Just my opinion but 200 grainers or less work better out of a 30 cal, 225s on up is were the .338 benefits.
Not just your opinion. If a guy wants to launch a 200 gr. bullet they need to invest in a 300 magnum. The 338 loves the heavies.
Agreed. The 210 NP scared the crap out of me when it apparently blew up on the shoulder blade of a moose, peppering the near lung with bb bits of bone and lead from a thouroughly shattered shoulder blade. No damage to the far lung at all. He might have lived thru that one.... First and last time I ever used it on game.
Never found the rear portion- maybe exited the large surface wound. Range was broadside at 100 yards. The second round up the nose when thebull
lurched back to his feet when I was about 10 feet away did the trick, but I will never use NP 210's again. 225's or 250s are the way to go with the .338 IMO. I've gotten my tightest groups with Sierra 250 GKs, (inch groups at 200) but I kinda favor the Hornady's for some reason. Currently I'm working thru a batch of thrown together "junk loads" of Hornady 250 RN that when I tried them, shot MOA. I'm stuck with them for the next 10 years or so I guess - I've got about 70 rounds left - and since my average kill range on moose is about 60 yards- I can't see going elsewhere until I run out ( I average 5-7 rounds a year thru that gun). Besides, I've still got 3 rounds of those Sierras for long-range - they print 3 inches higher than the Hornadys at 100 yards...... If I ever get one such long range op...
I've never found the Partition to be particularly accurate in any of my rifles /calibers. It's OK - but others are better for accuracy. Other than that 210NP- I've not found fault with terminal performance of the NP.
I will stipulate that I've not found premium bullets to be of enough significance in performance improvement for my hunting needs to justify their cost, and have largely (not entirely) gone back to plain-jane bullets - whatever gives me the best accuracy with reasonable terminal performance at the least cost floats my boat. Placement is up to me.... and 'most any bullet of reasonable construction/application, properly placed, will do the job.
