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John,
The mention of K. Bell was primarily to bring the long bullet, sectional density issue to the table. I have a .338 NEI mold that produces a 290gr rn when cast from wheelweight alloy. These are the real deal for penetration and don't require the high-velocity departure speeds.
No longer have any .300 magnum chamberings in the stable. .30-06 AI I have kept because it is so close to a win mag and I have lots of Sierra 200gr mk & gk. Not like they are well-matched from a .308win...
Lightweight bullets in any .338 bore will get the job done on plains game and large deer. I am skeptical of light, magic bullets on Brown Bear or large Moose which inhabit my world so own nothing lighter than a 225 Partition. My standard .338-06 bullet is the 230gr FailSafe. It is the walk-about rifle the girls take hiking. I have kept a .340wby Sako TRG-s and shoot that with the cast bullet mentioned above. About half the powder of most jacketed loads, very accurate and great penetration. 250gr jacketed otherwise for any serious hunting.
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Had a 23" Hart 10T, shot everything in 1/2 moa
200 BT at 2910
215 at 2790
225 at 2670
4320 was my go to under 225PT for an Elk load, 200BT for deer.
WW brass, partial sized. Std. primer
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Campfire 'Bwana
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Just as a point of reference.. had a friend that was going to rebarrel his 338/06 AI, and for simplicity, the gunsmith recommended using a 280 case this time, and not doing the AI...
guess it matched the 338/06 AI for case capacity....
claims it is getting more velocity with the 280 case and his one bullet choice of 225 grain Partitions...
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I seem that there is a listing for a 165 grain ttsx at 3015 FPS anybody have any dealings with these in the 338-06 Do you mean the 160 TTSX? I would think the 338-06 would push them faster than 3015. My 338 FED runs the 160 TTSX at 3020-3040. Also, the 160 is shaped identically to the 185 TTSX, just without the boattail.
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280 case as the one to form brass from or what are you saying?
We can keep Larry Root and all his idiotic blabber and user names on here, but we can't get Ralph back..... Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, over....
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