When I first got my 338 Win. Mag I took it to a range and shot a pumpkin that another shooter had brought. When you shoot pumpkins with a 30/06 with 150-165gr projectiles they go straight through with an exit hole lager than the entrance hole. No explosion unless you fill the pumpkin with water then pieces fly all over the place. When shot with the 338 with a Rem. 225gr cor-loc the pumpkin disappeared. Decided then that I would never take that gun deer hunting. May have to rethink this but only after I have tried cast on pumpkins at a range.