I have a 24" 338-06 and a 22" 338 FED. Performance wise my 338-06 is around 100 fps faster wtth the same bullets and it doesn't run into COAL issues with bullets longer than the 210 grain Partition like my 338 FED does. I shoot the 338 FED more because I like the package better than the 338-06 and for my purposes the 210 grain Partition is a bullet that gives me a nice balance of speed, accuracy, and penetrtion potential. I figure that if I'm not confident shooting something with a 210 grain 0.338" bullet, I should probably be moving up to a 286 grain 0.366" bullet fired from my 9.3x62.
