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SeekHer
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Reged: 01/08/05
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Loc: Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada

Re: .318 Westley Richards vs .338/06
07/09/05 09:07 PM

I have used a .318 Westley Richards bolt gun made by them in the 1950s, since I acquired it in 1964 or 65. It is a fabulous gun and an even better cartridge.
Oddity; it has a 28" barrel.
It has been compared to and was better than a .333 or .338 OKH or .338/06 long before those cartridges were even thought of.
I have taken whitetail deer, moose, black bear, musk ox, caribou and a walrus with it and it has never failed to do its job of putting meat on the table. It is my primary moose rifle.
Good shock factor, penetration, expansion, a fairly light recoil and little meat spoilage.
I'm just a little leery of using it against any of the large, brown, grizzly or especially polar bears, which abounded in the region I was living. I had a .425 Westley Richards bolt gun for them.
I give credit to the Laplanders who go against polar bears with 6.5 X 55s.
Westley Richards loads ammo for it, brass is available for reloading, bullets and powders abound, what more can you ask!
A Classic British Cartridge made available for today's hunting environment. Absolutely the last gun I'll ever part with!

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.318 Westley Richards vs .338/06	NitroX	22/03/05 02:50 PM
Re: .318 Westley Richards vs .338/06	SeekHer	07/09/05 09:07 PM
Re: .318 Westley Richards vs .338/06	500Nitro	07/09/05 11:46 PM
Re: .318 Westley Richards vs .338/06	WyoHunter	17/05/05 04:44 PM
Re: .318 Westley Richards vs .338/06	DONOTDELETE	26/03/05 09:14 PM
Re: .318 Westley Richards vs .338/06	NitroX	26/03/05 10:37 PM
Re: .318 Westley Richards vs .338/06	Levallois	03/04/05 12:47 AM
Re: .318 Westley Richards vs .338/06	mlg	23/04/05 06:49 PM
Re: .318 Westley Richards vs .338/06	Oldsarge	27/04/05 09:41 AM
Re: .318 Westley Richards vs .338/06	500Nitro	17/05/05 06:46 PM
Re: .318 Westley Richards vs .338/06	500Nitro	18/05/05 04:32 AM
Re: .318 Westley Richards vs .338/06	400NitroExpress	27/05/05 02:50 PM
Re: .318 Westley Richards vs .338/06	NitroX	27/05/05 03:35 PM
Re: .318 Westley Richards vs .338/06	NitroX	18/05/05 12:41 AM
Re: .318 Westley Richards vs .338/06	4seventy	27/03/05 06:43 PM
Re: .318 Westley Richards vs .338/06	DONOTDELETE	26/03/05 10:55 PM
Re: .318 Westley Richards vs .338/06	DONOTDELETE	27/03/05 12:07 PM
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Re: .318 Westley Richards vs .338/06	NitroX	23/03/05 12:28 AM
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