RE: Moose-Elk Rifle Caliber Choice
I have a Kimber 338 with a VX III 3.5-10x40 and I tell you what.... What a nice setup and for a light gun it really don't kick all that bad.. I mean you can stand to shoot at least 3 rounds out of it without crying.. LOL J/K
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RE: Moose-Elk Rifle Caliber Choice
ORIGINAL: demoIL I have a Kimber 338 with a VX III 3.5-10x40 and I tell you what.... What a nice setup and for a light gun it really don't kick all that bad.. I mean you can stand to shoot at least 3 rounds out of it without crying.. LOL J/K So, are you being facetious about the recoil? The weight specs on the 8400 seem like it's a bit lighter than I'd like (or than I think I'd like) for that caliber. I've always wondered about the whole "stock design vs. rifle weight" debate. So, if you had it to do over again, would you still go with the Kimber for .338? Many Thanks! FC |
RE: Moose-Elk Rifle Caliber Choice
Believe me, the 375 kicks alot harder than the 338. I've fired both fromtwo stainless model 70's 3 years ago and their is a difference. I'm a big fan of short magnums and I would love to have the 325WSM in a model 70 classic. The whole 8mmexcuseisn't going to work this time, I believe and also by looking at sales, this caliber is here to stay. WSM's are very popular, the 325wsm will do anything a 338 can do and with a few more benefits because of the short action. Just my .02.:)
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RE: Moose-Elk Rifle Caliber Choice
ORIGINAL: October Sky Looking add another A-Bolt to my collection. Hopefully Moose, Elk and the likehunts are in the future. That said, looking for your opinions on which caliber to pursue. I'm torn between the 325WSM, 300WSM, 7mm Rem Mag, 300 Win Mag and the 338 Win Mag.I know there are quite a few votes for the 30-06 which I have covered.Man can't have to many toy's right boy's?, what's your feeling on a Moose Medicine A-Bolt? An elk will take the same shot, and quite often depart at a dead run for the next county, and arrive there,before he bites the dust. For elk, it is nice to have a GOOD blood trail to follow. I have shot elk with the 7mm Rem. Mag. with perfectly satisfactory results, but if I were to choose a caliber for ELK HUNTING ONLY, I'd choose the .338 Win., .340 Weatherby, or even a .375 H&H..... |
RE: Moose-Elk Rifle Caliber Choice
Goodness, I have been moose hunting quite a bit, and can't say I see too many people with a 338win mag. Maybe in heavy bear country, but sure not in Newfoundland. I do see quite a few elk hunters with a 338 however.
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RE: Moose-Elk Rifle Caliber Choice
Boy!! When we talk about felt recoil, I realize such things as stock design, bullet weight, and gun weight have a lot to do here....but my experiences have been that the .375 sure feels more punishing to me than the .338. Period.
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RE: Moose-Elk Rifle Caliber Choice
338 win mag + 225 gr. partitions + 2850 FPS = Heep Good Moose/Elk Medicine Kemo Sabe!
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RE: Moose-Elk Rifle Caliber Choice
7mm Rem Mag...... 50.5 Gr IMR48 with Hornady 162 gr BT ;)
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RE: Moose-Elk Rifle Caliber Choice
ORIGINAL: James B Not much difference in recoil. 36.1 lbs for the 375 H&H and 33.3 lbs for the 338. However IMO, the 375 is a LOT more rifle on the business end. I reload so I never really give a thought to if a cartridge will survive. There are plenty of good 8MM bullets and if you prefer a short action then I would still opt for the 325WSM. I like short actions thus my interest in the 338 Federal. "As much as I like the .375, I have never seen much use for it in North America, except for hunting the big Alaskan brown bear. However, if anyone wants to use it on elk, moose or grizzly, I am not going to take exception. It is a hard-hitting, flat-shooting cartridge, for which I have scored a higher percentage of one-shot, in-the-tracks kills on medium to large soft-skinned game than with any other cartridge." -- Jack O'Connor, The Complete Book of Rifles and Shotguns, Outdoor Life (1961). or... "THE .375 H&H MAGNUM But the queen of the medium bores is the .375 H&H Magnum, one of the world's most useful and widely distributed cartridges, and probably the best all-around cartridge ever devised." -- Jack O'Connor, The Complete Book of Rifles and Shotguns, Outdoor Life (1961). or.... "For an octogenarian, the .375 Holland & Holland Magnum gets around right well. Other cartridges are decidely superior for most any specific big-game hunting assignment. But if you balance lethality against ranging capability, and factor in tolerable recoil, the .375 H&H (a.k.a. .375 Belted Rimless Magnum and .375 Belted Rimless Nitro Express) does more jobs better than any single round we have. It is arguably the most broadly effective cartridge in the entire history of sporting firearms. If internationally experienced hunters were asked to vote on one cartridge for all-around use, the .375 would win by a landslide." -- G. Sitton, "Reloads: The .375 H&H Magnum," Petersen's Big Book of Cartridges, Vol. 1, p. 84. or........ "The caliber .375 H&H Magnum is....a wonderful cartidge for use on elk, moose, bear, or the heavy artic game. In a factory make rifle and load, the .375 H&H Magnum in the Model 70 Winchester, Model 700 Remington, the Browing, Sako, etc., is one of the finest all around rifles and cartridges." -- Elmer Keith, Hunting Big Game, Peterson Publishing Company (1965), Chapter Two, "Timber And All Around Rifles," pp. 37-38. or......... "f I could have two cartridges to hunt the world, I'd be quite happy with the .30-06 and the .375 H&H. And if I could have just one cartridge to hunt the world over, my only answer is the .375." -- Craig Boddington, "Classic Hunting Cartridges: .375 Holland & Holland Magnum," Petersen's HUNTING, June 1995, p. 43 (emphasis in original). Now that's some heavy stuff from some of the heavyweights of all time. I'll stick with my post irrespective of the extra 2 pounds or so recoil. :DRegards, Rick. |
RE: Moose-Elk Rifle Caliber Choice
300 Win Mag comes to mind again... 338 would work too...
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