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<blockquote data-quote="yobuck" data-source="post: 404770" data-attributes="member: 12443"><p>that advise from long time long ranger is as good as it gets. </p><p>every body seems to be going 338 nuts nowdays.</p><p> if you want one dont screw around with it because you wont have gained anything.</p><p> use a big case or stick with the 30 cal. </p><p>one of my guns is a heavy bench 30x378 on a custom action with a 36" barrel. </p><p>118 gr. of h870 or wc872 will drive a 200smk @3500 fps.</p><p> i need 145 to 150 clicks to be on @ 1500 yds. depending on the day. </p><p>at that distance a similar rifle in 338x416 with a velocity of about 3250 with a 300smk has me beat. </p><p> </p><p>220s or 240s in my gun cant match the 200 at that distance, so theres no advantage there, at least on trajectory.</p><p> im not going to go out and build another gun because of that. </p><p> because shooting at rocks is one thing and shooting at animals is another. </p><p>i think my 30x378 or your 300 ultra shoots plenty far enough for me, and for that matter most others.</p><p> fact is most of our shooting is with smaller guns at much closer distances.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="yobuck, post: 404770, member: 12443"] that advise from long time long ranger is as good as it gets. every body seems to be going 338 nuts nowdays. if you want one dont screw around with it because you wont have gained anything. use a big case or stick with the 30 cal. one of my guns is a heavy bench 30x378 on a custom action with a 36" barrel. 118 gr. of h870 or wc872 will drive a 200smk @3500 fps. i need 145 to 150 clicks to be on @ 1500 yds. depending on the day. at that distance a similar rifle in 338x416 with a velocity of about 3250 with a 300smk has me beat. 220s or 240s in my gun cant match the 200 at that distance, so theres no advantage there, at least on trajectory. im not going to go out and build another gun because of that. because shooting at rocks is one thing and shooting at animals is another. i think my 30x378 or your 300 ultra shoots plenty far enough for me, and for that matter most others. fact is most of our shooting is with smaller guns at much closer distances. [/QUOTE]
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