I didn't like the stock on my one and only 338, a boat paddle stainless Ruger MarkII. If that rifle had been a 30-06 I would still have it but that hard rubber buttpad and 250 gr. bullets pushed to 2600fps was hard to enjoy shooting. Especially prone. At any rate I killed two elk with it. The first was a long shot of 450 yards. The 250gr. Sierra failed to expand and the elk went over the mountain it was shot on and to the top of the next before it laid down. It was 4 below zero and the wind was gusting 30-45mph. quartering and carrying that elk 1 1/2 miles was no pleasure, don't forget the creek that had to be crossed. The other elk was shot 50 yards out with the same bullet and dropped at the shot. I have since built a 35 Whelen which kicks less and gives similar ballistics.

Dog I rescued in January

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