Originally Posted by jimmyp
Originally Posted by Mark R Dobrenski
Originally Posted by 340Wby
The 338RCM cannot ever live up to the MIGHTY 338 WINCHESTER MAGNUM.
Treat the RCM as a short case/high pressured 338-06, that's where it's at. Not bad, just not great, IMO.


I totally agree it won't keep up with it. For me the rifle that it comes in is just so nice and that's the only thing that would ever lead me to it, not the round.

Problemo is I already have a nice 338 WSM and a 338/06 and a 340 so I feel sort of covered. A Montana in a 338 Federale still perks my fancy from time to time though..

Dober


Dober, how do the 338/06 and the 338WSM compare? Interesting caliber. You could kill two birds with one stone if you rechambered a Kimber 84L montana in 338/06? wishful thinking...


While you are waiting for Dober to respond, I will tell you that my experience is that the .338 WSM falls about midway between the 338-06 and the 338 Win. But the gap between 338 Win and 338-06 widens at 225 gr and above, and then the WSM stays closer to the Win mag (its velocity does not drop as quickly as does the 338-06 as bullet weight increase.) Or so it seems in my data.