Originally Posted by Jamesd1187
Does a .338 win mag offer a whole lot over a .300 magnum shooting 200-220 grain bullets for game elk size and up?


The answer depends on how you define "a whole lot".

I have and have used both for elk. Both have done the job. In the .300 I tend to shoot 180g Barnes MRX, TTSX and North Fork SS bullets and use 225g Nosler AB in the .338.

I see bigger holes with the .338.


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A good .30-06 is a 99% solution.