[quote=ringworm]how many factory loads are there?
who other than the originator loads for it?
how many factory rifles are chambered for it?
It will never reach the success it needs to become anything other than a flash in the pan, sorry.
From a marketing standpoint and to really determine "correctly" any cartridge`s popularity, one would have to some research and find out what the sales figures have been for new 338 Fed rifles from the makers going back the 3 years or so and then compare those past figures with more recent sales figures. That will determine whether or not there is a growing trend or a decreasing sales trend for the 338 Fed.
Damn, man, you expect people to blindly reach for facts instead of their own well-entrenched opinions? In here? *slapping knee*
My own well-entrenched opinion is that the 338 Fed is here to stay.
,,,,,,,,,,Yeah I know! For some, doing some research,,,,"FIRST",,and,,"BEFORE" expressing some knee jerk opinions,,,,is a little too much to ask!
It kinda makes common sense that IF a cartridge weren`t popular, OR there were trends indicating such, the rifle makers wouldn`t be chambering it. Un-popular chamberings, leads to very few rifle sales!!!! Not a good way to run a rifle making business!
Including the 308, anything based on the 308 casing; 243, 260, 7mm/08, 338 Fed, 358 Win,,,ISN`T going anywhere!!!
