a light rifle.</p><p> </p><p>I put all the background in there to let you know my background with the cartridge and not some guy on here just talking.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Long Time Long Ranger, post: 694574, member: 505"] You should be able to shoot 88+ grains of the new H-1000 which is hotter than the old. The old stuff we were testing back in 2001 hit 92-93 grains with best accuracy and performance in the 338 RUM. With your 26" barrel you may get to 2800+ fps with retumbo but the best accuracy is going to fall in the 2700-2750 fps range probably. If you have retumbo try that. I get some of my best loads with it. If you are a dedicated extreme long range shooter beyond 1200 yards to over a mile the 300 grain Berger you are using is a good choice. If your hunting is inside 1200 yards there are other bullets that will outperform it with much less recoil in a light 26" Sako rifle. With your 26" barrel Sako I doubt it would be a serious extreme range gun so you probably would be much better off with a lighter bullet. The Sierra loading manual lists 93 grains H-1000 as their top load for the 338 RUM with the 300 smk but that was with the older lots of H-1000. The newer lots shoot about three grains less. The 225 grain Cutting Edge bullet is what I shoot in my personal 338 RUM. It has a .64 bc and I push it around 3300 fps out of my 26" barrel with 101 grains Retumbo. It will average about 500 fps velocity gain with a great reduction in recoil. It makes it a pleasure to shoot. They also have a 252 grain with a .72 bc and a 260 grain with a .76 bc if you like the heavies. I can drive those between 3050-3100 fps in my 26" rifle so you can compare performance on a ballistic program. They also recoil much less than the 300 grain in a light rifle. I put all the background in there to let you know my background with the cartridge and not some guy on here just talking. [/QUOTE]
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