ORIGINAL: bigbulls

I would really like you to post or PM me what cartridges you do own. I am very interested to know if you have one or more that don't do anything that you couldn't do with another cartridge that you already have.

And how do you figure that a standard .308 load is crappy. It is well known tht the HE and light mag loads are very seldom the most accurate loads for a givencartridge.

Here is just one example of how it is better than the .308 Winchester............... I havea .338 Remington ultra mag. It has a 26" barrel and very substantial recoil as well as just being a heavy gun. Why wouldI take this rifle in the elk woods (dark timber)whereI know for a fact that I will not be shooting over 150 - 200 yards at the most. In this situation I would want a light weight rifle with a relatively short barrel that is able to deliver a heavy bullet with substantial energyat medium ranges and with relatively light recoil for quick follow up shots. The .338 Federal will do this better than the 338RUM and the .308 Winchester. It will bequicker handling rifle than RUM and will deliver more energy and a bigger and heavierbullet than the .308 Win can.