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| That's pretty much a 338 Win Mag or 350 Rem Mag....can't do much better for the larger antelope. |
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| I have killed game upto a giraffe with a 250 gr Tsx going 2750 fps from my 338 Lap,don't think you will have any problems if you practice & shoot well.
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| I like hunting with rifle that push bullets at that speed. |
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| If you kill stag with it, it will work just fine for the mentioned animals.
Kudu and Oryx (especially Kudu) are not that hard to kill. Finding the one you want to shoot is the hard part. |
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| That is very much like a 9.3X62 with 250 gr bullets and that is good enough for all big antelopes and I guess even Lion. What is the imperial caliber of 8.5mm - is it a 338? For those animals you might also consider the Nosler Accubond
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| 8.5mm = .3346 inches |
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| quote: Originally posted by Nakihunter:
That is very much like a 9.3X62 with 250 gr bullets and that is good enough for all big antelopes and I guess even Lion.
What is the imperial caliber of 8.5mm - is it a 338? For those animals you might also consider the Nosler Accubond
Yes, it is the german designation oh .338 caliber. |
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| So in essence you've got a .338-06? Nothing wrong with that. It ought to do the job just fine. |
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| It is something like a .338/06 improoved. |
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| It should work just fine.
Remember, forgivness is easier to get than permission.
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| quote: It should work just fine.
And that's from the Master of the 338! |
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| 250 gr. bullet with that kind of SD and at 2600 FPS with that good cross section is cloning the 358 Norma, and that's pretty hard to beat..at any rate the specs are time proven killers.
Ray Atkinson
Atkinson Hunting Adventures
10 Ward Lane,
Filer, Idaho, 83328
208-731-4120
rayatkinsonhunting@gmail.com
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| I was often told, that the 250grs bullets are too heavy for this cartridge and this purpose, but I´m always a fan from "heavy-wheights. Or would you prefer the 225grs Nosler Part. at 2700fps?
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| The choice of 225/250 is imho a but depending on the anticipated ranges. If the majority of shots are below 150m I would stick with 250. Both bullets and weights are fine choices. |
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| Selbstverständlich or indeed! Waidmannsheil! |
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