49willys
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For an elk rifle probably never more than 400 yrds.is the 338-06 a good choice over the win mag?I reload so ammo availability is not too much of an issue.Recoil is not an issue either.
If recoil is not an issue why not just go with a .338 WM? It does everything a .338-06 does better and it will do it with heavier bullets FAR better.
DM said:In all the years I've been hunting (all of my life) I've NEVER had to go to a store to buy ammo just before any hunt.
IF I have a rifle, I have ammo on hand for it! I've NEVER drove/flown or traveled on any hunt, then not have the ammo for it! SO, I've never worried whether a store had ammo for my rifle or not.
DM
One example, A TSA agent told me my ammo had to be in the original factory or it could not be checked in.
If you must have a factory looking box to make TSA happy
Travelers must securely pack any ammunition in fiber (such as cardboard), wood or metal boxes or other packaging specifically designed to carry small amounts of ammunition.
There's nothing in North America that requires a magnum of any kind to kill either.
There is nothing in North America that you can't kill with a plain old .30-06.