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I'm assuming ranges would be 50-75 yards.

Would something light that would deliver more shock but that will hold together like the 160 gr. Barnes TTSX or something heavy that will penetrate like a .250 gr. Nosler Accubond be a better choice?

I'd be looking at the 225 gr TTSX for that close and size critter

Copper bullets are long for weight, which is why I was looking at something light-for-caliber. Would the 225 TTSX intrude on the powder area too much?

When hunting brown bears with the 338/06 I'd prefer something like a 210-225 NPT or 225 NAB.

180 or 210 TTSX. Run the 210 TTSX or 250 NPT in my Winny when gunning for Brownies.

210 ttsx out of mine has impressed me on moose so far.

I'd never take a light bullet to a big bear...

I may be inclined to run to 225 ttsx actually...

My guide buddy had me load 225 and 250 barnes in his 338 win mag as a backup gun for many many years.... no issues there....stoppped more than a couple of bears for clients.

I'd likely go with the 210 TTSX in the copper.
210 or 225 NP, 225 A-Frame, or 225 North Fork would be other grand options.

210 gr PT would be my choice.

225 gr 338 Northfork.

So the consensus of opinion is something in the 210-225 gr. area?

The 210 gr Partiton and 338-06 are the perfect pair. Throw them at 2800 fps and they flat penetrate and kill.

I load 210gr TTSX for 338WM for friends and they flat work... Complete pass-throughs every time end to end.

I have never witnessed a pass-through with an Accubond, even when it was .375, 270 grainers broadside through the ribs.

Well that's good info. Any experience with the 210 partitions?

There has never been a 270 gr 375 Accubond.


I would go with EdM's suggestion of the 210 Partition and maybe add the 225 gr Accubond.

Well, the box said they were 270 grain Accubonds and they came directly from Nosler as custom loads in early 2014? I did not load them and did not make any attempt at weighing them.

I am curious and will stop in next week at SHOT and ask.

Thank you very much for the information, which looks right on their site.

Pard uses that in his 340Wtby, but that's a little bigger caliber as you know.

You are correct that lighter bullets might give a little more shock but heavier bullets are more likely to penetrate a little further and more reliably.
All the bullets mentioned should work but for close range I would recommend 210 grains or more.

Yeah, those two extra thousandths make an enormous difference!

No one has addressed that, actually. If you were loading the .338-06, and .338 WM, and .340 Weatherby or even more powerful .338 of some kind, would your bullet choice differ?

postoak, lots of good choices - find one of mentioned choices above that shoots and go hunting.

I was in the same quandary a few years back. And after the fact, was disappointed that I spent more than 5 minutes sweating/obsessing it.