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Agree, esp in this neck of the woods where the OP is as well. Brass is easy and the long action will take bullets seated out. +1 I'm a short action guy, but I've hunted my .338-06 in some pretty thick places and never felt handicapped by having the extra action length. My boy used it to drop 2 moose with it last year.
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Campfire 'Bwana
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Agree, esp in this neck of the woods where the OP is as well. Brass is easy and the long action will take bullets seated out. +1 I'm a short action guy, but I've hunted my .338-06 in some pretty thick places and never felt handicapped by having the extra action length. My boy used it to drop 2 moose with it last year. Yup - +3. I'm a SA guy too, but still built a 338-06 some years ago. Such a great, well-balanced cartridge. Super easy to load for. No problematic feeding. And if there's a better looking cartridge, I don't know what it would be!
“Perfection is Achieved Not When There Is Nothing More to Add, But When There Is Nothing Left to Take Away” Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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Remington had at least some intent to bring out a .338 RSAUM because they made some headstamped brass. One of the writers, might have been Layne Simpson, showed a picture of said brass while touring the Remington plant back in the early 2000s. I always thought a model Seven so chambered would be the cat's ass, but it died on the vine.
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Quick rifle swap, then back to moose hunting. No worries, the bulls aren't responding to calls yet, and just now starting to cool down. Foliage starting to drop, can actually see further into woods. The 416 ruger cracked a stock. 1/4" thick balsa wood with obvious grain run-out near rear of mag box. The 338 rcm with 275 grain swift a-frames is the back-up. It doesn't eat stocks for lunch. I dunno why anyone would claim you can't load long bullets in the 338 rcm? Theres 55 grains of powder under that javelin spear! ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/rsxyX2WW/20220910-102101.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/QNcrD3V4/20220910-113810.jpg)
Last edited by mainer_in_ak; 09/11/22.
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Quick rifle swap, then back to moose hunting. No worries, the bulls aren't responding to calls yet, and just now starting to cool down. Foliage starting to drop, can actually see further into woods. The 416 ruger cracked a stock. 1/4" thick balsa wood with obvious grain run-out near rear of mag box. The 338 rcm with 275 grain swift a-frames is the back-up. It doesn't eat stocks for lunch. I dunno why anyone would claim you can't load long bullets in the 338 rcm? Theres 55 grains of powder under that javelin spear! That sucks. However, I'm surprised you are not running a plastic, tupperware, or otherwise synthetic stock on that rifle in those conditions??
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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Just get a 325 WSM and put an end to the madness
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Just get a 325 WSM and put an end to the madness The 325 Wizzum is dead. No one wants an 8mm
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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