RE: Long Range Elk Gun
as far as the .270 wsm at 500 yds etc.....vs a .338 win mag.....sure I can believe that, but compared to a .338 RUM or .340 wby how does it compare? let me check....
270 WSM at 500 Yards 150Grain- Speed = 2213 Energy = 1631 Drop = -34.7 (copied from above)
.340 wby 225gr --- speed = 2100fps ------ energy = 2200 ft lbs ----- drop, cant really be compared since....wby centers at 300yds, least not easily....
Though numbers dont always tell the facts, I think in africa this has been proven and proven, sometimes 500grs with less energy is better than 300grs with more.....
also i would think a 225 or 250gr bullet would penetrate better at 500yds than a 150gr bullet. though now were talking section densities, ballistic coefficients..etc.....
also 150grs isnt' exactly a big elk bullet.......i tend to think a 300 mag with 180 is kidna ideal, but 225 or 250gr is awesome! so ya comparing 150gr to 225/250grs
coruse pick whatever you like, I just think overwhelmingly many beleive a .338 as the ultimate long range elk rifle. not necessarily the flatters, fastest, most eneergy, but thy do well in all.
personally love the bigger .338s, .338 win mag is a great all around, but the .338 RUM and .340wby are just awesome, long range, very fast, very powerful! maybe more of a BIG all around/ dangerous game .338 than the .338win mag is a all around.