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Which .338 bullet for elk?
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<blockquote data-quote="Korhil78" data-source="post: 890509" data-attributes="member: 34818"><p>I have been doing quite a bit of shooting at a mile. Let me say first that I have never taken game out that far. I have been shootig steel at 1300 to 1780. First off, shootig a live, moving animal is WAY different than shooting a non moving piece of steel. I shoot a 338 lapua pushing the 300 gr OTM at around 2815 fps. All I know from my experience form shooting a non moving piece of steel is that you had better be on your A game if you want to take a live, moving animal out that far. </p><p></p><p>So many things affect the flight of your bullet out that far until it gets to the target that it is insane. You will be hard pressed to get your bullet to expand well at those ranges with the velocity you are looking at. That is why a lot of people such as Broz are moving to a faster cartridge to get the bullet to expand better. To tell you the truth, most people that take game past 900 yards get saved by a bullet that shrapnels like the Bergers do. There are very few people even on this forum that can put their bullet where it needs to be out that far (don't worry, I am not bragging as I am not one of them) and they know who they are. </p><p></p><p>The reason I shoot out as far as I do is to get better at the 1300 yard shots and under because I want to get my accuracy down pat on 1300 yds and under. I know the limits of my rifle and myself. If you want to go after animals out at a mile, you are going to have to really think about stepping up to a 338 Allen magnum, LRKM or a chey-tac casing to get your bullet to open up consistently. </p><p></p><p>Not bashing you in anyway but you can't argue with the facts and knowledge of the ones who are out there doing it (again not me, but the ones who are out shooting and taking game that far).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Korhil78, post: 890509, member: 34818"] I have been doing quite a bit of shooting at a mile. Let me say first that I have never taken game out that far. I have been shootig steel at 1300 to 1780. First off, shootig a live, moving animal is WAY different than shooting a non moving piece of steel. I shoot a 338 lapua pushing the 300 gr OTM at around 2815 fps. All I know from my experience form shooting a non moving piece of steel is that you had better be on your A game if you want to take a live, moving animal out that far. So many things affect the flight of your bullet out that far until it gets to the target that it is insane. You will be hard pressed to get your bullet to expand well at those ranges with the velocity you are looking at. That is why a lot of people such as Broz are moving to a faster cartridge to get the bullet to expand better. To tell you the truth, most people that take game past 900 yards get saved by a bullet that shrapnels like the Bergers do. There are very few people even on this forum that can put their bullet where it needs to be out that far (don't worry, I am not bragging as I am not one of them) and they know who they are. The reason I shoot out as far as I do is to get better at the 1300 yard shots and under because I want to get my accuracy down pat on 1300 yds and under. I know the limits of my rifle and myself. If you want to go after animals out at a mile, you are going to have to really think about stepping up to a 338 Allen magnum, LRKM or a chey-tac casing to get your bullet to open up consistently. Not bashing you in anyway but you can't argue with the facts and knowledge of the ones who are out there doing it (again not me, but the ones who are out shooting and taking game that far). [/QUOTE]
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