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Need a Load for .338 RUM for Big Bears
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<blockquote data-quote="sambo3006" data-source="post: 184907" data-attributes="member: 2740"><p>No offense to Roy but I would NOT trust the SMK on something big that can bite back. In fairness, he did hedge his recommendation and didn't give it a ringing endorsement. I would stick to purpose built bullets proven in the field like the Partition, the Trophy Bonded Bear Claw or the Barnes TSX. I know the 300 gr SMK has been used to great effect on elk and the like but it is not designed for penetration and weight retention like these other bullets are. </p><p></p><p>Just a thought but a guide might refuse to let you use the SMK's and I can't say I would blame him. Would you want to trust your life to a match bullet? Again, not trying to start a fight but this is something I feel strongly about. Having said that, I do think the SMK and Berger and such do have legitimate hunting uses based on the results seen by lots of guys on this site. Just not on potentially dangerous game.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sambo3006, post: 184907, member: 2740"] No offense to Roy but I would NOT trust the SMK on something big that can bite back. In fairness, he did hedge his recommendation and didn't give it a ringing endorsement. I would stick to purpose built bullets proven in the field like the Partition, the Trophy Bonded Bear Claw or the Barnes TSX. I know the 300 gr SMK has been used to great effect on elk and the like but it is not designed for penetration and weight retention like these other bullets are. Just a thought but a guide might refuse to let you use the SMK's and I can't say I would blame him. Would you want to trust your life to a match bullet? Again, not trying to start a fight but this is something I feel strongly about. Having said that, I do think the SMK and Berger and such do have legitimate hunting uses based on the results seen by lots of guys on this site. Just not on potentially dangerous game. [/QUOTE]
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