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<blockquote data-quote="Mike 338" data-source="post: 739840" data-attributes="member: 41338"><p>Ha Ha... I can certainly say that my percentage of first shot kills goes way up if I don't take any lower percentage shots such as jumping something in the timber. First & second shots either hit a tree, missed completely or were non-lethal hits. Your third or fourth shot might a standing or higher percentage shot in the open on the opposite side of the canyon. It's happened to me more than once. I also keep shooting until they're down. I once put two good shots on a bull, broke it's back with the 2nd shot and it still ran a quarter of a mile straight down the mountain on it's two front legs. That extra 400 yards made getting him out of there hell. I would have gladly put one or two more in him just to keep him where he was. </p><p></p><p>The muzzle measures at .590. It's pretty skinny, especially for my 338. I called the factory and asked them what kind of accuracy I should expect in a 338. The guy told me 2". That sort of bugged me because when I first was looking at them, I talked to a different factory rep and he told me 1". The 30 cal's seem to shoot quite nicely.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mike 338, post: 739840, member: 41338"] Ha Ha... I can certainly say that my percentage of first shot kills goes way up if I don't take any lower percentage shots such as jumping something in the timber. First & second shots either hit a tree, missed completely or were non-lethal hits. Your third or fourth shot might a standing or higher percentage shot in the open on the opposite side of the canyon. It's happened to me more than once. I also keep shooting until they're down. I once put two good shots on a bull, broke it's back with the 2nd shot and it still ran a quarter of a mile straight down the mountain on it's two front legs. That extra 400 yards made getting him out of there hell. I would have gladly put one or two more in him just to keep him where he was. The muzzle measures at .590. It's pretty skinny, especially for my 338. I called the factory and asked them what kind of accuracy I should expect in a 338. The guy told me 2". That sort of bugged me because when I first was looking at them, I talked to a different factory rep and he told me 1". The 30 cal's seem to shoot quite nicely. [/QUOTE]
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