DocMort Posted December 23, 2009 Report Share Posted December 23, 2009 So my dad has a line on a savage for 300 brand new guy is afraid of it. How does is it shoot? as far as a caliber I mean. I know the savage gun is a shooter. It would be used for elk and whitetail. what range would it be effective out to on elk? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texan_Til_I_Die Posted December 23, 2009 Report Share Posted December 23, 2009 Two of the guys I deer hunt with use 338 Win Mags. Both site theirs in at 200 yards and hold dead on out to 300. I think they both shoot 200 gr factory loads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tped Posted December 25, 2009 Report Share Posted December 25, 2009 338 is a great round - capable of anything in North America. You can use 180 & 200 grain bullets for deer and then use 200 or 225 grain for elk.. The 338 is a super elk round and capable of taking elk at long range providing the shooter has the capability of doing so. The Savage should be an accurate gun as that is their reputation and for $300 he should grab it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coles Posted December 25, 2009 Report Share Posted December 25, 2009 my brother shot a bull elk at 450 yards with his and it dropped right were it was standing. Muzzle break might be a good investment if you dont like recoil. My brothers has one and it kicks about like a 25-06 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowana Posted December 27, 2009 Report Share Posted December 27, 2009 If the rifle is the 116 series....you got a sweet deal. Shot my first black bear with that rifle. I always use a 225 grain bullet. Its a little better for long range shooting out of a .338. With Swift-A frame or Nosler partition bullets....it will stop anything short of Dangerous African Game. Probably the best all round Elk round ever made. I know many will argue the .30 cal magnums are....but the high ballistic coefficient of a .33 cal bullet gives it a nod in the wind and down range. As far a Savage rifles....very accurate right out of the box and the best bang for the buck hands down. These days I usually end up putting a new barrel on a trued Remington or Sako action and swap the trigger for a Rifle Basix or Jewell Trigger. But every now and then I pull out my trusty Savage 116 FSAK (I paid $460 for it in the mid 90's) and shoot as tight of groups as I do with my $3000 custom rig. Why? Because guns are like Jays potato chips.....I CAN'T HAVE JUST ONE!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csualumni21000 Posted December 28, 2009 Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 Buy it and trade it in on what you want. 338 will take anything in this hemisphere it will get expensive to shoot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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