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BSA, pretty sweet shooting rifle, you have there! The wife’s won’t keep a group that tight. It shoots decently, and repeats it year after year, seeming unaffected by weather/seasons ....it simply just works! memtb

Cast Bullets from the .338 work pretty well on small game....if you want to put it on the table. Though the 460 Weatherby has proven to be quite effective as well! memtb

LOL, and all this coming from a man that choots rabbits with a 460 WBY MAG for fun.

LMAO, damn right, it helps SKane, I also knew they'd be smoking and consuming chicken in D.C. yesterday, I wanted to be inline with that too. ; ]

X's 3 from here too men, it is a hell of a fine cartridge, if allowed/legal, I would have no problem smacking a big cape buffalo with it either.

I agree DD, the 338's recoil is slower and more well mannered than any of my 300 mags, it reminds me of the 'push' from 375 H&H's.

True MH, but, that cannon could reduce me down to only having/needing one rifle for all hunting, I love to fill ALL the niches. Plus, I didn't need this Winchester at all, but damn, at 549 bucks shipped, I couldn't afford not to buy it, after the crown, it's going to be a fine, fine shooter, I can already feel it.

Agreed, I still love jump shooting pigs and deer with bigger cartridges, the penetration is going to be there regardless of angle, plus, when you get to Africa or out West hunting these rifles where they belong, they lay dead still in your hands from familiarity, and so does the game shortly after the shot!

I hope the new one works well.

Good point, tour cannon, even if loaded with cast bullets, likely would vaporize the bunnies.

If you want to text me the pic of your rifle, I will post it, if you still have my number handy.

Thanks Buddy, I'll send one now.

Here is the pic:

Many Thanks MarineHawk, the Winchester fired the 4 shot group in the middle of the target, the old tackdriving Kimber on the low left, not too bad for 200 yards, was blessed to have no wind during that.

Right under the Winchesters barrel is the 100 yard gong, if you look slightly over it you can see the 2, 3, 4, and 500 yard gong is at the treeline up top, all the gongs appear to be the same size, I had them cut that way for Sharps rifle iron sight shooting.

No problem gunner. Looks like a sweet setup.

LOL, best part. is no range officers, worst part is having to run the damn cows outta the way sometimes ; ]

Well guys, just try one in the 77 Tanger O G 'red pad'.
It ain't like that!


Jerry

LOL, damn JWall, I sold a 22" barreled tanger 77 in 338 to ProudDad right here at the fire, it was one of the most accurate, pleasant shooting 338's I've ever had/fired, gotta be something to do with body shape at work here.

Gunner

I'm serious............ I've shot 375 H H and have a BDL 8mm RM that shoots 220 gr bullets, 82 grs powder, vel 2900 + fps and

THAT tanger O G - hurt me every time I shot it. >>>>> GONE <<<<<

Jerry

BTW

I have a 70 Black Shadow 300 WM. It's the 5 th 300 WM I've owned. NONE of them kicked like that X/X/X/ OG red pad.


Jerry

, if it don't fit, you must git rit.