Hunting & Fishing Which Bullet?

[Bigwheels]

I have a 338Wm that does ALL my hunting. I now have 2 loads for it, but only want one.
1st. is a 225 Accubond @ 2911 fps. sub 1/2 moa accuracy.
#2 is th 250 Accubond @ 2795 fps. also sub 1/2 moa accuracy.
I was going to switch between them based on critter size, but now I don't want to mess with all the different come-up's,etc.
Which would you choose?

 

[strick9]

Re: Which Bullet?

This should help you decide
http://www.eskimo.com/~jbm/cgi-bin/jbmtraj-5.0.cgi

 

[Bigwheels]

Re: Which Bullet?

Thanks. I have all the ballistic info I need. What I'm trying to decide on is weather I want higher velocity with a flatter trajectory, or more kinetic energy with a little more drop. This is strictly a hunting rifle for everything from WT deer to Moose. Primarily big mulies, & elk tho in open country.

 

[E.Shell]

Re: Which Bullet?

IMHO: 225 AccuBond. Placement is everything, and the flatter trajectory will help smooth out ranging irregularities.

 

[Tomcat088]

Re: Which Bullet?

From the animals that you've named, I don't think there's anything that the 225 grain AB won't kill. I'm with some of the others, take the flatter trajectory that always comes in handy when it comes to unknown distances, and sloped shooting. I'd take the 225 without much thought or any regrets.

 

[raghornjap]

Re: Which Bullet?

Any game hit will not know the difference between those two loads, so it comes down to what you like the best and what you can hit with the best. If it were me, I'd probably go with the lighter bullet for a little less recoil. Makes it a little easier to hit with most of the time.

 

[kyreloader]

Re: Which Bullet?

I would pick the one with the least amount of wind drift out to a distance that you feel comfortable shooting. Out past your PBR, you will need to compensate for trajectory anyway (turrets/dots/reticle,etc), so the bullet with the least amount of wind drift works makes more sense.

 

[U2AV8R]

Re: Which Bullet?

You won't go wrong with either choice. It's all about shot placement. Your job is to take all the other factors into consideration, wind, target speed, light...

 

[GoldenRod]

Re: Which Bullet?

The B.C. is better on the 225 gr. For all around hunting I would use the 225. for a flatter shooter.

 

[Bigwheels]

Re: Which Bullet?

The BC for the 225 AB is .550, the BC for the 250 AB is.575. Windage for a 10mph cross wind is inside of 1/2" @ 800yds. Drop is within 9" @ 800 yds. MV is within 30fps @ 800, Energy is + 110 ft/lbs for the 250 @ 800 yds.

 

[Wil]

Re: Which Bullet?

speed kills... as does shot placement..

combine the two... deadly combination my friend...