.338 who is happy with it

[mossback91]

Thank you everyone I now know not to ask for rifle advise on this site because I am now dumber for reading this entire thread.

 

[TeacherMan]

We haven't looked into the 338 RUM, I like it with a 250gr. Barns Triple X flat base. 

I've only killed one deer with it so I could have a kill under it and it looked like a hamster that someone had squeezed to death  Its eyes where bulging out of its head. I cooked it, cleaned it, and gutted it all in one shot. 

[elk311]

Have a Ruger 338 WinMag: 2 elk, 1 cougar and love it. I have not had the opportunity for a long range animal shot but it consistantly groups well out to 200yds. All the animals were well within that range, in fact the cougar was about 20 feet away

Great gun, but at the range I stop liking it after about 5 rounds... Between the recoil and the cost that's were I stop. I'm considering magna-porting... When hunting though, I don't feel a thing !!!

[JackOfAllTrades]

Now that this thread has wandered, comparing the .338wm to the 300wm and even the .308win, I'll throw in that a wildcat useing the .338wm case is sweet.  AKA... 30-338. (very similar to a .308Norma)  190gn Hornady BTSP out the tube at 3100fps with a BC of .491, or the 208gn Hornady Amax with a BC of .648 at 2980+fps. 

The .338wm is an excellent cartridge capable of taking anything in North America. I'll support anyone buying a belted magnum! The introduction of the WSM and .338 Fed was just a play to the under ballistic edumucated.

-Steve

[Buckmark]

My experience with the .338 win mag was with a Browning BAR, it worked ok for me, not overly or underly impressed, it did what i thought it would do, unfortunatly i got to a spot were i needed some cash and it was just being a gun safe queen and i sold it, wish i kept it longer to play with.
I do have a line on a ruger #1 in .338 and will have some fun with it.
So yes, i was happy with it..

[Skinnyman]

I have a 338 Win Mag and love it. I have only had it a little over 6 months, so I havent been hunting with it yet. But from a shotability side and accuracy side it is a great gun. Mine is a Savage model 116. For the money you cant beat the accuracy (about $850-900, gun, scope rings, and bushnell elite 3200 scope)!! It took about 50 rounds to get used to the recoil, but I barely notice it anymore, its there, but not bad at all. I do not have a muzzle break on and I dont think one is needed, unless you are really recoil adverse.

I bought the 338 win mag because it is a VERY widly used cartridge, has plenty of power, and has been around for over 30 years (very proven cartridge). Finding ammo is incredibly easy because it is so widly used. I like it because when loaded with a 225gr bullet, it is large enough to hunt anything in North America with the exception of maybe Bison (I would load 250 grains if I was going for grizzly's).

[mazama]

338win mag love it,338 ultramag love even more.

[SilkWWU]

.338 weatherby vanguard win mag...love it.  Like shooting a BB gun

[Chopaka81]

When I had my Long Range Rifle built I was waffling between a 300 RUM and the 338 edge (an improved version of the 338RUM). The Edge shot a Sierra 300gr MK @ 2800 fps. 

In the end I went with the 300 RUM, it is shooting the Hornady 208 gr AMAX @ 3164 fps out of its' 30" barrel. Come ups are 17.75 moa @ 1000 yds for a 300 yd zero. The twist I chose will not stablize the 240 gr Sierra MK. 

I am currently limited in range by the Nikon Range Finder. It is only good to 800 yds. Hoping I can pick up a Swaro this winter (and a Kestrel 3500 too).

[bow-n-head]

My father inlaw had...had one. kicked something fierce. I repeat had It was in a mod 70 win.

[Huntbear]

If a .338 WM kicks that hard, there is something wrong with the fit of the gun to the shooter.  Having a gunsmith lengthen or shorten the LOP would have probably fixed a lot of it.  Also, a good recoil pad is usually a must for any belted mag.

[ducksoup]

338 Win Mag. Ruger 77, with the less than worthless stock red recoil pad it would beat the living snot out of me. Changed to a Sims LimbSaver recoil pad and felt recoil is less than my 300 WSM. I like the 225's, both the Partitions for the big stuff and Hornady's Interlock for deer and even elk. At Just under 2800 fps and I wouldn't hesitate to shoot anything in North America with it.

[257 Wby Mag]

Awesome caliber! For the first time in my life, I'm without one. Not for long though. I've had several 338 win's, a couple A-bolts, Tikka T3 stainless. Killed Oryx, caribou, elk, bear, bucks, and coyotes with em. I always liked 210's and 225's. Bought a Rem LSS 338 Rum the first year they came, killed a few critters with it, had a Vias break installed, hated it every since. Dumped it less than a year later. I can see a Rem XCR fitted with a McMillan in my future....

[CastleRocker]

Don't have a 338 Win Mag, but have a couple 340 Wby's.  They shoot great, and they both love Barnes bullets for game and SMK's when it's time to really impress someone.  I have two because the only thing I could find better than my 340 was...two of them!  Next rifle will be a 338 Edge.  Love the caliber.  Especially with the huge selection of bullets these days.

[257 Wby Mag]

Ya, it'd be cool to have a edge, laid in a A-5, with a 30'' snout. Berger has a 300 grainer in the works, with a stupid B.C.  ....