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<blockquote data-quote="Long Time Long Ranger" data-source="post: 279123" data-attributes="member: 505"><p>There are tons of 338 win mags in canada used at a fair price. One of those will do everything you want to do cheaply. Just shoot it before you buy to make sure it is a shooter. I shot a moose a few years ago at over a 1000 yards with a 338 winny and a caribou nearly 800 on the same hunt. Also you may find a 340 wby which is virtually the same as the 338 ultramag or 338-300 ultramag. They are all within a 100 fps or so of each other. To seperate yourself into a big time 338 you would need to step up to a 338-378 wby or a 338-416 imp. </p><p></p><p>My point is if you don't have a lot of money to play with spend it on good hunting trips and not on a rifle that really isn't going to make a lot of difference in your hunting. When you have the extra money to spend on a good long range rifle then step right to the top and get one that will spit the 300's at 3000-3100 fps and the 200's at 3600-3700 fps.</p><p></p><p>I think Kirby had some good points in there. Looking at what he said and the fact a remington (which is a very low end rifle) is $1450 to you, couldn't you get a smith in the US to build you a good rifle for somewhere close to the $1500 range.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Long Time Long Ranger, post: 279123, member: 505"] There are tons of 338 win mags in canada used at a fair price. One of those will do everything you want to do cheaply. Just shoot it before you buy to make sure it is a shooter. I shot a moose a few years ago at over a 1000 yards with a 338 winny and a caribou nearly 800 on the same hunt. Also you may find a 340 wby which is virtually the same as the 338 ultramag or 338-300 ultramag. They are all within a 100 fps or so of each other. To seperate yourself into a big time 338 you would need to step up to a 338-378 wby or a 338-416 imp. My point is if you don't have a lot of money to play with spend it on good hunting trips and not on a rifle that really isn't going to make a lot of difference in your hunting. When you have the extra money to spend on a good long range rifle then step right to the top and get one that will spit the 300's at 3000-3100 fps and the 200's at 3600-3700 fps. I think Kirby had some good points in there. Looking at what he said and the fact a remington (which is a very low end rifle) is $1450 to you, couldn't you get a smith in the US to build you a good rifle for somewhere close to the $1500 range. [/QUOTE]
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