I shot several moose, caribou and a few black bears with the .338 Winny and the 250 grain Partition and recovered three bullets that weighed about 178 gains. I switched to the Barnes X in the late 80's and shot more Alaskan critters with them and recovered one 225 grain bullet that weighed 224 grains, never recovered a 250 grain X bullet.
The thing is, all the critters died and none went very far. I will never shoot enough critters to know which is the best killer. At this stage in my life I can live with either bullet, but the edge goes to the Barnes X of some flavor as I can shoot lighter weight bullets that perform like heavier Partitions and my old shoulder appreciates that!
My Mod. 70 "Stainless Classic" .338 has the worlds best factory barrel and it loves Barnes X bullets and Nosler Partitions. I am a blessed man!
Last edited by 1Akshooter; 09/20/18.
