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What about the 338-378?
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<blockquote data-quote="Long Time Long Ranger" data-source="post: 603352" data-attributes="member: 505"><p>The beauty of the 338-300 RUM and 338 RUM is that they have the power to get the job done cheaply. That is why they are so popular.</p><p> </p><p>The 338-378 wby is by far the better rifle and the one I shoot most long range. It will outperform the other two by a solid 200-300 fps depending on the individual rifle and is an incredibly accurate cartridge easily capable of taking out 1 mile plus targets. There is really no comparing the two. You are going from the low end big 338's to the high end with these two. The only knock on the 338-378 wby is you need a mk 5 action donor or a custom. Both are expensive. Brass is $65 for 20. Better brass than the RUM's but way to costly. But for the guy like me who spends quite a lot of money hunting all over North America every year the cost of the rifle and brass is negligible. Just like the cost of the 225 grain .64 bc Cutting Edge bullets I started shooting in it last year at 3500 fps. The Mk 5 accumark rifle chambered in 338-378 is by far a better production rifle for long range hunting than the remington. The cost is the issue. Many times you can find a good deal at cabelas in the used gun department on the accumarks.</p><p> </p><p>Run the ballistics on that compared to a 300 grainer at 2800 fps and you see why I shoot what I do. When I spend the kind of money and effort to put myself in position to get that one opportunity at a once in a lifetime trophy the cost of the rifle and brass are negligible. I want the best opportunity to take the animal.</p><p> </p><p>Like the Mcmillan EOL Outdoorsman rifle I have been shooting and hunting with toward the end of this year. It provides top 1000 yard accuracy in a hunting weight rifle that weighs 7.75 pounds. I can backpack that all day and carry it anywhere. It is a top custom rifle and they cost more. But what did it cost me to put myself in position to take that trophy? Now I have the best opportunity to take that animal.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Long Time Long Ranger, post: 603352, member: 505"] The beauty of the 338-300 RUM and 338 RUM is that they have the power to get the job done cheaply. That is why they are so popular. The 338-378 wby is by far the better rifle and the one I shoot most long range. It will outperform the other two by a solid 200-300 fps depending on the individual rifle and is an incredibly accurate cartridge easily capable of taking out 1 mile plus targets. There is really no comparing the two. You are going from the low end big 338's to the high end with these two. The only knock on the 338-378 wby is you need a mk 5 action donor or a custom. Both are expensive. Brass is $65 for 20. Better brass than the RUM's but way to costly. But for the guy like me who spends quite a lot of money hunting all over North America every year the cost of the rifle and brass is negligible. Just like the cost of the 225 grain .64 bc Cutting Edge bullets I started shooting in it last year at 3500 fps. The Mk 5 accumark rifle chambered in 338-378 is by far a better production rifle for long range hunting than the remington. The cost is the issue. Many times you can find a good deal at cabelas in the used gun department on the accumarks. Run the ballistics on that compared to a 300 grainer at 2800 fps and you see why I shoot what I do. When I spend the kind of money and effort to put myself in position to get that one opportunity at a once in a lifetime trophy the cost of the rifle and brass are negligible. I want the best opportunity to take the animal. Like the Mcmillan EOL Outdoorsman rifle I have been shooting and hunting with toward the end of this year. It provides top 1000 yard accuracy in a hunting weight rifle that weighs 7.75 pounds. I can backpack that all day and carry it anywhere. It is a top custom rifle and they cost more. But what did it cost me to put myself in position to take that trophy? Now I have the best opportunity to take that animal. [/QUOTE]
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