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<blockquote data-quote="SBruce" data-source="post: 599415" data-attributes="member: 21068"><p>+1,</p><p> </p><p>If we assume a 300 grn Sierra HP out of a 338 Win Mag going 2500'/sec, it's <u>effective distance is 800 yds</u> (keeping the velocity above 1800'/sec at my altitude)</p><p> </p><p>Where the 338 Allen Express is shooting the same bullet at nearly 3000'sec, it's still going 1800 all the way <u>out to 1300 yds</u>. </p><p> </p><p>Another reason I personally like wildcats and 3300'/sec or faster is for the close-medium range shots. <u>I am not a "long distance only" shooter</u>. I don't shoot alot of big magnums, but do shoot alot of 22 and 6mm centerfires.</p><p> </p><p>I like a fast bullet and about a 250 yd sight in, so that anything under 300-350 yds is simply "point and shoot". Sure, when they are out there at 400 yds and further we still have to range the target and take steps to elevate the poi, but inside 350 it's not necessary at all <u>when we're shooting fast bullets</u>. In contrast, my 45-70 shooting about 1900'/sec is only good to 175 yds without knowing the exact distance and compensating for it.</p><p> </p><p>For most normal hunting, inside 300 yds the animals are not as likely to give us time to use a rangefinder and dial the knobs. Especially coyotes, which is what I hunt the most. Coyotes have a small vital zone and we need to keep the bullet within about 2" of point of aim to hold center mass and make a clean kill. It's important to me to be able to do that out to 300 yds when calling them in.</p><p> </p><p>There's 3 reasons, counting less wind drift, that work for me and justify the extra velocity or wildcat cartridges.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SBruce, post: 599415, member: 21068"] +1, If we assume a 300 grn Sierra HP out of a 338 Win Mag going 2500'/sec, it's [U]effective distance is 800 yds[/U] (keeping the velocity above 1800'/sec at my altitude) Where the 338 Allen Express is shooting the same bullet at nearly 3000'sec, it's still going 1800 all the way [U]out to 1300 yds[/U]. Another reason I personally like wildcats and 3300'/sec or faster is for the close-medium range shots. [U]I am not a "long distance only" shooter[/U]. I don't shoot alot of big magnums, but do shoot alot of 22 and 6mm centerfires. I like a fast bullet and about a 250 yd sight in, so that anything under 300-350 yds is simply "point and shoot". Sure, when they are out there at 400 yds and further we still have to range the target and take steps to elevate the poi, but inside 350 it's not necessary at all [U]when we're shooting fast bullets[/U]. In contrast, my 45-70 shooting about 1900'/sec is only good to 175 yds without knowing the exact distance and compensating for it. For most normal hunting, inside 300 yds the animals are not as likely to give us time to use a rangefinder and dial the knobs. Especially coyotes, which is what I hunt the most. Coyotes have a small vital zone and we need to keep the bullet within about 2" of point of aim to hold center mass and make a clean kill. It's important to me to be able to do that out to 300 yds when calling them in. There's 3 reasons, counting less wind drift, that work for me and justify the extra velocity or wildcat cartridges. [/QUOTE]
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