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Specialty Handgun Hunting
300 RUM or 338 Win Mag?
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<blockquote data-quote="duster" data-source="post: 2718920" data-attributes="member: 8543"><p>Thanks for your suggestions Ernie. I appreciate your experience and time replying to this question.</p><p>While I did state 5-600 yards as my maximum range I guess secretly I was hoping to use this for extra long range shooting this coming summer. I reasoned that the best choice at 500 would also be the best choice at greater distance.</p><p>I should have been honest with myself and others about what I was actually looking for </p><p>I have a 300 Win Mag Striker and that pretty well duplicates the performance of 30 caliber the suggestions you made.</p><p>Maybe it's winter boredom, but after reading some of the threads about long range specialty pistols here I got the urge to build something with a little more horsepower/flatter trajectory.</p><p>My main difficulty has been in finding data for 16" barrels. So ballistic charts are worthless. </p><p>You provided a link to a wealth of information on the 300 RUM in a 16" barrel, which was very helpful, THANKS!</p><p>I haven't found any 16" data for the 338 Win Mag. </p><p>I am primarily looking to use available factory barrel chamberings, nothing exotic. </p><p>I would greatly appreciate if you would offer pointers on selecting a rifle scope for this build. Other than as much eye relief as possible what is the criteria I should be looking for?</p><p>THANKS.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="duster, post: 2718920, member: 8543"] Thanks for your suggestions Ernie. I appreciate your experience and time replying to this question. While I did state 5-600 yards as my maximum range I guess secretly I was hoping to use this for extra long range shooting this coming summer. I reasoned that the best choice at 500 would also be the best choice at greater distance. I should have been honest with myself and others about what I was actually looking for I have a 300 Win Mag Striker and that pretty well duplicates the performance of 30 caliber the suggestions you made. Maybe it's winter boredom, but after reading some of the threads about long range specialty pistols here I got the urge to build something with a little more horsepower/flatter trajectory. My main difficulty has been in finding data for 16" barrels. So ballistic charts are worthless. You provided a link to a wealth of information on the 300 RUM in a 16" barrel, which was very helpful, THANKS! I haven't found any 16" data for the 338 Win Mag. I am primarily looking to use available factory barrel chamberings, nothing exotic. I would greatly appreciate if you would offer pointers on selecting a rifle scope for this build. Other than as much eye relief as possible what is the criteria I should be looking for? THANKS. [/QUOTE]
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