Funny stuff Bud, i bet that piece of brass and recovered bullet got packed up and stowed during your move, i have a couple nice 338 WM's, but Test does have a point, thinking my old FN Browning Medallion 7mm RM may be a good sensible minimum for plains game, i use 175gr grand Slams in that rifle over H-870 powder for 2940 fps, it's flipping funny as chit, huge BOOM with fireball and smoke, horrible fuel mileage and dirty to boot LOL, but heck man, it's accurate as hell, i know there's better powder and bullets, it worked then, it'll work now, just like the two piece Redfield steel bases and engraved rings, hell, even the old gloss Leupold holds an accurate zero.
All joking aside, the 175's should provide an exit for blood trailing, but, have seen from more than 50 years of hunting, a solid hit in the vitals and NO animal goes far.
The old '71 isn't going anywhere either, cool that you're hanging on to the old 375 Winchester, they do hold a special place ; ]
