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How do you feel about the savage model 116 338 win mag? What is a good price to pay for a new one? How is the 338 win mag caliber compare to a 300 or maybe 7 mag?
The 338's have lost some of their popularity in recent years. Folks are finding the 300's generate less recoil and do the same thing. The .03" greater bullet diameter isn't enough bigger than the 30's to make any difference in terminal performance, but it does require a far heavier bullet to get equal downrange ballistics.
The .03" greater bullet diameter isn't enough bigger than the 30's to make any difference in terminal performance
Just my opinion but .338 mag is probably one of the worst rifle cartridges ever created.
Elmer Keith was pretty enamored of the .338 win mag. In fact, he also pioneered the .338-378 Weatherby, which is significantly more powerful. Elmer was not a large man, but he was a crack shot with heavy recoiling rifles. Most people can learn, it just takes some practice and discipline. Disparaging a cartridge because it recoils more than some others is just silly.
Well, you know what they say about opinions... that said, there are two facts you might want to consider before making such a comparison:The 7mm-08 is a fine deer cartridge. I have one. To opine that it is comparable of the .338 win mag on elk is nonsense. Where I hunt, cross-canyon shots on elk are quite common. At 500 yards, it is 1200 ft.lb. vs. 2000. The extra recoil, that I don't really even notice, is a small price to pay for about 66% more energy on target.
Well, you know what they say about opinions...
QUOTE: The problem is that it (the .338) has more unpleasant recoil than .375 H&H...
Really? Everything else being equal, basic physics dictate that the .375 delivers much more recoil than the .338. And if what you mean by "more unpleasant recoil" is the overused term "perceived" recoil, "well, you know what they say about opinions..."