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I carried a .338 for years and used it on everything from rabbits to Brown bear and most every bullet. The 210 Nosler partition was by far the quickest killer and seemed to penetrate as well as the heavies.
IMR 4831 and R19 could touch 3000 if I leaned on it a bit.
Lefty C Those killer rabbits require a lot to put them down. Surprised the .333 was up to the task....
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CaribouJack is shipping me a take-off stainless .338 WM barrel with factory irons. It will go on the naked MKII stainless Ruger long action (mag bolt face) I picked up last year. Haven't decided if I will spend the extra coin to ream it out to a .338-375 Ruger/Campfire as originally intended or just shoot it as is.
Regardless, the bullet I plan to try first is the 225g AccuBond with a .550BC. Using Nosler data as the basis for evaluation, the 225 shoots flatter at longer range and retains considerably more velocity and energy at longer ranges.
Should work great for elk, which is the largest animal I expect to hunt.
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No, I'm not a Ruger bigot - just an unabashed fan of their revolvers, M77's and #1's.
A good .30-06 is a 99% solution.
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Hey, CH. Glad to hear that worked out for you. You'll love that 338 for elk. Damn, now I don't have that in my back pocket anymore though
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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Actually punched right through them.....
Lost several woodchucks that made to thier hole for the same reason.......farmers don't much like 250 grain bullets whinning accrost thier fields either!
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Actually punched right through them.....
Lost several woodchucks that made to thier hole for the same reason.......farmers don't much like 250 grain bullets whinning accrost thier fields either!
LC I've shot rabbits with 225 hornady interlocks with the same results. Made some "right behind the front shoulder" shots on some with not hardly any meat ruined
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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On chucks and such, you'll get a lot more explosiveness if you wait and take the chuck when it's either coming or going. One will also get a lot more loft factor that way. I've shot a ton load of chucks with my 340 and I've never had any issues with it.
The 180 NBT is also a heck of a chuck bullet.
Dober
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I think if you want a cheap bullet to practice with and also hunt deer, the 215 Sierra is hard to beat. Nice and accurate and reasonabley tough too. We don't have elk in Australia but they certainly do the business with Reds and Sambar.
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After using 225 tsx bullets in my 338 I have given away the others I had accumulated. I have used 250gr Swift Aframes as well as 250gr nosler partitions with no complaints but the 225 shoots a little flatter and and penetrates brilliantly. I have killed Elk as well as african game from Hippo to Eland to impala and Croc and have nothing but the greatest confidence in this bullet loaded ahead of 75gr of R19. PS It is the most accurate 338 bullet I have found in my rifle.
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Elk are large animals and the .338 Win mag caliber fits them to a T!!! I now only use two bullet weights in the rifle. The light bullet is the 210 Nosler Partition and the heavy bullet is the 275 grain Swift A Frame.
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210 TTSX and RL19 is pretty hard to beat.
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I load 225 Woodleighs, Win. Brass, Fed 215m and 71.0grs. of H4350. No help on the Barnes bullets.
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I have used 210gr. Nosler Partitions and 185gr. Barnes TSX, both of which shoot well in my Model 70. I don't think that you can go wrong with either of these.
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i used 210 Nosler Partitions but just got some Federal 225 Nosler Accubonds for $29.00 a box I wanna see how they shoot for that price I couldnt pass it up
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200 grain Bitterroot with a case full of 4831.
It's not the destination...
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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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210 TTSX and RL19 is pretty hard to beat. That's a fine combination. It certainly works for me. donsm70
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200 grain Bitterroot with a case full of 4831. That'll work!
The 280 Remington is overbore.
The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.
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You're either up real late, or real early there Bob. Either way- howdy! It's 12:30 here and I'm bankin' billable hours...
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Fell asleep and woke up Jeff....so here I am! Goofin' off again... Gotta keep track of what he 338 boys are slingin'!
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The 280 Remington is overbore.
The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.
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I have tried several loads over the years but nowdays I am sticking with a 225 grain Nosler Accubond or the Swift A Frame in the 250 grain. I also have a load for those 275 grn A Frames too!
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