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Opinions on 338 bullets for elk within 500 yards
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<blockquote data-quote="LongestShot" data-source="post: 1768239" data-attributes="member: 101776"><p>I just got back from Africa and used my 338 for almost everything. I loaded the Sledge Hammer 225 grain bullets. I took a fifteen hundred pound Eland; the bullet punched through both shoulders and took the top of the heart off. You couldn't ask more in terms of penetration. Every animal was one shot kills and the bullets exited every animal except my black Wildebeest. The Black Wildebeest was hit on the upper right chest and the bullet punched through the entire length of the animal and was found in the left hindquarters against the skin. The 225 grain bullet is more than enough weight and is excellent if you're taking shots out to 300-500 yards. I'm sold on Hammer bullets. I used Nosler brass, RL17 and CCI large rifle magnum primers, and had the bullets touching the lands.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LongestShot, post: 1768239, member: 101776"] I just got back from Africa and used my 338 for almost everything. I loaded the Sledge Hammer 225 grain bullets. I took a fifteen hundred pound Eland; the bullet punched through both shoulders and took the top of the heart off. You couldn't ask more in terms of penetration. Every animal was one shot kills and the bullets exited every animal except my black Wildebeest. The Black Wildebeest was hit on the upper right chest and the bullet punched through the entire length of the animal and was found in the left hindquarters against the skin. The 225 grain bullet is more than enough weight and is excellent if you're taking shots out to 300-500 yards. I'm sold on Hammer bullets. I used Nosler brass, RL17 and CCI large rifle magnum primers, and had the bullets touching the lands. [/QUOTE]
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