Alaska
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- Aug 20, 2006
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Very good in the 338win with Reloader 19
.338 Shooters
- Thread starter Jar Head
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I have shot two elk with my 338 wm using 225 AB and have not had any trouble with excessive meat damage. My bro shot one of his six points with it at about 200 yards and took out a foot long section of spine, recovered the bullet just infront of the off side hip. Next one was another nice six point at about 425 yards, shot it a bit far back on the first on (he was walking and I didn't lead), put two more in him and recovered all three on the offside under the skin with almost no meat danage at all. Also I have shot a nice 4 point Mulie at about 150 yards and there was a very little blood shot. Hit a bear at 370 yards W/fed loaded 210 partitions and again very little meat damage. None of these shots went through HEAVY BONE! Now I did shoot a cow elk one time with a 225 tsx right through both front shoulders on purpose to see what would happen and at 250 yards there was less blood shot then I expected, but still more than all the ones that never hit havy bones. Same with my 375 Ruger and 260 AB's, one buck and two bulls with less blood shot then my 338 and the two bulls had bullets right trough the front shoulders.
Seems to me the bigger the cal the tougher the buller and the less blood shot. When you get to the .338 cal and under and hit a heavy bone I would expext a fair amount of blood shot with any bullet. Heavy bones just do that to lighter bullets.
Seems to me the bigger the cal the tougher the buller and the less blood shot. When you get to the .338 cal and under and hit a heavy bone I would expext a fair amount of blood shot with any bullet. Heavy bones just do that to lighter bullets.
Forgot to mention that my M70 338 is my favorite gun in my safe! I know I could go out with it tomorrow and shoot anything I point it at and it will die. :twisted: It is perfect for everything I do.
Do have to admit though... That 375 grows on my the more I kill things with it.
Do have to admit though... That 375 grows on my the more I kill things with it.
Alaska
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- Aug 20, 2006
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The only thing I shoot in the shoulder is a big bear...........why ruin the meat?
Jeff Olsen
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- Nov 10, 2006
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I've not bloodied my .338; been around a couple elk killed with one using the 225-AB. Both those elk were are 300-ish yards. Meat damage was minimal but then velocity was down by that range, too.
My opinion is that bloodshot/lost meat is going to be primarily a function of the bullet you use... if you go light and fast with a soft bullet from a .338, the potential is there for MASSIVE meat damage. And then the opposite should be true, too.
My opinion is that bloodshot/lost meat is going to be primarily a function of the bullet you use... if you go light and fast with a soft bullet from a .338, the potential is there for MASSIVE meat damage. And then the opposite should be true, too.
i shot a cow elk at 80 yards this year with a 230 gr failsafe, meat damage was minimal. right behind the shoulder with hardly any meat damage. also harvested was 2 4x4 wt bucks 1 at 192 yards through the neck, 1 at 212 through the boiler exiting out the far shoulder and meat damage was extremely minmal. i cannot say that for my 300wm with ballistic tips they blow crap up. havent tried the accubonds yet though.
