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Very unique......very cool!!
My guess would be for some big game or safari hunting application so as to not have to purchase a whole different weapon, but rather maybe use an existing weapon in the common .308 cartridge that is already on hand. ????
It was thought that Ernest Hemingway used some really heavy 30 cal bullets around 250gr or more in his G&H 1903 rifle for big game in Africa, but this 330 gr bullet was not used for hunting.
These extra heavy bullets were used by manufacturers to test production rifles in recoil. kind of rare to find, found out the answer from the advanced cartridge collector forum
It was thought that Ernest Hemingway used some really heavy 30 cal bullets around 250gr or more in his G&H 1903 rifle for big game in Africa, but this 330 gr bullet was not used for hunting.
No true, he sank a submarine out in the Caribbean.....
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