This may or may not be the dumbest thing I have ever done. I went to a local gunshop today and dropped a down payment on a Remington model 700BDL in .338 ULTRA MAG!
The price seemed right, a little over $550, MSRP is $660. I know I'll probably never shoot anything that could justify this kind of cartridge, but the ballistics, and power are the most inspiring thing I have ever laid eyes on! Over 2 tons of energy at the muzzle! Kinda like buying a .458 for squirrel hunting, but I was just too tempted. If anyone has any opinions on this round, and or gun, please let me know, I can withdraw my down payment later if I change my mind. I posted a query in the handloading section to see if anyone had worked up loads for it yet. It will also be a sort of cost efficiency thing to justify updating my reloading gear!
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I thought I'd seen it all, until a 22WMR spun a bunny 2 1/4 times in the air!
The price seemed right, a little over $550, MSRP is $660. I know I'll probably never shoot anything that could justify this kind of cartridge, but the ballistics, and power are the most inspiring thing I have ever laid eyes on! Over 2 tons of energy at the muzzle! Kinda like buying a .458 for squirrel hunting, but I was just too tempted. If anyone has any opinions on this round, and or gun, please let me know, I can withdraw my down payment later if I change my mind. I posted a query in the handloading section to see if anyone had worked up loads for it yet. It will also be a sort of cost efficiency thing to justify updating my reloading gear!
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I thought I'd seen it all, until a 22WMR spun a bunny 2 1/4 times in the air!