[depopulator]

Sorry three shot that this is getting sidetracked, however...

Let's be honest, we can fudge the input data for the ballistics programs 10 ways from Sunday to tell you anything you want. In my own 338 LM, my experience and the ballistics data for the 250 Scenars at 2900 fps shoot flatter than the 300 SMK's run at 2700 fps to 1000 yards. These are actual velocities I have recorded from my 700P. I am not talking 338 LAI and 30" barrels (what is your chamber pressure at those extraordinary velocities anyways?). I am currently getting my 700P fitted with a custom 28" tube, so maybe my results will be closer to yours with the new setup - hopefully they are....

However, as the post requested, for a standard 338 LM, the 250 NAB is a worthy consideration for a hunting bullet, and is worth checking out. Beyond a 1000 yards (which I personally believe is questionable in terms of ethical shots at live animals; my ethics that is!), the 300 SMK or hopefully soon-to-be-released 300 Bergers is no doubt the better choice. Further, I am by no means disagreeing that the 300's may be the better choice under 1000 yards either.