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Anyone use these on elk, moose, caribou or bear in any 338 caliber rifle?
$18-19 a box is too good to resist.
Only interested in hearing others experiences with this specific bullet please.
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New day, any 338 225 grain fusion bullet users?
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New day any field reports? Somebody fire one of these into test medium already!
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I don't know about the 338 Federal but I have shot fusions in 243 Win and 7mm08 and would use them on Elk out of the 7mm08. I reload the 140 gr Fusions with H4350 and they shoot honest 1/2 groups at 100 yards. I would think in 338 they would work just fine for what you want to shoot with them.just my.02
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New day any field reports? Somebody fire one of these into test medium already! Anyone use these on elk, moose, caribou or bear in any 338 caliber rifle?
$18-19 a box is too good to resist.
Only interested in hearing others experiences with this specific bullet please. You know what you need to do, right?
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New day any field reports? Somebody fire one of these into test medium already! Anyone use these on elk, moose, caribou or bear in any 338 caliber rifle?
$18-19 a box is too good to resist.
Only interested in hearing others experiences with this specific bullet please. You know what you need to do, right? Yep, migh have to fire up a 10 dog team. We have 3 caribou tags left on the fed subsistence hunt......
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I have not used on game. I was told they (200gn) worked very well on Kudu. Guy shot many (20-30) on cull hunts.
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Before I started reloading I was using Federal Fusions at 225grns IIRC for my 338win mag. Several deer, a couple of bears, and a moose no issues.
The moose was a bad shot and caught the spine right near the hump, wedged between two vertebrate. Moose dropped and couldn't move. I walked up and finished. When we dressed Bullwinkle we recovered the bullet from the spine. Retained most of it's weight.
Overall I think they are a decent bullet.
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I’ve used the 338 Federal 200gr factory load on several whitetails and hogs. All exited and left mostly baseball size exist holes. Most everything was DRT with chest/shoulder hits.
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Before I started reloading I was using Federal Fusions at 225grns IIRC for my 338win mag. Several deer, a couple of bears, and a moose no issues.
The moose was a bad shot and caught the spine right near the hump, wedged between two vertebrate. Moose dropped and couldn't move. I walked up and finished. When we dressed Bullwinkle we recovered the bullet from the spine. Retained most of it's weight.
Overall I think they are a decent bullet. Bingo. Thanks for sharing. That's exactly what I needed to know. I will be loading these in a 338 rcm stainless carbine. Winter caribou and spring bear. I would imagine if federal are loading them in their 338 win mag factory ammo, common sense is they know it will be used for large game. Gotta be more than a deer bullet aye?
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