My 338-06 is built on an FN action with a 24” Shilen barrel. It will shoot 200 gr. bullets the same velocity my 30-06’s shoot 180’s. I’ve taken a few elk with 200 and 225 gr. bullets with good results, but I really built the rifle to shoot 225 and 250 gr. bullets. A 250 gr. Hornady SP is death on moose. If I wasn’t going to shoot bullets over 200 grs., I would stick with the 06.
