I have one .338-06 -- a rebarreled Ruger #1B -- that shoots very nicely with factory fodder and is waiting for me to work up loads in 210 TSX and 225 Nosler Partition. I had it built because I wanted a rifle that would shoot heavier bullets fairly accurately, not punish me as much as a .338 Mag and still deliver slightly similar oooomph down range w/o a rainbow trajectory.
My .338-06 is a "niche" gun for me as I do not much need or have much faith in the .30-06's vaunted versatility from 120 grain to 200 grain bullets. (I only own one .30-06 a beater Mannlicher Schoenauer for 'woods work'.)
In the .338-06 I can use the high dollar 210s and 225 gr bullets for big Northern and Western deer, bear, and elk with all of the advantages cited above. And the 250s are there should I feel the eneed to use them. For smaller deer etc. I have scads of 7mmm rifles -- which I reaaly prefer -- from 7mm BR through 7mm STW.
Works for me.
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