RA, you are exactly right.

I, and I don't think the others posting about this, were ever trying to tell him not to purchase one and it wasn't intended to bad mouth the 30-378. Rather giving him information about it. He is certainly welcome to own any dang cartridge/ rifle that he wants to. He wanted to know the pros and cons to owning such a beast of a cartridge. Sure I listed mostly cons but that's because unless you can actually use the cartridge for which it was intended then there are very few pros to actually owning one. Honestly the only pro is the extended range it provides an experiecned shooter. Outside of this one plus the list is pretty much against it for the average shooter/ hunter.

The $5 trigger pulls are a downside if you can't afford to shoot it. If you can't afford to shoot it then you will never be able to use it for what it is intended to be used for. If a person can afford to drop five bucks per trigger pull then fantastic. They would be one of the few that own such a cartridge that is able to routienly practice with it and realize its full potential.

I know that you have a super duper magnum or two and I think you would agree with what I just said.



I recently purchased my first super magnum a couple of months ago, a 338 ultra. I went out Sunday and shot it for the fourth time since purchasing it. Mine will not have a brake but I did install a Simms recoil pad on it today. I too like the bang, kick, and knowing that I can kill anything on this continent that I want to from a very long ways off after a good bit of range time with it. But I certainly would not reccomend one to everyone that asked about it. I would tell them pretty much what I said here about the 30-378.


I would have to disagree that a 500 yard shot is easy. It can be very dificult to make on an animal regardless of how fast the bullet is moving. Out West and on the plains a bullet can move a foot or three with the winds that blow up out there. There is a lot that goes into a shot at that distance. And no I am not good enough to take one at 500+ yards. I know my current limitations but will extend them to ever greater distances over time with practice.