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In Rifle Magazine July 2006, there is an article entitled .300s and .338s . The article asserts that at 500 yards, the .300 Win Mag with 200 gr bullets has 1884 ft lbs of retained energy and drops 37 inches with a 200 yard zero. The comparable figures for the .338 Win 210 gr is 1736 ft lbs and 41 inches. 500 yds. ............................................. | ||
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The difference is even less sitting in your pocket....only a few grains difference. Velocities and energies are the same there as well. /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// "Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." Winston Churchill | |||
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Seems like if you are going to compare calibers and choose a heavy-for-caliber like the 200 gr bullet in the 300 win mag then you should compare it to the heavy-for-caliber 250 gr 338 win mag bullet. I love my 338 win mag and would choose it to Elk hunt, but I have always been able to get more theoretical energy and a flatter trajectory withe the 300 win mag rather than the 338 win mag. Example of my hunting loads which in my guns are close to max: caliber / bullet weight type / powder weight type / MV / BC / 500 yd energy /500 yd drop / 500 yd wind drift / sectional density 300 win mag / 180 gr TSX / 76.5 gr RL22 / 3123 fps / .552 / 2166 fpe / 31.9" / 13.37" / .271 338 win mag / 225 gr TSX / 75.5 gr RL19 / 2835 fps / .482 / 1977 fpe / 42.8" / 18.23" / .281 300 win mag / 200 gr Accubond / 79 gr H1000 / 2950 fps / .588 / 2202 fpe / 36.5" / 13.6" / .301 338 win mag / 250 gr TSX / 75.5 gr RL22 / 2760 fps / .521 / 2186 fpe / 44.3" / 17.3" / .313 If I were going to compare a bullet in the 300 win mag to the 210 gr 338 win mag bullet, it would be the 168 gr TSX. Unfortunately, I haven't shot enough 210 gr 338 bullets to form an opinion. This is my load in the 300 win mag 168 gr: 300 win mag / 168 gr TSX / 75 gr IMR4831 / 3282 fps / .478 / 2052 fpe / 30.7" / 14.8" / .253 All that being said, I would choose to shoot an Elk or Moose with my 338 win mag over the 300 win mag. Guess I'm a member of the H B M (heavy bullet mafia)  ____________________________________ There are those who would misteach us that to stick in a rut is consistency - and a virtue, and that to climb out of the rut is inconsistency - and a vice. - Mark Twain | Chinese Proverb: When someone shares something of value with you and you benefit from it, you have a moral obligation to share it with others. ___________________________________ | |||
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The only somewhat accurate BC number in the above is the AccuBond number. See Barnes' updated (and finally accurate) BC's HERE. That said, I agree with you:
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You guys should get outside more! | |||
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