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A 338 WSM for an elk hunting pard works killer good and was stupid simple to do. We did it with a single stack magazine...feeds like butter.
Good shootin -Al Al I have done that as well. But my favorite is the 300 WSM necked up to 9.3 ! 
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A 338 WSM for an elk hunting pard works killer good and was stupid simple to do. We did it with a single stack magazine...feeds like butter.
Good shootin -Al Al I have done that as well. But my favorite is the 300 WSM necked up to 9.3 ! The "plain old" .300 WSM works on elk pretty well too.... ![[Linked Image]](https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/gallery/80/medium/247189.jpg)
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A 338 WSM for an elk hunting pard works killer good and was stupid simple to do. We did it with a single stack magazine...feeds like butter.
Good shootin -Al Al I have done that as well. But my favorite is the 300 WSM necked up to 9.3 ! There are Aussies that necked it up to .35 cal and called it the 35 Sambar for obvious reasons. They will all work but favourites are a must........
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I would be a lot more fond of the WSM's if I could get 4 in the magazine. Bought a PTG canoe floor plate for a Remington 700 short action and it still doesn't hold 4 in a way that they can feed reliably. Can't modify the canoe floor plate because it is made of aluminum. With the .338 RCMs it doesn't take much modification to hold 4 in the mag and feed reliably.
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With the .338 RCMs it doesn't take much modification to hold 4 in the mag and feed reliably. Yep, I was the one that came up with the modification. A simple follower flip, and a slight re-profile of the bottom of the ejector, so it won't bind on a case head. The rifle is named Elmer, it's short, light, simple, superior and feisty as all git-out: https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbt...62583/re-ruger-338-rcm-4-rounds-down-mod
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With the .338 RCMs it doesn't take much modification to hold 4 in the mag and feed reliably. Yep, I was the one that came up with the modification. A simple follower flip, and a slight re-profile of the bottom of the ejector, so it won't bind on a case head. The rifle is named Elmer, it's short, light, simple, superior and feisty as all git-out: https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbt...62583/re-ruger-338-rcm-4-rounds-down-mod You may have come up with a 4 round modification, but my 4 round modification is completely different and was independently arrived at. You can't call it Elmer if you use 225's. It must only be loaded with 250's and above to be correctly called Elmer.
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Geeezus, yall are sassy today, haha! 55 gains RL 16, 275 grain A-frames: ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/0NV3x8hq/20230910-143636.jpg)
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A 338 WSM for an elk hunting pard works killer good and was stupid simple to do. We did it with a single stack magazine...feeds like butter.
Good shootin -Al Al I have done that as well. But my favorite is the 300 WSM necked up to 9.3 ! There are Aussies that necked it up to .35 cal and called it the 35 Sambar for obvious reasons. They will all work but favourites are a must........ Aussie.....we all know that .008 of an inch advantage the 9.3 has makes all the difference in the world !  and its waaaaaayyyy more cool !  Charlie P.S. Is there are sarcasm button on here to use ? Where ?
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I have a Win 70 Extreme Weather in 7wsm, wonder how much it would cost to make it a .358wsm / .35 sambar
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A 338 WSM for an elk hunting pard works killer good and was stupid simple to do. We did it with a single stack magazine...feeds like butter.
Good shootin -Al Al I have done that as well. But my favorite is the 300 WSM necked up to 9.3 ! There are Aussies that necked it up to .35 cal and called it the 35 Sambar for obvious reasons. They will all work but favourites are a must........ Aussie.....we all know that .008 of an inch advantage the 9.3 has makes all the difference in the world ! and its waaaaaayyyy more cool ! Charlie P.S. Is there are sarcasm button on here to use ? Where ? Charlie, I getcha. Personally like the 9.3's. We had them hit the market late 80's or so and I worked on a couple myself, a Steyer Mannlicher and a Tikka Mod 62 I believe. Several friends used them and I saw how they worked on Sambar, our biggest deer, so lots of respect for the 9.3. (Even if its only .008" better.)
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Geeezus, yall are sassy today, haha! 55 gains RL 16, 275 grain A-frames: Mainer, That's a good looking round. What does it chronograph with that load?
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It's a very handsome round. I think Mainer should get another of the same rifle and neck up the 6.5 PRC case to .270 and call it "Jack" so he would have a twin pair of rifles "Elmer" for the moose and bears and "Jack" for the Dall sheep and anything up to and including caribou. They could peacefully co-exist...hopefully.
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338 is my favorite caliber and the 338 RCM is my favorite cartridge.
The Winchester version doesn't get tested till the game weight goes up.
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338 is my favorite caliber and the 338 RCM is my favorite cartridge.
The Winchester version doesn't get tested till the game weight goes up. Or keep the short barrel .338 RCM with low-powered variable for close-range and the Winchester with longer barrel, higher bc projectiles and more magnification for longer shots.
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338 is my favorite caliber and the 338 RCM is my favorite cartridge.
The Winchester version doesn't get tested till the game weight goes up. Or keep the short barrel .338 RCM with low-powered variable for close-range and the Winchester with longer barrel, higher bc projectiles and more magnification for longer shots. Now you are stepping on .340 Weatherby turf. After using it and the .338 Win Mag and .338/378 on either side of it, sending 250's out at over 2900fps has a lot.of uses.
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Geeezus, yall are sassy today, haha! 55 gains RL 16, 275 grain A-frames: Mainer, That's a good looking round. What does it chronograph with that load? 2300 fps.
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That’d be a solid hitter!
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Anyone here have any experience with the 8.5x55 Blaser?
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