Home Forums Reloading Big Game Rifles Best loads for a 338-06

I recently purchase a Weatherby ultralight in 338-06. I am am going to be using it mainly for deer hunting but possibly elk as well.
What are some good hand loads that have worked well in the caliber?

Thanks

53 grains Reloader 15
210 Nosler Partition
Just a common Vanilla load, but I've seen it work well on several Elk.

I use Rel 15 and the Swift 210 gr Scirocco.

62gr H4350, 210 NP, CCI 200 primer in necked down 35 whelen brass.

Nice snag, you don't see many of the Weatherby 338-06.

Doc

agree that re15 is a good powder to try

I've run Varget, RL17 and H4350 in mine. H4350 with 225s is my go to load. A bit slower, but more accurate than RL17. Varget worked fine for 200gn bullets.

I had some wonderful accurate groups using 250 gr Sierras and H380.......

Plus ONE...
I always maintained, if I had to rely on just a couple of rifles for all my big game hunting, and could pick any rifles I wanted, as much as I love my Winchesters... I'd pick a Weatherby Ultralight in 338/06, 7/08 and 243.

my loads for my 338/06...

65 grains of H 380 and a 200 grain bullet ( your choice)
62.5 grains of H 380 and a 225 grain bullet
60 grains of H 380 and a 250 grain Hornady RN..

or
57.5 grains of IMR 4895 with a 200 grain bullet ( your choice)
55 grains of IMR 4064 with a 225 grain Hornady SP
50 grains with a 250 grain Bullet or your choice, mine being the Hornady SP or my favorite, the 250 Gr RN.

You will enjoy reloading the 338-06. As noted above RL 15 for light 200-210's and H4350 for 250's should work fine.

TSX and TTSX in 210's with 52, 51 gr of RL 15, respectively works great in mine!58-58.5 of H4350 w/250 A Fr also works nicely.

Work up as usual although theses are not hot loads based on all the manuals.

I have a 338-06 AI. I've got three sets of bullets awaiting workup: 230 FailSafes, 250 Speer GS, and 250 Partitions. I'm really interested in seeing how the FailSafes do.

Anywhere between 50-53grs of RL-15 with the Barnes 210 TTSX all shot sub-MOA for me out to 600yds. I settled on 51.8grs @ 2660fps
so I could match the drop in my Shepherd P2 scope. 53grs put me @ 2920fps so work up carefully.

Hope this helps,
johnny

I had really good luck with lots of powders in mine and H4350 and N160 worked really well with 225 Accubonds. I am using the N160 for 2650 fps and 1/2" accuracy.

60 grains IMR4350 with 210 gr. Partitions.

54 grains H4895 with 180 AB's

H-4350 with 200 BT's or 210 Partitions covers about all.

I have had good results with Rel 15 and 200 gr bullets, even better results with Varget and 210gr bullets.

I keep waiting for the pro shop to have 225 Accubond seconds, those 225's have a great BC.

Yeah, I bought 3 bags last time they had them. Keep looking and they pop up on here occasionally.
Lee

My 338-06 shows a noted preference for loads towards the upper ends of the range.

I normally shoot mid-rangeish loads in most of my rifles, but saw a definite accuracy improvement, with three different powders, as I increased charge weights in my 338-06.

FWIW, I settled on 210 gr Partitions and IMR 4064.

My load is Big Game and 225 SP Hornadys.Very effective on moose.I worked up to 2650 with a 22" barreled FN.That was the slowest powder /highest velocity that would fit in my rifle.