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Paul
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Re: Conversion project 338WM to 458WM
      16/11/07 05:35 PM

Yes, stick with the .338, one of the best designed cartrdges I can think of.

Considering some of the links we've seen on the forum lately, I would keep the .338 and take it to Africa for the plains game, as Elmer Keith would do. If caught in a tight spot, I hear that .338 300-grain FMC bullets will completely penetrate an elephant's head. And, as the Zimbabwe PH trials suggest, converting rifles to other calibres for dangerous game IS a dangerous game.

The .338 Ruger is a favourite of sambar hunters out here as it seems the barrel profile in that calibre makes an ideal carry weight. Use it as pretext to take an Alaskan trip - I certainly would.

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* Conversion project 338WM to 458WM EDELWEISS 23/10/07 11:47 PM
. * * Re: Conversion project 338WM to 458WM Tatume   05/11/07 10:07 AM
. * * Re: Conversion project 338WM to 458WM 9.3x57   05/11/07 11:32 AM
. * * Re: Conversion project 338WM to 458WM CptCurlAdministrator   12/11/07 12:11 AM
. * * Re: Conversion project 338WM to 458WM Geronimo   12/11/07 09:01 AM
. * * Re: Conversion project 338WM to 458WM Paul   16/11/07 05:35 PM
. * * Re: Conversion project 338WM to 458WM CptCurlAdministrator   12/11/07 11:40 PM
. * * Re: Conversion project 338WM to 458WM Marrakai   12/11/07 11:55 PM
. * * Re: Conversion project 338WM to 458WM CptCurlAdministrator   14/11/07 11:00 PM
. * * Re: Conversion project 338WM to 458WM Geronimo   16/11/07 01:11 PM
. * * Re: Conversion project 338WM to 458WM 9.3x57   13/11/07 01:01 AM
. * * Re: Conversion project 338WM to 458WM hoppdoc   24/10/07 07:52 AM
. * * Re: Conversion project 338WM to 458WM EDELWEISS   05/11/07 08:37 AM
. * * Re: Conversion project 338WM to 458WM 475Guy   24/10/07 12:17 AM

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