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<blockquote data-quote="Alibiiv" data-source="post: 1555936" data-attributes="member: 69192"><p>Hello Figjam, I hunt almost exclusively with a 35 Whelen, using Barnes TSX 225gr bullets. I would never put the Whelen up against the 338 WinMag. Personally IMHO I believe that the 338 is far more powerful than the Whelen when you get out past the 300 yard range. I will put the Whelen on a par with the 338 WinMag out to the 200 yard range. After 200 yards the BC of the 338 really surpasses the Whelen's. I'm getting around 2700fps at the muzzle with 225gr Barnes TSX and 58.5gr Winchester 748. But....for me recoil is an issue, and at the bench the 338 WinMag <u><em>"truly" surpasses</em></u> the felt recoil of the Whelen!!! I like Ruger 77s, the last 338WinMag that I owned was a Ruger 77, I fired three rounds out of the rifle and sold it. I usually will put a "kickeez" recoil pad on my rifles, the recoil of this rifle was so bad that it wasn't even a consideration.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alibiiv, post: 1555936, member: 69192"] Hello Figjam, I hunt almost exclusively with a 35 Whelen, using Barnes TSX 225gr bullets. I would never put the Whelen up against the 338 WinMag. Personally IMHO I believe that the 338 is far more powerful than the Whelen when you get out past the 300 yard range. I will put the Whelen on a par with the 338 WinMag out to the 200 yard range. After 200 yards the BC of the 338 really surpasses the Whelen's. I'm getting around 2700fps at the muzzle with 225gr Barnes TSX and 58.5gr Winchester 748. But....for me recoil is an issue, and at the bench the 338 WinMag [U][I]"truly" surpasses[/I][/U] the felt recoil of the Whelen!!! I like Ruger 77s, the last 338WinMag that I owned was a Ruger 77, I fired three rounds out of the rifle and sold it. I usually will put a "kickeez" recoil pad on my rifles, the recoil of this rifle was so bad that it wasn't even a consideration. [/QUOTE]
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