Marky_mark
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Gary at bighorn has some stuff for me too so if you need anything, let me know and I can get it shipped out together.
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lancetkenyon
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Not implying the OP is "that guy", but...
If you are going to be shooting a rifle that light in a big magnum cartridge, you better have a lot of practice with it. Rifle might be "capable" of shooting good groups, but it is going to suck for accuracy in the hands of someone with limited experience and field conditions. I would say that is a great high country pack rifle for shots on elk-sized game out to 500-600 max if you are an experienced shooter. Give me a 9-10+# heavy hitter all day. And I shoot A LOT.
A lot of guys think "I want a super light magnum rifle for the elk mountains for this awesome out of state tag I finally drew after 20 years and have never shot more than 200 yards with a .308Win for whitetails!" Then can't shoot them for $#!t when they get them, and complain "this rifle isn't accurate". But take the rifle they can only shoot to 3MOA on said elk hunt and proceed to shoot 30 shots at cross-canyon elk at 400-600+ and wound the 10th bull their guide puts them on after 5 days of "spray and pray" hunting.
Make sure you pull your beanie or backwards baseball cap low on your forehead to help limit scope smack.
If you are going to be shooting a rifle that light in a big magnum cartridge, you better have a lot of practice with it. Rifle might be "capable" of shooting good groups, but it is going to suck for accuracy in the hands of someone with limited experience and field conditions. I would say that is a great high country pack rifle for shots on elk-sized game out to 500-600 max if you are an experienced shooter. Give me a 9-10+# heavy hitter all day. And I shoot A LOT.
A lot of guys think "I want a super light magnum rifle for the elk mountains for this awesome out of state tag I finally drew after 20 years and have never shot more than 200 yards with a .308Win for whitetails!" Then can't shoot them for $#!t when they get them, and complain "this rifle isn't accurate". But take the rifle they can only shoot to 3MOA on said elk hunt and proceed to shoot 30 shots at cross-canyon elk at 400-600+ and wound the 10th bull their guide puts them on after 5 days of "spray and pray" hunting.
Make sure you pull your beanie or backwards baseball cap low on your forehead to help limit scope smack.
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Thanks Mark, appreciate that, I don't have anything I ordered at Bighorn thanks. Also appreciate the offer of being able to try some other brakes. You have always been a really good guy and you just proved it one more time. Happy New Year.
Lancekenyon - I will take refrain from commenting on your post. Happy New Year to you too.
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Marky_mark
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I have a bunch of different bullets too if your having a hard time finding some
I bought a bunch for my 338 ss
Bashaw has some 225 ceb maximus in stock too
Thanks but I have quite an assortment of 338 bullets from my other ones. Everything from 160 to 270, and pretty much everything in between. Going to stick to 225 and below, actually hoping to get a real sweet shooting load in the 160 or 185 TTSX or Hornady CX monos. My 20" NULA 308 will spit out Hornady Interbond 150 grain bullets at 3100 fps and lays a big smack down on moose, elk and bear. The 257 Weatherby Ultra Light has a 26" barrel and spits out the 117 Hornady BTSP at 3450 fps and is also very effective on large game. This one spitting our a 185 at 3200 fps should be a great round in a really light, short and handy rifle.
Young guy at range had one in 300 Weatherby Mag. It looks like big brother to mine which is 280AI. He was getting larger groups so he asked me to shoot his. I got scoped on the first shot. I did put a nice 3-shot group though. I just surprised me on the first shot as it was a lot more recoil than 280AI. He had the Accubrake on it.
Those should be a hard hitting combination. Be sure to post up how load development goes. Hoping to have my 338 RPM chambered by early spring. I am
Still trying to decide on a bullet for it.
I understand chambering and throating for a specific bullet but personally I would never do that in a hunting rifle. Target gun, sure but in my mind it is far too limiting in a gun that can hunt everything from Coyote to the biggest bears and bison.
I agree with that. The only gun I chambered for a specific bullet was my 300 Win Mag and a 215 Berger. I actually just switched it over to the 168 HHT. Way too much meat loss/bloodshot with the Berger. I do have some 190 HHT to try in the 338 RPM. But I wasn't completely satisfied with the 210 HHT out of my 338 RUM on this years elk. So I'm kinda hesitant to try the 190 HHT. Might end up selling them.
