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Towns people wer so great!
Moose down
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Charlie-NY
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FOTIS":1jo7xgjw said:Bullet weighs 147 grains. Head on shot middle of chest retrieved in the rear ham.
147gr seems pretty light for a 338 monometal bullet. What was the unfired weight?
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225 but it penetrated over 6 feet of moose.
DrMike
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The bullet did its job. That is a serious demand of any bullet.
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That is some serious penetration! And over 5000 ft pounds of energy at impact is impressive. Ya just gotta love the on game performance of the fast 338's.FOTIS":3qt4bue2 said:
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Congratulations. Pretty place to hunt. How much meat does a moose of this size provide once cut up? Dan.
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I can tell you that a bull moose cut and vacuum sealed will fit into 2 120 quart coolers. It's a lot of meat!
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JD338":1n2rf5jd said:
How many pounds did you get out of yours Jim
All I know is mine's going to cost about 7 to $800 to butcher
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Charlie-NY":1hf8veep said:FOTIS":1hf8veep said:Bullet weighs 147 grains. Head on shot middle of chest retrieved in the rear ham.
147gr seems pretty light for a 338 monometal bullet. What was the unfired weight?
Okay this is a Barnes 225 grain ttsx. muzzle velocity was 3,150 ft per second. It probably hit him.... In a center in the chest-on a facing shot...... at close to 3,000 ft per second and recovered in the rear of the left ham. Considering it hit an animal that's built like a tank 147 grains retained weight is not bad at all. I would never expect any mono metal bullet to retain more weight under these circumstances
