338 gnr
How does the 338 gnr compare to a 338 win mag in a rifle . I read on the gnr wild cat page around 2400 ,is that in a 15 inch barre? I would love to have a encore set up some time soon.
in a 15" barrel a 180 grain will do almost 2700 fps.
a 200 grain will do well over 2600 fps and a 225 will do about 2550 fps. That is in a 15" Encore. Drop a couple of grains and it will do about 160 fps less in a Contender.
338 gnr
Thanks for the info,it will be my next gun.
on one of my Africa hunts, '95 I think, I had just developed
the 338 GNR prior to that. On that hunt I used 3 or 4 new cartridges, the 338 GNR, 224 GNR, 356 GNR and the old favorite 41 GNR in a S&W revolver.I wanted to see if the 338 had the punch for hard to drop African animals like Gemsbok, Blue Wildebeest, and the top 2 record book Common Reedbuck. It performed perfectly taking those animals plus a baboon. The 41 GNR took Red Hartebeest, Blesbok, and a Jackal and the 224 GNR took an Impala. I had used my 378 GNR on 2 or 3 previous safaris but I brought it along too (back then there was no limit on how many guns you brought) taking an Nyala and another Impala. It was a great hunt plus all the cartridges performed perfectly.
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