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Tell me again why my .338 win mag isn't enough?
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<blockquote data-quote="EXPRESS" data-source="post: 1176485" data-attributes="member: 1441"><p>Well, thanks for all the replies guys. It seems like there are a lot of people who have had bad luck with the .338wm. It took me 100 rounds of CEBs to find my sub MOA load, so I can't say my experience was easy either.</p><p></p><p>My rifle is a Blaser, so it's a question of getting another barrel, not rechambering. Also I'm not sure you can ream out a win mag to Norma, the point of the shoulder on the wm is a few though outside the Normas' profile. </p><p></p><p>This post has made me reflect on what my needs are and what I have. Where I hunt it's tough to find terrain that offers much 1K+ hunting. And I am primarily a hunter, who likes to be able to take long shots when appopriate. The reality is that the .338wn can still provide more LR lethality than I can properly administer around the 1K mark, and the best way to money is on bullets and shooting. </p><p></p><p>If I want to shoot further, with a real, big and appreciable step up, an outright ELR rig is going to be more the ticket, Like a .338 Allen Express.</p><p></p><p>For the moment Ill keep shooting the humble win mag, I just have that Norma mag itch, which I should have scratched the first time around so I'd never be having this conversation.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EXPRESS, post: 1176485, member: 1441"] Well, thanks for all the replies guys. It seems like there are a lot of people who have had bad luck with the .338wm. It took me 100 rounds of CEBs to find my sub MOA load, so I can't say my experience was easy either. My rifle is a Blaser, so it's a question of getting another barrel, not rechambering. Also I'm not sure you can ream out a win mag to Norma, the point of the shoulder on the wm is a few though outside the Normas' profile. This post has made me reflect on what my needs are and what I have. Where I hunt it's tough to find terrain that offers much 1K+ hunting. And I am primarily a hunter, who likes to be able to take long shots when appopriate. The reality is that the .338wn can still provide more LR lethality than I can properly administer around the 1K mark, and the best way to money is on bullets and shooting. If I want to shoot further, with a real, big and appreciable step up, an outright ELR rig is going to be more the ticket, Like a .338 Allen Express. For the moment Ill keep shooting the humble win mag, I just have that Norma mag itch, which I should have scratched the first time around so I'd never be having this conversation. [/QUOTE]
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