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Someone wants results with the 338 RCM? I'll show you results... if I can get a photo to load here. Crossed fingers... ![[Linked Image]](http://i692.photobucket.com/albums/vv283/Kentucky_Windage/_DSC3330-4x6-cx.jpg)
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That was one shot, 180 yards, double lung, through and through, lights out. 225 grain Hornady SST. Works for me.
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I think most of the uproar about .338 RCM's is completely separate from the reality that they shoot nice bullets at decent velocities and kill things very nicely. That's because all of the people making comments about all the issues haven't taken one to the range, sighted it in, and gone out and killed stuff with it. You and I, on the other hand, have gone out and killed things with them. And thus we are convinced that they are actually fairly useful and highly functional. Damn the way practical reality overcomes superfluous excitations...  . Dennis
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Amen. I'me a believer in the 338 RCM, and the SST is plenty tough enough. I'll take that kind of performance out of a 20-in. barrel rifle any day when pestering big hairy things in cover that have the ability to bite back.
The problem with so many traditionalists is that they treat every new caliber as though everything is competive, rather than additive. If everyone held that view there would be no innovation in the firearms industry -- ever -- and Roy Weatherby's ideas would never have escaped his garage.
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Nice shooting with that RCM! Did you have to bed the action on your rifle?
I have been intrigued with the 338RCM for a while now. May have to give one a go...
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Wow nice bear there mate! How do you find the Stainless Synthetic Hawkeye?
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I have two Hawkeyes, and haven't done any modifications to either.
My 338 Fed is a regular stainless/synthetic model which I picked up second-hand for a very good price. This has become my go-to rifle for California (hogs & deer) because it is one of my few rifles which will shoot factory copper ammo with good accuracy (non-lead ammo is now mandated across large parts of the state). It shoots 185 grain Federal Triple Shock load sub-MOA when I do my part.
My 338 RCM is the stainless/synthetic Ruger Hawkeye Compact Magnum, with a 20-in barrel and fixed sights. It is lighter and handier than the standard Hawkeye. Initial groups were a bit loose, but the rifle seems to be shooting in nicely now. I also had some scope issues which may have contributed to large groups initially, but that has been remedied by switching to a Leupold.
Overall, I'm very satisfied with these rifles (most of my other rifles are Weatherby, Savage, etc.) and I'm exceptionally happy with the rifle/ammunition performance of the 338 RCM on that big island bear. Recoil may be a bit much in this light rifle for those who are recoil intolerant, but anyone who has any experience with 30-06 or heavier calibers shouldn't have any issues.
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MuleDeer Did you happen to have a chrono. with you when you went to the range. I'm just dying to know what those 210s where doing. I've been beating around thinking about the 338RCM every since I first heard about them.I would like to put one in my hands to get a feel for it but nobody around here seems to have any. 
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Yes I did chronograph my loads. The 185 TSX's were running about 2850 fps; the 200 Hornady Interlocks were running 2750 fps, and the 210 TSX's were running 2650 fps. I have a load of the 210's that runs over 2750 fps, but it opens the group up to about 2", so I'm going to work a bit with it on bullet seating and suchlike to see if I can bring it down a bit.
None of my loads are showing any signs of pressure, so I suspect I can improve them a bit. But they kill stuff plenty fine at the moment.
Dennis
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Nice shooting with that RCM! Did you have to bed the action on your rifle?
I have been intrigued with the 338RCM for a while now. May have to give one a go... After splitting the first wood stock on my .338 Federal last year, I never even fired the .338 RCM before I bedded it. Isn't that hard and doesn't take that long, but saves me a lot of grief and trepidation. I like both of my short-action .338's quite a lot . Dennis
"The more you run over a dead cat, the flatter it gets."
"If you're asking me something technical, you may be looking for My Other Brother Darrell."
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Thanks for the input muledeer. Im trying to validate the purchase of another medium bore in my mind.. (I own a 35 Whelen 700 Classic) The shorter handier package goes along way in validating. Better bullet selection in the 338. Would handle better in the thick stuff. 210s at 2650 to 2700 would still be plenty good for a long shot,300yds or so. Yeah I'm gettin there
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The more time I spend one these threads, the closer I get to getting the card out. I toyed with the idea of the 375 Ruger, but since Africa is probably never in the cards, just can't justify it. A handy .338 like this, though, could easily be justified.
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I need one medium-bore pretty badly -- and bought a .35 Whelen in 1993. Since then I have owned a .358 Win, a .356 Win, a 9x57, a 9.3x57, a .338 Fed and now a .338 RCM. I still have all of them except the .358 Win (and might just get another one ), and like all of them well enough not to feel the need to get rid of any. If I only could keep one, it would come down to a very hard decision between my old .35 Whelen and my new .338 RCM. So I sure think you should have both...! Dennis
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The more time I spend one these threads, the closer I get to getting the card out. I toyed with the idea of the 375 Ruger, but since Africa is probably never in the cards, just can't justify it. A handy .338 like this, though, could easily be justified.
George I have a .375 Ruger, too, but if only keeping one would also find the .338 RCM preferable. Though I may go back to Africa sometime, I can't feature me needing anything bigger than the .338 again there either. Dennis
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My logic (never been accused of that before) is that the .338 in a small package will do everything I need done for larger game. We're not counting the 35 Whelen 7600 that's incoming, right?
IF I should ever get a chance to go to Africa then I'll HAVE to buy a .375. Just wouldn't be right not to.
George
�Out of every one hundred men, ten shouldn't even be there, eighty are just targets, nine are the real fighters, and we are lucky to have them, for they make the battle. Ah, but the one, one is a warrior, and he will bring the others back.�
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Yes! You are absolutely, incontrovertibly correct.
At least in my thoughts...
Dennis
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The problem with so many traditionalists is that they treat every new caliber as though everything is competive, rather than additive.
Excellent post.......couldn't agree more!!!
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Your Every Liberal vote promotes Socialism and is an
attack on the Second Amendment. You will suffer the consequences.
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Found a 338 RCM tonite for $689. It was the all weather. I personly like the Blued/wood version better. But both are very nice. I wonder how much less the blued version should go for. The one I was looking at(blued) a different shop wanted $749..
I see the standard Hawkeye in 338RCM comes with a 22" barrel.
Your Every Liberal vote promotes Socialism and is an
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Shag ... a standard Hawkeye in 338 RCM with a 22" barrel?????
Do you have a link? I cant seem to find it on Ruger's site ...
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