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has anyone hear used a m98 to build a 338-06 ? I have my first rifle and have wanted to do something along this line.
Thanks. I just got this one and it really is a sweet gun. It shoots 185 Barnes and 200 Hornady both well but, I'm just worried the 185's are not intended for anything as substantial as an elk.
I bought yorketransports 338-06 its the gun I grab when I go elk hunting. 225 accubond 60 grains of Ramshot Big Game Hornady 30-06 cases necked up and CCI large rifle primer 2670fps, 2 inch groups at 200 yards.
my 98 has been sporterized so i'd just need to rebarrell it .
That is great performance for both speed and accuracy. Is that the Shaw barreled gun he mentioned above? What barrel length is it?
Thanks all, I appreciate your help. Another question is the 185 grain Barns to much bullet for black tails in the thick timber?
Thanks. I agree with you that in my limited knowledge on this round the 185 or 200 grain Hornady would about be the cats butt. My concern is not will it be dead enough but, more will that bullet work when launched at 338-06 velocities into a small thin skinned deer.
I would think the sst would be a great choice in the slower speeds of the 338-06
Also a comparison pic of the 30-06 vs 338-06 Imp. and 35 Whelen Imp.
Quote from: Yondering on November 23, 2013, 12:22:01 PMAlso a comparison pic of the 30-06 vs 338-06 Imp. and 35 Whelen Imp.Hey Guys,Please don't flame me on this. This is a very interesting thread, and I would would really like to know why all the effort is put into the .338-06, when the cartridge is so similar to the .30-06. I am being serious here, because I just don't know why you would do this.I completely understand buying guns (or, making them) "just because I want to." I also do that. But if there is a much more important reason, please educate me.
Hey Guys,Please don't flame me on this. This is a very interesting thread, and I would would really like to know why all the effort is put into the .338-06, when the cartridge is so similar to the .30-06. I am being serious here, because I just don't know why you would do this.I completely understand buying guns (or, making them) "just because I want to." I also do that. But if there is a much more important reason, please educate me.
Let's try this again. I got mine because in the thick brushy areas that I often times hunt, I wanted something that would offer a little bigger hole in and out than my 270 or 30-06. I thought about the 35 Whelen, 358, 338-06 and the 338 Federal. Guess which one came along first.