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Re: A look at the 338 Federal 3 years later. Jeffrey #11283287 07/01/16
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JPro Campfire Ranger Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 17,253 Likes: 1 Northern Louisiana	I can't see much practical difference, but it might be easier to fit the pointier AB/BT offerings in a 2.8" box in the .338cal. A longer Howa/Ruger77 box would not be so tight. I've hunted with .338 NBT's at 2,800 in other chamberings and found them to be wicked mean on animals. Shoot 225gr .358 NABs in my Whelen single-shot at a lowly 2,450fps and they knock big holes too, while allowing a fairly flat trajectory for the velocity. Blood trails with both leave nothing on the table. The last deer I shot with that 225, I could see the gaping exit hole as the deer ran off. If it'll open at that speed on a lung-shot 125lb whitetail, it'll open on nearly anything. Now with even more aplomb

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A look at the 338 Federal 3 years later.	Jeffrey	02/04/10
Re: A look at the 338 Federal 3 years later.	Mark R Dobrenski	02/04/10
Re: A look at the 338 Federal 3 years later.	muledeer	02/04/10
Re: A look at the 338 Federal 3 years later.	RugerDude	02/04/10
Re: A look at the 338 Federal 3 years later.	GregW	02/04/10
Re: A look at the 338 Federal 3 years later.	muledeer	02/04/10
Re: A look at the 338 Federal 3 years later.	Dawn2Dusk	02/04/10
Re: A look at the 338 Federal 3 years later.	himmelrr	02/04/10
Re: A look at the 338 Federal 3 years later.	mathman	02/04/10
Re: A look at the 338 Federal 3 years later.	muledeer	02/04/10
Re: A look at the 338 Federal 3 years later.	Mark R Dobrenski	02/04/10
Re: A look at the 338 Federal 3 years later.	muledeer	02/04/10
Re: A look at the 338 Federal 3 years later.	prm	02/05/10
Re: A look at the 338 Federal 3 years later.	blargon	02/13/10
Re: A look at the 338 Federal 3 years later.	bigsqueeze	02/04/10
Re: A look at the 338 Federal 3 years later.	battue	02/04/10
Re: A look at the 338 Federal 3 years later.	RugerDude	02/04/10
Re: A look at the 338 Federal 3 years later.	muledeer	02/05/10
Re: A look at the 338 Federal 3 years later.	ringworm	02/05/10
Re: A look at the 338 Federal 3 years later.	bigsqueeze	02/05/10
Re: A look at the 338 Federal 3 years later.	Jeffrey	02/05/10
Re: A look at the 338 Federal 3 years later.	tbare	02/05/10
Re: A look at the 338 Federal 3 years later.	prm	02/05/10
Re: A look at the 338 Federal 3 years later.	Kentucky_Windage	02/05/10
Re: A look at the 338 Federal 3 years later.	jimmyp	02/05/10
Re: A look at the 338 Federal 3 years later.	338Federal	02/06/10
Re: A look at the 338 Federal 3 years later.	prm	02/06/10
Re: A look at the 338 Federal 3 years later.	bigsqueeze	02/07/10
Re: A look at the 338 Federal 3 years later.	Tonk	02/07/10
Re: A look at the 338 Federal 3 years later.	writing_frog	02/07/10
Re: A look at the 338 Federal 3 years later.	battue	02/07/10
Re: A look at the 338 Federal 3 years later.	338Federal	02/08/10
Re: A look at the 338 Federal 3 years later.	Tonk	02/08/10
Re: A look at the 338 Federal 3 years later.	meddybemps	02/08/10
Re: A look at the 338 Federal 3 years later.	Tonk	02/08/10
Re: A look at the 338 Federal 3 years later.	jimmyp	02/09/10
Re: A look at the 338 Federal 3 years later.	muledeer	02/09/10
Re: A look at the 338 Federal 3 years later.	Kentucky_Windage	02/09/10
Re: A look at the 338 Federal 3 years later.	writing_frog	02/09/10
Re: A look at the 338 Federal 3 years later.	338Federal	02/11/10
Re: A look at the 338 Federal 3 years later.	writing_frog	02/06/10
Re: A look at the 338 Federal 3 years later.	338Federal	02/07/10
Re: A look at the 338 Federal 3 years later.	bigsqueeze	02/07/10
Re: A look at the 338 Federal 3 years later.	muledeer	02/05/10
Re: A look at the 338 Federal 3 years later.	Reloder28	02/05/10
Re: A look at the 338 Federal 3 years later.	muledeer	02/05/10
Re: A look at the 338 Federal 3 years later.	prm	02/05/10
Re: A look at the 338 Federal 3 years later.	jimmyp	02/05/10
Re: A look at the 338 Federal 3 years later.	coyo	02/05/10
Re: A look at the 338 Federal 3 years later.	muledeer	02/05/10
Re: A look at the 338 Federal 3 years later.	Jeffrey	02/05/10
Re: A look at the 338 Federal 3 years later.	mathman	02/05/10
Re: A look at the 338 Federal 3 years later.	65BR	02/05/10
Re: A look at the 338 Federal 3 years later.	Kentucky_Windage	02/05/10
Re: A look at the 338 Federal 3 years later.	TimZ	02/05/10
Re: A look at the 338 Federal 3 years later.	VarmintGuy	02/05/10
Re: A look at the 338 Federal 3 years later.	Mark R Dobrenski	02/05/10
Re: A look at the 338 Federal 3 years later.	writing_frog	02/05/10
Re: A look at the 338 Federal 3 years later.	temmi	02/05/10
Re: A look at the 338 Federal 3 years later.	Jeffrey	02/05/10
Re: A look at the 338 Federal 3 years later.	Jeffrey	02/07/10
Re: A look at the 338 Federal 3 years later.	scottfromdallas	02/07/10
Re: A look at the 338 Federal 3 years later.	todbartell	02/13/10
Re: A look at the 338 Federal 3 years later.	jimmyp	02/13/10
Re: A look at the 338 Federal 3 years later.	Spotshooter	02/13/10
Re: A look at the 338 Federal 3 years later.	akmtnrunner	07/01/16
Re: A look at the 338 Federal 3 years later.	R_H_Clark	07/01/16
Re: A look at the 338 Federal 3 years later.	scottfromdallas	07/01/16
Re: A look at the 338 Federal 3 years later.	jwall	07/01/16
Re: A look at the 338 Federal 3 years later.	JPro	07/01/16
Re: A look at the 338 Federal 3 years later.	scottfromdallas	07/01/16
Re: A look at the 338 Federal 3 years later.	peaceman	01/11/17
Re: A look at the 338 Federal 3 years later.	JoshK	10/05/21

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