Thread: long range 338 tests

Originally Posted by el borracho

I imagine the 338cal and below may be about the strength of the frames and steel with the larger calibers possibly able to drill or break the gear -not cheap to replace as I am sure you would be aware with the harder steels prices.
The copter ride up the hill is about $70 plus with your gear following up behind in a quad .
I believe the one gun policy came out of certain people shooting the same gun one after another once the first guy had winded his rifle in giving that team an unfair advantage.
It is a shame KiwiGreg that you cant use your 375 as I for one would like to have seen how you and the rifle shoot .
I am tossing a 180 gr berger down the course which will stay supersonic out to around 1800 yards if I remmeber correctly - 7mm great caliber and much cheaper to shoot giving similar ballistic to the 250gr pill in 338lm

Don't forget your spotter

I'm not getting into a calibre debate, but a small 338 with 250s or 300s wouldn't be much dearer to shoot than a 7mm, if anything, especially as you get out beyond 1000.
The closer the 7mm gets to the 338s ballistics the shorter the 7mm barrel life is & the more expensive it is to run by the time the comsumables are factored in