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<blockquote data-quote="Jon A" data-source="post: 112807" data-attributes="member: 319"><p>[ QUOTE ]</p><p>the 338 RUM does everything better. </p><p></p><p>[/ QUOTE ]</p><p>It certainly has the edge in killing power, but if you aren't hunting DG how much do you really need? Beyond that it really isn't <em>better</em> ballistically at LR. Yes, the 300 SMK is a better bullet than the 240 ballistically, but not enough better to overcome being launched 250 fps slower with any significance. Once the handicap on the 300 RUM of bullet selection is lifted with heavier, higher BC bullets that can still be launched faster than the 338 RUM can launch the 300, the only thing the 338 will have on the 300 is making a bigger hole. To beat it in wind drift, etc, you'll need a bigger case (the whole reason behind the Edge, Kahn, AM, etc).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jon A, post: 112807, member: 319"] [ QUOTE ] the 338 RUM does everything better. [/ QUOTE ] It certainly has the edge in killing power, but if you aren't hunting DG how much do you really need? Beyond that it really isn't [i]better[/i] ballistically at LR. Yes, the 300 SMK is a better bullet than the 240 ballistically, but not enough better to overcome being launched 250 fps slower with any significance. Once the handicap on the 300 RUM of bullet selection is lifted with heavier, higher BC bullets that can still be launched faster than the 338 RUM can launch the 300, the only thing the 338 will have on the 300 is making a bigger hole. To beat it in wind drift, etc, you'll need a bigger case (the whole reason behind the Edge, Kahn, AM, etc). [/QUOTE]
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