| Sarg |
| (.400 member) |
| 25/02/19 07:25 PM |
Re: 338-06 and .275 Rigby
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With today's wide range of premium and standard bullets, the .35 Whelen is better, of course, but only if handloaded.
For soem strange reason the .35 Welen is held to 60,000psi, while the SAAMI specs on the .338/06, identical in every way except for bullet diameter, is loaded to 65,000psi.
That is why you see loads with 250gr. in the 338/06 running mid 2,500fps, while the .35 Whelen is loaded to 2,450fps.
Yeah, I know, that is only 100fps. It's just the principal of the whole cluster - afair.
Well it is seldom I don't agree with you Daryl, but on this I'm afraid I don't, wider range of bullets for one 160gr to at least 300gr & all good, lots of .358 bullets will not perform well in the Whelen .
Near as good or very similar yes lol !
But on the Bigger stuff I would go with the 9.3X62, it is a giant killer but if I didn't have a 9.3 the 338/06 would do the job !