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<blockquote data-quote="Ron Johnson" data-source="post: 327063" data-attributes="member: 1761"><p>I have a 338/416 Rigby Imp, with a 34"Lilja barrel and a orginal Vias brake I bought from George. This rifle has taken 33 antalope, 3 elk and 6 mule deer since about 1997. I have tested lots of different bullets, still always coming back to the Sierra 300 Gr matchking. On goats, I have taken 3 beyond 1200 yds and the wound is still quite large with large organs pulled out the exit wound. Two of the elk were cows shot @ 656 yards and both a little angled with the exit being just beyond the last rib. In both cases the liver was pulled thru the exit wound. I have used the Nosler AB 160 in a 7mm Rem Mag on a large 6x6 bull in Idaho at 787 yds and in was just under the hide on the off side, speed at impact was later measured at 1738 fps. When I was an outfitter in Idaho, I saw some bullets that were too slow in opening up, and we had game that we had to track and finish off, where a lighter constructed bullets might have put them down right there. We have to hit them in the right spot, AND use a bullet that has the weight and/or construction to pentrate. Sierra has told me many times not to use the Matchkings on any game. Ihad used a 30-378 I had build in '79 on a Ruger #3 with a 30" Douglas barrel to kill a 5x5 bull at about 600 yds in the Selway. The bullet was a Gameking at about 3400 fps. The same load blacken a whole front shoulder on a muley buck the same trip. The 300Gr Matchkings shot longways thru goats with the lead core exiting and sometimes the jacket being hung in the wound channel somewhere. So what does this tell me? Use a heavy weight bullet for the diameter, and one that will shoot well in your rifle and business will pick up. Anyway these are rambling thoughts on performance. Good hunting!!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ron Johnson, post: 327063, member: 1761"] I have a 338/416 Rigby Imp, with a 34"Lilja barrel and a orginal Vias brake I bought from George. This rifle has taken 33 antalope, 3 elk and 6 mule deer since about 1997. I have tested lots of different bullets, still always coming back to the Sierra 300 Gr matchking. On goats, I have taken 3 beyond 1200 yds and the wound is still quite large with large organs pulled out the exit wound. Two of the elk were cows shot @ 656 yards and both a little angled with the exit being just beyond the last rib. In both cases the liver was pulled thru the exit wound. I have used the Nosler AB 160 in a 7mm Rem Mag on a large 6x6 bull in Idaho at 787 yds and in was just under the hide on the off side, speed at impact was later measured at 1738 fps. When I was an outfitter in Idaho, I saw some bullets that were too slow in opening up, and we had game that we had to track and finish off, where a lighter constructed bullets might have put them down right there. We have to hit them in the right spot, AND use a bullet that has the weight and/or construction to pentrate. Sierra has told me many times not to use the Matchkings on any game. Ihad used a 30-378 I had build in '79 on a Ruger #3 with a 30" Douglas barrel to kill a 5x5 bull at about 600 yds in the Selway. The bullet was a Gameking at about 3400 fps. The same load blacken a whole front shoulder on a muley buck the same trip. The 300Gr Matchkings shot longways thru goats with the lead core exiting and sometimes the jacket being hung in the wound channel somewhere. So what does this tell me? Use a heavy weight bullet for the diameter, and one that will shoot well in your rifle and business will pick up. Anyway these are rambling thoughts on performance. Good hunting!!!! [/QUOTE]
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