Oldbloke wrote:"I was thinking the same.... why is 338 not sutiable to be used under 500m?"
Agree, that's weird.
Because under 500 meters it's a highly expensive overkill, also theses the added inherent hazard of pinking away with rounds that have the potential to drive straight through smaller prey at reduced distances, ricochet and travel a very very long way.
I reckon it makes sense.
Imagine the Registry telling someone they don't need a .22lr to shoot rabbits because they already have a 50bmg which is more than capable of dropping a rabbit.
It's also comparable to telling someone they can't buy any more golf clubs because all they need is a driver and a putter.
This rubbish (our illustrious gun laws) are all under the guise of public safety, yet who are they protecting by denying him of this additional rifle?