338-06

[WA Redneck]

Thanks for all the great info.  I love those 185 TSX bullets and that is what I'll stay with.

[coachcw]

I would think the sst would be a great choice in the slower speeds of the 338-06

[woodswalker]

I would think the sst would be a great choice in the slower speeds of the 338-06

Or Ballistic Tips... I use them in the Whelen Ackley Improved (WhAckley) and the 8x57 and the 8mm-06.

[pd]

Also 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.

[coachcw]

Also 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.

gun junkies I guess , 30-06 just don't get in my truck !

[snowpack]

Also 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.

220 grain bullets are roughly the max most consider the 30-06 with .30 cal to spin and handle correctly.  the 338 can go up to 300 grain with standard twist barrels.

[WA Redneck]

PD,

[WA Redneck]

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.

[coachcw]

225 sst  big holes rule ! I like the idea of the energy getting spent in the animal some of the ultras just blow right through.

[Yondering]

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.

I hunt with the Whelen pictured above, because it just hits harder than the 30-06, and I like that. (don't confuse "like" or "want" with "need") The 338-06 is somewhere in the middle; the appeal is that it still hits harder than the .30 cal, with heavier bullets, but without sacrificing much range.

I don't think any of it is about "need"; just personal preference. Some guys like bigger guns. I considered hunting whitetail with my .458 Win Mag, just because, although I never got around to it.

[pd]

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.

I completely understand your (and Yonderling's) response.  I, too, hunt in the nasty brush of the wet side, and I face the same problem.  In my case, poor eyesight limits my ability to see INTO the brush, but nonetheless, your logic makes sense to me.

Good hunting!