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Winchester M70 .338 Win Mag, Max Effective Range
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<blockquote data-quote="Ian M" data-source="post: 71358" data-attributes="member: 25"><p>There is no reason not to shoot the .338 Win. out to 'long-range', to a point just what constitutes long is determined by the shooter as much as by the equipment . When I read your post my mind went back to the longest shot that I have ever made, an antelope, and the kill was made with a .338 Win.</p><p></p><p>The only negative that I can see with shooting the .338 Win. for a primary long range rifle is the recoil - to obtain the skills required for confident long range shooting we have to shoot a lot. The magnums in the weight of rifle you are talking might be fairly hard on the shooter. The worst I have ever been hurt by recoil was from a relatively lightweight .338 Win. and it did a number on my shoulder that lasted for over two weeks. We can use PAST recoil shields and Limbsaver recoil pads to reduce the abuse but the cartridge does kick a lot more than the .308 Win.</p><p>Welcome to the site, you can learn a lot from these guys. As for your question - Max Effective Range for a good shooting .338 Win. is way out there, I would say past 6-700 yards for sure. There are lots of good bullets available.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ian M, post: 71358, member: 25"] There is no reason not to shoot the .338 Win. out to 'long-range', to a point just what constitutes long is determined by the shooter as much as by the equipment . When I read your post my mind went back to the longest shot that I have ever made, an antelope, and the kill was made with a .338 Win. The only negative that I can see with shooting the .338 Win. for a primary long range rifle is the recoil - to obtain the skills required for confident long range shooting we have to shoot a lot. The magnums in the weight of rifle you are talking might be fairly hard on the shooter. The worst I have ever been hurt by recoil was from a relatively lightweight .338 Win. and it did a number on my shoulder that lasted for over two weeks. We can use PAST recoil shields and Limbsaver recoil pads to reduce the abuse but the cartridge does kick a lot more than the .308 Win. Welcome to the site, you can learn a lot from these guys. As for your question - Max Effective Range for a good shooting .338 Win. is way out there, I would say past 6-700 yards for sure. There are lots of good bullets available. [/QUOTE]
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