The 338 275 speer had no flaws. It was and is as Elmer described. I started them at 2550 from my 338 wm and it killed elk like the hammer of Thor from close to far, 425, the same way. I think with some use of newer powders you could get a 338-06 near that level.
The 270 grain speer in the 9.3 was not great on game. “Soft” wasn’t the problem it was the description. Same bullet but different waistline and nose profile relationship made it open too fast.
