In which case you have shot more phone books than deer, if you hit bone with that 180 gr. BT it mangles deer size animals like Impala, Bushbuck, Springbuck etc..I will not use them again and I shot about 15 head with that bullet.

Even the 210 Nosler can be very distructive if bone is hit...

If you want a light bullet for light game, probably one of the monolithics would be a better choice...or perhaps a lighter caliber rifle is a better bet.

I might be oldfashioned and stubborn, but in my book the 338 Winnie really shine with the 225 and 250 gr bullets, as well as the 300 gr Mr. Atkinson are using in Africa.

When you guys start loading the 180 and 200 gr, you would be better off with a 300 Winmag.

Its like hunting moose with a 30-06 loaded with 135 gr bullets. Anyway...each his own

Actually, the 30-06 loaded with 150 grain bullets has a sectional density of .226, the 338 loaded with 180 grain bullets is .225.



Folks use the 30-06 loaded with 150 grain bullets every year for deer. If the 338 was loaded to say around 3000 fps, and the 30-06 was loaded to around 2950, the 338 would be about 16 inches low at 400 yards, ( assuming a 250 yard zero ), and the 30-06 would also be about 16 inches low. But, you could also boost the velocity significantly in the 338 and flatten out the trajectory.



My point is, I don't see a problem with using 180 grain bullets in the 338. It's one of the features that makes it so appealing.



I'll personally stick with 210 Noslers at 2900 + fps.

Only if your preference is black hamburger!

I use the 250 Nosler on deer to stop the bruising that I get sometimes with the 210 Nosler partition...