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I am curios if anyone on the fire has a nula model 28 in 338 win.
If so, how is the bite?God I would love to pack that around the big mountains instead of my 8.5 pound -06.
Thanks Koot

I don't, but do have 2 M20's. I would imagine it would be unpleasant, but I guess you shoot it once and carry it all day. In a gun that light I would probably go with a 30-06 or if you wanted 338cal go with a 338-06, it has alot of what the 338WM has with alot less bite. Pretty impressive cartridge.

It is probably what my next NULA will be in.

Beware though if you get a NULA it will really spoil you.

I don't either, but a friend has one in 7mm mag with a muzzle break and it is a piece of cake to shoot.

I do have a NULA model 28S in 300WSM that tends to have a bit of snap at the bench but still not as bad as shooting 12ga. deer slugs out of my Ithaca.

The first NULA I ever hunted with was a Model 28 in .300 Winchester Magnum that weighed about 6-3/4 pounds with scope. It didn't kick all that bad, even with 200-grain Partitions at 2900 fps.

Of course, the NULA stock is very straight, and it has a big, wide buttpad. If you are the typical relatively short-necked, square-shoulder man, this stock shape does indeed tend to cut down on felt recoil. On the other hand, if you have sloping shoulder and a long neck, it ain't all the great.

The .338 can kick somewhat more than a .300 Winchester, but only if you insist on using heavier bullets, which really aren't needed for anything under 1500 pounds, and maybe not even then. A .338 NULA shooting 200's or 210's would be pretty tolerable, in my experience. But then everybody has their own level of recoil tolerance too.

I'm seaching for a 40th birthday present for myself.I'm not sure if you can even get one into Canada but the idea seems pretty good.This amount would be at the outer limits of my budget.trying to figure out one caliber for all of my hunting is a tough choice.My thoughts so far are 338 win,9.3 x62,375 ruger,325 wsm,and -06.If all goes well I should be able to get a nice rifle...just unsure of what direction to go.
Koot

Koot
Its a ULA in 300 WM.All up with the 2-7 loopie its less than 7 lbs.Its not alot of fun to shoot.But it can be managed.A tool to get the job done.Practice to learn how to handle the recoil will pile up the game.
dave

A 300WSM I shoot a fair amount weighs 6 lbs 12 oz scoped and is very pleasant with 180s at ~3000 fps, my standard load. OTH a 375 Ruger weighs 8 lbs 10 oz, also scoped and with the my usual 300 grain bullets at ~2600 fps also comfortable. Just as I wouldn't want the 300WSM any heavier I wouldn't want the 375 much lighter. I don't like the idea of thinking about something other than the target when I'm taking a shot and recoil from too-light rifles IME has a funny way of upsetting the balance.

Clarification to my last post: I have a NULA M20 in 6.5-284 and it's a favorite rifle. That said, IMO the NULA concept fits best in compact, relatively moderate-to-light recoil calibers where the design of the action and light weight of the completed rifle (including a well-balanced barrel) shines. IMHO extending the same concept (in NULA, Rifles, etc.) to 6.5 lb. 416 Rigbys seems too much of a good thing.

FWIW, I have a model 28 in 7MM STW that's not bad at all.

koot, 280AI would do nicely..........

do it

woofer

A buddy has one in .338 Win Mag, it's a kicker but not as terrible as you would think. Good stock design keeps it from slapping the crap out of your cheek. IIRC, it weighed about 7 pounds scoped.

The 250's were not pleasant