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Berger .338 250 EH vs 300 EH for Elk
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<blockquote data-quote="Timber338" data-source="post: 1267352" data-attributes="member: 33822"><p>You guys are certainly right the wind drift between the two is the same. </p><p></p><p>I ran some more specific numbers and they really are very close. What I was going after was reducing errors from errors in muzzle velocity and ranging. Assuming a +\-5 yard ranging accuracy and a +\-10 FPS MV at 1100 yards, the 300 grain EH works out to a 12.1" group not counting anything else. The 250 EH is only 9.5". Not a huge difference but it certainly is flatter. </p><p></p><p>The 300 carries 100 ft lbs of additional energy, so an elk will not know the difference. So if the terminal performance of the 250 was very close to the 300 I would rather have the flatter trajectory. But I think considering it will perform just like the 300, just 50 less grains, the additional errors in the 300 are probably made up by a larger wound channel. </p><p></p><p>But the 250 would also have less recoil. </p><p></p><p>I think either way I'll see how they shoot and maybe the winner than goes hunting with me next year is the load/bullet that shoots better out of my gun at long range.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Timber338, post: 1267352, member: 33822"] You guys are certainly right the wind drift between the two is the same. I ran some more specific numbers and they really are very close. What I was going after was reducing errors from errors in muzzle velocity and ranging. Assuming a +\-5 yard ranging accuracy and a +\-10 FPS MV at 1100 yards, the 300 grain EH works out to a 12.1" group not counting anything else. The 250 EH is only 9.5". Not a huge difference but it certainly is flatter. The 300 carries 100 ft lbs of additional energy, so an elk will not know the difference. So if the terminal performance of the 250 was very close to the 300 I would rather have the flatter trajectory. But I think considering it will perform just like the 300, just 50 less grains, the additional errors in the 300 are probably made up by a larger wound channel. But the 250 would also have less recoil. I think either way I'll see how they shoot and maybe the winner than goes hunting with me next year is the load/bullet that shoots better out of my gun at long range. [/QUOTE]
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