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.338 who is happy with it
« on: January 30, 2009, 08:09:22 PM »
if any one has a .338 and are happy with it let me know if you are or are not thanks

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Re: .338 who is happy with it
« Reply #1 on: January 30, 2009, 08:11:16 PM »
338 Win. Mag. or 338 Federal?

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Re: .338 who is happy with it
« Reply #2 on: January 31, 2009, 09:12:20 AM »
I have a .338 win and love it, I have killed 3 deer with it , 2 coyotes, and a few ground squirrels :chuckle: I only wish it was a little cheaper to shot but reloadind has cut the cost by over half.

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Re: .338 who is happy with it
« Reply #3 on: January 31, 2009, 01:31:43 PM »
338 Win. Mag. or 338 Federal?

One more 338-06.  I like my 338-06, had it for 15 years.  They were costume made then, my loads are just 200 FTS slower than the win mag and I do not get beat by it either.   
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Re: .338 who is happy with it
« Reply #4 on: January 31, 2009, 01:34:27 PM »
How about the 338 Marlin Express?
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Re: .338 who is happy with it
« Reply #5 on: January 31, 2009, 03:32:05 PM »
I have a .338 Win. mag, and it impresses the hell out of the elk. The only bear I've shot was with a .375 H&H, but I'm sure the .338 would do a number on the bears as well.
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Re: .338 who is happy with it
« Reply #6 on: January 31, 2009, 05:23:32 PM »
The .338 Winchester Magnum is a excellent cartridge, paired up with the new 180gr Nosler Accubond it would make a lethal combination for any game in the lower 48...


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Re: .338 who is happy with it
« Reply #7 on: January 31, 2009, 05:53:12 PM »
Just wondering why someone would want to shoot a 180 grain out of a 338? You could shoot a 180 out of a 300 Win. Mag. or a 30/06. If I had a 338 I'd be shooting at least 225's.  :twocents:

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Re: .338 who is happy with it
« Reply #8 on: January 31, 2009, 08:15:16 PM »
The 180gr .338 win mag is pushing 3200fps and you have the choice to shoot up to 300gr with a .338. I like to shoot the 180-200gr out of mine becuase it shoot flat and doesnt kick as hard as the 300win I had with the same wt bullet :twocents:

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Re: .338 who is happy with it
« Reply #9 on: January 31, 2009, 08:24:35 PM »
I guess that's the one reason I can see for going so light in a 338 Magnum...a reduction in recoil. For deer that would be fine. For elk I'd want a minimum of 225 grains. But that's just me. I've always preferred medium to heavy for caliber bullets. 

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Re: .338 who is happy with it
« Reply #10 on: January 31, 2009, 08:26:59 PM »
The 180gr .338 win mag is pushing 3200fps and you have the choice to shoot up to 300gr with a .338. I like to shoot the 180-200gr out of mine becuase it shoot flat and doesnt kick as hard as the 300win I had with the same wt bullet :twocents:

Bingo!  Fast and flat, with a 180, 200 or a 225 out of a .338 Win Mag what ever you hit with it isn't going to care or notice the difference. Dead is dead, sure I shoot dear with a .375 Ultra Mag and a 260gr Accubond but I know I could have killed them just the same with a 25-06, 30-06, .270 Win, 7mm mag, 300 Win Etc and a whole lot lighter bullet. I just like big magnums, no replacement for displacement. :brew:


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Re: .338 who is happy with it
« Reply #11 on: February 01, 2009, 08:59:08 AM »
3 of us in my group shoot .338 WMs.  We all love them to death.  Shooting 210 gr. Nosler Partitions. 5, 1 shot kills on elk  out to 410 yd.  None has gone more than 3 steps.  Would use it for deer if I had to, but have lighter calibers for that work.  Ammo is about $3.50 a round store bought, but by reloading we have our cost down to $1.50 a shell.  Recoil is not bad at all, even with stock pads on them.
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Re: .338 who is happy with it
« Reply #12 on: February 02, 2009, 07:42:30 AM »
One more 338-06.  I like my 338-06, had it for 15 years.  They were costume made then, my loads are just 200 FTS slower than the win mag and I do not get beat by it either.   

That's a helluva a cartridge.  No personal experience but everything I've read seems to indicate that it is real efficient.  Be a heckuva brush gun. 

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Re: .338 who is happy with it
« Reply #13 on: February 02, 2009, 11:18:50 AM »
Just wondering why someone would want to shoot a 180 grain out of a 338? You could shoot a 180 out of a 300 Win. Mag. or a 30/06. If I had a 338 I'd be shooting at least 225's.  :twocents:

what was said above, I am in the process of ordering up a custom or semi custom rifle (I am a southpaw) and am deciding between the 300 win mag and 338 win mag like them both because they get their performance out of 24" barrell rather than 26" like some of the other .30 and .338 rounds. I also wanted to point out that if you shoot 180 grain through an 06 it would be hard to get proper bullet performance out at 250-400 yards with the new premium bonded bullets. some of them require 1800+fps to expand. I think the 06 is a great caliber but for longer shots you may have to stay with lighter premium bonded bullets to obtain the full benefit of the bullet. I looked at all this when deciding what caliber to get as the 06 is a great all around gun and I was also considering it but wanted to be able to use heavier bonded bullets.

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Re: .338 who is happy with it
« Reply #14 on: February 02, 2009, 07:29:03 PM »
Just wondering why someone would want to shoot a 180 grain out of a 338? You could shoot a 180 out of a 300 Win. Mag. or a 30/06. If I had a 338 I'd be shooting at least 225's.  :twocents:
I also wanted to point out that if you shoot 180 grain through an 06 it would be hard to get proper bullet performance out at 250-400 yards with the new premium bonded bullets. some of them require 1800+fps to expand. I think the 06 is a great caliber but for longer shots you may have to stay with lighter premium bonded bullets to obtain the full benefit of the bullet.

I agree with that. That's why I'm wanting to try 150 grain Barnes TSX bullets in my '06, at over 3000 fps at the muzzle. And this would be for elk. 

 


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