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Moving from 6.5 PRC to 300 PRC
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<blockquote data-quote="JAYgs8163" data-source="post: 2360696" data-attributes="member: 37460"><p>Welcome to the group from Az. Sounds like a different thread should be started as to not derail the OPs question. </p><p></p><p>That being said a 338-06 is not very effective with a 200 grain bullet after 400 yards. With a 200 grain bullet it loses 400 FPS from 100 to 200 yards. Here's a quote below. These bigger bullets need to moving along at longer ranges in order to open up and expand.</p><p></p><p>"Of three factory loads for the .338-06. One drives a 200 grain Nosler Ballistic Tip bullet (SD .254, BC .414) at a muzzle velocity (MV) of 2750 fps with 3358 ft. lbs. of muzzle energy (ME). At 200 yards the figures are 2364 fps and 2482 ft. lbs.</p><p></p><p>The other two factory loads use 250 grain bullets (SD .313). These start with a MV of 2500 fps and a ME of 3496 ft. lbs. The more streamlined of the two, a boat-tail spitzer, is still traveling at 2134 fps and carrying 2528 ft. lbs. of energy at 300 yards."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JAYgs8163, post: 2360696, member: 37460"] Welcome to the group from Az. Sounds like a different thread should be started as to not derail the OPs question. That being said a 338-06 is not very effective with a 200 grain bullet after 400 yards. With a 200 grain bullet it loses 400 FPS from 100 to 200 yards. Here’s a quote below. These bigger bullets need to moving along at longer ranges in order to open up and expand. “Of three factory loads for the .338-06. One drives a 200 grain Nosler Ballistic Tip bullet (SD .254, BC .414) at a muzzle velocity (MV) of 2750 fps with 3358 ft. lbs. of muzzle energy (ME). At 200 yards the figures are 2364 fps and 2482 ft. lbs. The other two factory loads use 250 grain bullets (SD .313). These start with a MV of 2500 fps and a ME of 3496 ft. lbs. The more streamlined of the two, a boat-tail spitzer, is still traveling at 2134 fps and carrying 2528 ft. lbs. of energy at 300 yards.” [/QUOTE]
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