I recently talked to a gentleman who had just got a new rifle. It was a 30-338 that had been custom made. It was a very nice rifle. However he told me that it could generate about 4 times the energy that my 30-O6 could. Now I have never seen the balistics info on the 30-338 but 4 times my 06 seems to be around 12500 ft-lbs at the muzzle. Now that sounds like 50 BMG class to me. I estimated that it would have to generate a muzzle velocity of around 5600 ft/s with a 180 grain bullet to accomplish his claimed energy. I am also guessing that his rifle weighed about 8.5 lbs. If he or anyone can shoot a cannon like that he is a tougher man that I.
Anyway I was just wondering what the balistics of the 30-338 really are.
Anyway I was just wondering what the balistics of the 30-338 really are.