jdh
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Many years ago I bought a Ruger 77 in 338 WM for a planned trip to Alaska. That trip never came to be. Instead of selling off a perfectly good and accurate rifle at a big loss because let's face it, there is not much need/demand for 338 power here in Central Texas. Central Texas whitetails run around a hundred pounds on the hoof. All the off the shelf 338 available tend to blow right through them leaving a bullet sized exit wound and a deer running off into the dense under brush.
So the question, Since reloading is not a possibility at this point in time, is there a 338 WM load commercially available that launches a lighter bullet that will reliably expand in smaller thin skinned animals, perhaps a 338 Federal equivalent?
Yeah I know sell it and buy a more appropriate rifle. Thing is I'm kind of attached to it.
TIA.
So the question, Since reloading is not a possibility at this point in time, is there a 338 WM load commercially available that launches a lighter bullet that will reliably expand in smaller thin skinned animals, perhaps a 338 Federal equivalent?
Yeah I know sell it and buy a more appropriate rifle. Thing is I'm kind of attached to it.
TIA.