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Just sayin'................

So in light of my previous latest posts, the .338 Win Mag. is about the ideal balance which gives very good velocity without too much recoil in a rifle that weighs an acceptable amount e.g. 8 1/2 to 9lbs. With the 225-250 grain mono's and also the 250 non-mono's, they can be ideally seated out far enough yet still fit perfectly in a long action, you can get adequate magazine capacity of 4, the brass is readily available, the case gives very good accuracy etc.

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Well said. I'll also add some more to the mix.

225 Interbond with H4831 did the trick on this mulie.

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I like the .338 Win Mag and used mine, a Model 70 Classic, to take a bull moose last fall. My .338 is not a real tack driver, but shoots about MOA, which is fine for any hunting I plan to do with it.

I have mostly used 200-225 grain bullets which definitely have less recoil than the 250's, but still do the job well. Lately I've been shooting the 225 grain TTSX over RL-16. My rifle seems to like 225 grain bullets best.

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You have an excellent set-up. The 225 TTSX has been working extremely well for me.

If you have a woods rifle, where shots are close-range, both the .338 RCM and .338-06 in a rifle that weighs 7 1/2 to 8 lbs with a shorter barrel such as 20-22" is a very, very good option for large game.

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Thanks for answering my Moly question Stick! I also enjoyed watching your videos where you through your rifle over then pick it up and hit your target! lol

Bowman- my Classic likes the 225s too, at least the Hornady's the previous owner had loaded and the Sierra 225 Pro Hunters I've loaded. I will just use these for practice as I really want to try these 225 Northforks. I have a couple different styles of 250s, but no hurry to shoot them just yet. When I do I'm going to try those Scenars too.

My first .338 WM was a factory 700 Sendero. I think it may have been a Davidson special run, anyway I was intrigued by it with the 26” fluted bbl and HS precision stock. I played with lots of different bullets in the early 90’s. I moly’ed everything too. Barnes 175 x’s, 250gr brass solids, Sierras, the gamut. I had a 6.5 x20 leupold on it. It really liked 200 gr Ballistic tips. I used it as a backup rifle on a pack in Elk hunt. A buddy had a wreck on his horse and broke his rifle stock so I lent him my Sako 7mm, I rode back and got the sendero, i used it a couple days later to kill a black bear raiding my brother in laws elk kill. 30 yds with 250 gr rem factory corelokts. I hated packing that HS stock, so I replaced it with an LSS stock. I hogged out the bbl channel, knocked down the shine. I used it to take 2- 340 class bull elk. One at 120 yds and the other at 250 yds with 200 gr btips. Both through the heart/ lungs. The short range bull stood still after the first shot so i hit him again. He took a few steps and dropped. Dressed out, it showed my shots were about 2” apart, exits about 6”. I ended up selling that rifle as I moved up to AV Sakos. We own 3 of them. (one Hunter is nib, I was in process of setting it up when I was offered the 18.5” flame thrower) so two hunters and a Kokotukki. My son took a cow elk las fall with his AV (in factory laminate stock) w 200 gr btip at 220 yds. I killed my OIL shiras with the carbine in ‘23. 240 yds with 225 partitions. He was on a Ridge above a nasty draw and cliffy face so I put the first shot through his shoulders. He dropped instantly, but then tried to get up. He got his hind end up and I put another rd. through his chest angling forward. I found that slug. @190 grains left of it. He didnt move over 10 feet. So, I’m a fan. Moderate recoil in these 8-9# guns, I don’t feel the need for a brake. They are easy to load for, tons of quality bullets from 160-300 grs. They are accurate my first AV (now my sons) will cloverleaf with 210 grain partitions in federal premium ammo. It is able to handle the largest of NA game. Ive got confidence that it will do so. Although i have no experience, I’ve read it works well in Africa too. - Gary

.........I own a 338 caliber but not a 338 Win Mag.

Answer to #1) The 338 is an extremely versatile medium bore using heavier and versatile bullet weights depending on the task with '06 and better trajectories depending on which 338 is owned.

Answer to #2) A few other cartridges can overlap the 338, but no other cartridge can virtually replace that caliber.

Answer to #3) This is why one owns more than one rifle and caliber that can easily overlap with a 338 such as my 28 Nuuuzler, my 300 WSM and my 375 Ruger.

I acquired my Tanger.338 about 30 years ago, partly because it was a decent- not great - "used" deal, but mostly because the '06 was looking a little light when encountering steaming piles of gallon-sized brown bear poop.

After bedding, trigger- tweaking, Mag-Na-Porting, Decellerator Pad, and with a certain load workup I could get groups with 250's that hovered right around 1 inch at 200 yards. It's taken caribou and moose both, but has fulfilled it's primary function as a big bear gun flawlessly.

Apparently word got around, because I have yet to have to shoot a bear, black or brown, in self defense.

They sure are scared of that thing!

I've gravitated to lighter weight/caliber rifles in recent years. The 725 in .260 is now a favorite. Works fine for not shooting bears.

Not sure why I bore-coated it last year, since I may never use it again. Except that I could.

I suppose the .338 is fine but I much prefer the .358 Norma for my belted medium-bore. That way I get more recoil, harder to source properly headstamped brass, only moderately heavier bullet options (that are readily available), crap B.C.s, minimal factory offerings and close to zero chance of finding said offering in the middle of nowhere.




If the .338 were anymore boringly useful it would be a .30-06.

Any "looney" likely resembles that remark in some way whether 338WM, 358 Norma, or a host of other useful cartridges!

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Just sayin'...............

Reupold gotta be better than the "made in Chyna" Athlons!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHA jus sayin

I've yet to have an Athlon issue and Reupold's cheese,has simply slid of their cracker. I reckon,I barely have two dozen. Hint.


Though in "fairness",I've never had one on a .338". Hint.










Let alone something .375". Hint.









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Just sayin'............

I've been shooting the 250 grain lrx in my 338 win mag for more years than I remember. Whether you want performance up close or long range performance, the bullet has always delivered match grade accuracy and more importantly, lethal performance.

The type of hunting that I do does not permit waiting for ideal shot angles. As been mentioned previously, bullets matter more than head stamps. This is the main reason why I shoot a 338 is because of the fantastic hunting bullets available to that bore. It seems that every other caliber is a compromise. IMO

I’ve owned two 338s. The first was an older Browning Safari. I was a few months from Opening Day of elk season when my Model 70 FWT 30-06 started throwing flyers and the Browning was the only good option on the rack at my LGS. I killed a respectable Roosevelt bull with it using 225-grain Partitions but the rifle was on its last legs—the rifling was wearing thin, the stock soaked up water like a sponge and needed to be refinished, and the front wall of the mag box was badly dented from being shot so much. The upgrades it needed would have cost more than a new rifle, so I sold it.

I like the cartridge, so I bought a stainless Ruger M-77 in an older B&C stock. It wouldn’t hold a zero (probably bedding) so I sent it down the road, too.



I wanted to hunt other game where the 308 and 30-06 were adequate so I went with them. Also, my shots tend to be pretty short so I don’t need the long-range punch that the 338 provides.



Logistics. Components and ammo for the 308 and 30-06 are cheap compared to the 338. I handload but I want to be able to buy good ammo in a big-box store anywhere in the country 30 minutes before closing time on a Tuesday when some slack-jawed moron is behind the gun counter. 338 ammo was pretty common before COVID, but now it's scarce and it's usually the most expensive thing on the shelf.

I think the 338 is “static in popularity” because of marketing. 10-15 years ago, a lot of people would have built a 338 in a conventional stock with a 22” barrel and a LPVO like Stick’s. Today, those people want a sniper rifle with a chassis, high-powered scope, detachable magazine, fast-twist barrel, etc. The 338 WM isn’t the first thing that comes to mind for a build like that.

If I had another one, then I’d set it up like Stick’s. I’d want it to weigh about 8.5 pounds empty and I’d focus on balance more than overall weight.

The 338 just plain works, but it's an all-or-nothing choice: either you can use what it brings to the table or you can't handle anything about it. One of the better gun shops around here used to have about a dozen of them rotating through their inventory at any one time. Half were almost new, the other half were almost worn out from a life of honest service.


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