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Another winter time question. What is your favorite bullet out of the 338 Win mag? And Why? What have you killed with it?

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225g AccuBond launched at 2750fps from my 22" .338WM.

Makes a big hole and exits, even at 487 yards, my longest kill ever.

Accurate, high B.C., better long range ballistics than other bullet weights I've run calculations for.


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Originally Posted by Coyote_Hunter
225g AccuBond launched at 2750fps from my 22" .338WM.

Makes a big hole and exits, even at 487 yards, my longest kill ever.

Accurate, high B.C., better long range ballistics than other bullet weights I've run calculations for.


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250 Gr. Nosler Partition.
But I've always thought 225 gr was the perfect weight for the .338 wm


















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Only tried one and never killed anything with it... but 225 TTSX at 2900 fps flew great from a plywood 77MKii with relatively mild recoil. IIRC, Ty at Barnes has stated that min velocity for expansion is 1600 fps for that bullet.

Sold that rifle, but wouldn't mind another. I'd like to try the 250 Scenar and 250 Horny next.

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Works great, very accurate in my rifle and never felt the need to experiment.

Cleanly killed a dozen or so African plains game, a couple of Black Bear and an old tough Aoudad.

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250 grain Swift A Frame. I was using 275's as well but have settled back to just 250's.

They fly well and in my rifle are quite accurate. I've killed: grizzly, black bear, wolf, coyote, elk, moose, and deer with this combination and have had uniformly good results.


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225 TTSX. Good for three elk.

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bigswede358, We're running 225 Barnes TTSX's in my wife's rifle. Pushed to 2950+ by a "healthy" dose of RL22 and Fed. 215 primer. It shoots flat, hits hard, and is very accurate (at least in her rifle). We sight in approx. 4" high at 100 yrds., so out to 400 you hold on hair. Beyond that, you go to the range finder. Most of the game list was taken with the "older" 225 Barnes X, I'm predicting that the TTSX's should work as well or better. Game: 8 or 10 elk(longest 400yrds.), one moose at approx. 200yrds.,a black bear at a measured 378 yrds., and a few deer/antelope. So far,(I hope that I don't jinx her), all but one have been one shot kills. She's a "very patient" shooter!!! memtb

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Great responses. Don't currently own a 338, but last time I owned one I loaded up 250 gr Hornady Round Nose. Killed one big whitetail with it. Poked a great big hole through both ribs, deer ran about 50 feet spraying blood about 3 feet out each hole.

If I get another one, I think a 225 would be a good balance of speed and weight.

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Originally Posted by Tracks
250 Gr. Nosler Partition.
But I've always thought 225 gr was the perfect weight for the .338 wm


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For 47 yesrs, after a dozen .338WM rifles, several bullets tried and thousands of handloads made and shot, my choice is the plain, old ultra-dependable 250 NP, usually with RE-22.

I get 2725-2800 with my loads, excellent groups and have cleanly killed every deer and elk I have aimed at with it.

Don 't plan to change, neither!

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210 Gr. Partition. Mainly because I got a great deal on a case of Federal Premium loaded with them. Everything I've shot with them so far (2 elk & 2 deer) died post haste and never stopped the bullet.


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210 grain Barnes TSX has worked well for me.

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Anybody ever used the 225 Speer on critters?

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Originally Posted by Coyote_Hunter
225g AccuBond launched at 2750fps from my 22" .338WM.



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Do you 338 owners like 22" or 24" barrels better?

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swede, my .338 had a 26" barrel.. I shot mostly 210 noslers and 250's.. Now have its big brother the 340.. Personally, I like it much more.. Am using Accubonds now in 225 and some 200..Killed three elk and one whitetail with it.. Haven't used it in probably 6-8 years.. In my country the .300 is more useful, but the .340 and .338 are fine rounds..


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I don't think that the velocity loses are that significant from 24" to 22", the 22" is a little handier. memtb


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210 TTSX's in mine, IMR 4350 for powder. I've not shot a lot of game with it-two bucks in South Dakota, a doe in TN and a bull in Wyoming this fall at 476yds. I don't think there's enough difference to matter between the 210's and the 225's, the 210's happen to shoot good in my rifle.


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