Folks shoot an awful lot of 100# doe with. Tarry, Your nephew was using the wrong bullet, not the wrong cartridge. 375 is the beginning of the вЂњbig bores.вЂќД«ig bores are not an excuse to forgo bullet placement.

338 wm and found the recoil to be very manageable. Yet another person who has actually shot the. It doesn't matter what we hunt big game with as long as it's legal and you enjoy it go for it.Д«earcat, Thanks for the update. I do shoot a bunch of different rifles from the 204 Ruger, the 243, the 280 Remington, the 308 Win and up, but I do like being able to shoot those small groups with a big gun and I do use a lead sled for benching when I can but I also shoot from hunting positions for practice.

Do I need that to kill game here in the lower 48, well no, I could simply shoot them in the head with my 204 Ruger, but I like the big boomers. If I was going to buy another magnum rifle it would be one of Remingtons. I've had several 375 H&H's and shoot a friends 300 light weight Ultra-mag regularly. I've never owned a 338, but an 8mm Rem mag has been my go to the woods deer and elk rifle since 1978. They do an excellent job on big game and usually with far less meat damage than some of the high velocity small bores such as the 270 for example. Learning to shoot those higher recoiling guns accurately is for many, me included, the fun part of gunning. Actually lots of folks enjoy shooting the big boomers and recoil doesn't seem to be a bother.

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