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Since you are new to AK my first question after hearing what you want to hunt is "What did you use in the lower 48?"  If your response is a 243 or 270 to hunt whitetails, a 338 is going to be a serious wake up call when off the bench and usually creates a very serious flinch in field shooting.  If you were using a 7Mag or 06 with heavy bullets to hunt elk then a 338 is not a horrible transition. Many new hunters to AK go buy a stainless steel cannon with which they are incompentent in field conditions.  Shot placement and good bullets are far more important issues than velocity, energy figures or trajectory charts. The smaller cartidges such as an 30.06 are easier to shoot well - try paper plates, off-hand (no rest) at 200 yard to realisticly test your shootng skills - then practice, practice, practice                  

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• All around AK gun ptarmigan Jan 19 2005
  • FN and AR for everything but brownies salmonforlife Jan 25 2005
  • Shoot what you can shoot well Diablo Jan 25 2005
  • 338 AlaskaBob Jan 24 2005
  • .30-06, .300WM, and .338WM Ray Jan 22 2005
  • another 338 vote Daveintheburbs Jan 21 2005
    • Thanks ptarmigan Jan 21 2005
      • Ptarmigan, All-Around Rifle Murphy Jan 31 2005
  • Big Bang 17 Rem Jan 20 2005
  • One Gun gil Jan 20 2005
  • another Bill S. Jan 20 2005
  • opinions B_M Jan 19 2005
    • 375hh bboy Jan 24 2005