338-06

[mtncook]

Mine also built on a M98 Mauser.   I'll see about a picture or 2.  Been in the safe long enough to come out for a while.

mtncook

[templar021]

I've been shooting my 338-06 over twenty years.  It's an Ackley improved version.  I used 250 noslers mostly on Elk.   I've just rebarreled and have tried several different bullet weights, but find the 225 to be the best all around.  Only game I shot with a 180/185 was a big mule deer and a small whitetail.  I didn't recover the bullets, but they worked fine. IMR4350/4831 and H414 all work well.  Good luck!

[bod]

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.

[Skillet]

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.

That is great performance for both speed and accuracy.  Is that the Shaw barreled gun he mentioned above?  What barrel length is it?

[coachcw]

my 98 has been sporterized so i'd just need to rebarrell it .

[12Gauge]

my 98 has been sporterized so i'd just need to rebarrell it .

MidwayUSA sells Green Mountain barrels for the Mauser series 3 in 338-06 for $92.99 + shipping.  MidwayUSA use to sell 338-06 from Adams & Bennett for about the same price.  A&B is hit and miss, Read the comments.  I am not sure about Green Mountain though.  Or you can go ER Shaw for $170 + shipping, that's short chambered, threaded. 

[Bwana Bob]

I've been shooting a 338/06 since 1992, its a re barreled Ruger M-77 with a Douglas 22in barrel. I've killed 10 large African antelope with it, most as large or larger than an elk, an eland. I also killed a moose, 4 elk, a few MD and a bunch of reindeer in AK. I killed all the African antelope and the elk with the old style 200gr Barnes bullet. Killed my moose with the nosler 210gr partition and a few of the others with the 200gr hornady and 180gr nosler BT. Both those bullets open a little too fast for my liking to use on elk.
From the way the 200gr Barnes bullets worked, I would use the 185gr Barnes TS on elk in a heart beat. I shot that bullet and the 210gr Barnes TS and both shot under an inch in my rifle.

[yorketransport]

That is great performance for both speed and accuracy.  Is that the Shaw barreled gun he mentioned above?  What barrel length is it?

That's the one. It's a 24" barrel. That gun always did shoot better than its coat would lead you to believe. 

Andrew

[bod]

It is the same gun, I have it down at Rick Fruedenbergs getting the barrel cut to 22.5 inches and bedded.

[WA Redneck]

Thanks all, I appreciate your help.  Another question is the 185 grain Barns to much bullet for black tails in the thick timber?

[JLS]

Thanks all, I appreciate your help.  Another question is the 185 grain Barns to much bullet for black tails in the thick timber?

Not to be a smart ass, but how can they be too dead?  I've shot everything from elk to black bear to deer to antelope to mountain goats with my .338-06.  The 185 TSX is IMHO the perfect bullet for all around use in this gun in terms of ballistic performance, recoil, and sufficient terminal performance.  The Barnes don't fragment, so the meat damage is minimal.

[WA Redneck]

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.

[Bwana Bob]

The 200gr Hornady will open up very well on deer, maybe too well. Shot a WT through the ribs at about 40yd with it, made a fist size hole out the other side. Only shot two deer with mine but they were DRT. I would not hesitate using the 185gr Barnes TS on everything. The Nosler accubond may be another good bullet to try, but  I'm sold on those Barmes TS.

[JLS]

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.

Okay, my bad, I wasn't quite sure what you were getting at.  Based on my experience with the Barnes TSX, it won't be a concern to you.  As I said, they don't fragment, so the meat damage is very minor.  I have shot mule deer at 100 yards or so and they performed fine.

I used Hornady 200s early on, as well as Partition 210s.  My experience with both of those was that they gave me a lot more bloodshot meat than I cared for.

I use Reloder 15 for this bullet.  I can't remember the charge off the top of my head, but I think it's around 56 grains or so.

[Yondering]

Here's one I built a few years back on a 98 (VZ-24 action), with an A&B barrel. It shot really well. This one was the Ackley version, and still no changes were needed to the feed ramp or rails.

I hunt with a 35 Whelen, but I think the 338-06 is also a great choice. Both have similar trajectory to a .308, with the 338 shooting a little flatter.

Also a comparison pic of the 30-06 vs 338-06 Imp. and 35 Whelen Imp.