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T3 338 wm ( looking for some good loads) #6905264 09/24/12 Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 229 Alberta, Canada 2 243Win OP Campfire Member OP 243Win Campfire Member 2 Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 229 Alberta, Canada Just got a T3 today in 338wm as was wondering if anybody shoots one and has loads to save me some time and money?

Re: T3 338 wm ( looking for some good loads) 243Win #6905316 09/24/12 Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 16 G ghostrider179 New Member ghostrider179 New Member G Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 16 Make sure you bed it first cuz they have a really crappy bedding system and the heavy recoil of the 338 makes the action jump all over in the stock. Mine likes IMR 4831 and Barnes TSX 210gr and Speer SPBT 225 gr bullets.

Re: T3 338 wm ( looking for some good loads) ghostrider179 #6905320 09/24/12 Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 229 Alberta, Canada 2 243Win OP Campfire Member OP 243Win Campfire Member 2 Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 229 Alberta, Canada Sounds good. I bought some barnes 210 ttsx factory loaded to start with. What kind of groups do you get?

Re: T3 338 wm ( looking for some good loads) 243Win #6905343 09/24/12 Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 16 G ghostrider179 New Member ghostrider179 New Member G Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 16 With the Barnes 210gr TSX its 1/2" and with the Speer 225gr its 5/8". Before I had it bedded I was getting 1.5 to 2" groups.

Re: T3 338 wm ( looking for some good loads) ghostrider179 #6905354 09/24/12 Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 229 Alberta, Canada 2 243Win OP Campfire Member OP 243Win Campfire Member 2 Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 229 Alberta, Canada Good to know. Thanks

Re: T3 338 wm ( looking for some good loads) 243Win #6905361 09/24/12 Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 16 G ghostrider179 New Member ghostrider179 New Member G Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 16 I am using mine for elk and bear - what are you going to use yours for

Re: T3 338 wm ( looking for some good loads) ghostrider179 #6905378 09/24/12 Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 13,138 colorado 3 338rcm Campfire Outfitter 338rcm Campfire Outfitter 3 Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 13,138 colorado Mine shoots 225gn Hornadys with r19 into tiny little groops

Re: T3 338 wm ( looking for some good loads) 338rcm #6905404 09/24/12 Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,402 Minnesota T TJAY Campfire Regular TJAY Campfire Regular T Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,402 Minnesota Mine likes 225 TSX and R-19.

Re: T3 338 wm ( looking for some good loads) ghostrider179 #6906621 09/25/12 Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 229 Alberta, Canada 2 243Win OP Campfire Member OP 243Win Campfire Member 2 Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 229 Alberta, Canada Originally Posted by ghostrider179 I am using mine for elk and bear - what are you going to use yours for I will be using mine for Elk,Moose,Whitetail.

Re: T3 338 wm ( looking for some good loads) 243Win #6906623 09/25/12 Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 229 Alberta, Canada 2 243Win OP Campfire Member OP 243Win Campfire Member 2 Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 229 Alberta, Canada Have any of you chronied the R-19 with the 225's?

Re: T3 338 wm ( looking for some good loads) 243Win #6906857 09/25/12 Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 3,133 Apple Valley, CA Calif. Hunter Campfire Tracker Calif. Hunter Campfire Tracker Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 3,133 Apple Valley, CA I used R-22 and IMR-4350 with 225 gr Hornady's. Usually sub-MOA. �That rifle on the wall of the labourer's cottage or working class flat is the symbol of democracy. It is our job to see that it stays there.� George Orwell

Re: T3 338 wm ( looking for some good loads) 243Win #6906924 09/25/12 Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 10,084 Texas temmi Campfire Outfitter temmi Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 10,084 Texas Go to the nosler manual and look at the 200g AB and IMR4350 Mine likes the mid to high load. Never got to the MAX load Snake That which does not kill us makes us stronger Friedrich Nietzsche

Re: T3 338 wm ( looking for some good loads) Calif. Hunter #6907963 09/25/12 Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 1,015 British Columbia Arac Campfire Regular Arac Campfire Regular Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 1,015 British Columbia Originally Posted by Calif. Hunter I used R-22 and IMR-4350 with 225 gr Hornady's. Usually sub-MOA. What kind of charges have worked for you? Just the plain old 225 interlocks?

Re: T3 338 wm ( looking for some good loads) Arac #6908011 09/25/12 Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 48,219 Likes: 25 Battle Born B bsa1917hunter Campfire 'Bwana bsa1917hunter Campfire 'Bwana B Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 48,219 Likes: 25 Battle Born I'm sure your t3 is less finicky than my rugers but I've always gotten great results with 67-70 gr's. of IMR4350 in R-P cases and the Sierra gameking bullet. Sub-moa groups and it DOES put the elk down too, trust me... Originally Posted by raybass I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. Originally Posted by Pharmseller You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA

Re: T3 338 wm ( looking for some good loads) bsa1917hunter #6908266 09/25/12 Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,402 Minnesota T TJAY Campfire Regular TJAY Campfire Regular T Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,402 Minnesota My T-3 with 74 gr. R-19 does 2854 FPS with te 225 TSX or 225 Sierra's.

Re: T3 338 wm ( looking for some good loads) 243Win #6908463 09/25/12 Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 13,138 colorado 3 338rcm Campfire Outfitter 338rcm Campfire Outfitter 3 Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 13,138 colorado Originally Posted by 243Win Have any of you chronied the R-19 with the 225's? Mine shoots this load as listed on Alliants websight http://www.alliantpowder.com/reload...ight=225&shellid=93&bulletid=149

Re: T3 338 wm ( looking for some good loads) 338rcm #6908650 09/25/12 Joined: May 2009 Posts: 1,076 N. Georgia B bloodworks Campfire Regular bloodworks Campfire Regular B Joined: May 2009 Posts: 1,076 N. Georgia Originally Posted by 338rcm Originally Posted by 243Win Have any of you chronied the R-19 with the 225's? Mine shoots this load as listed on Alliants websight http://www.alliantpowder.com/reload...ight=225&shellid=93&bulletid=149 Mine shoots this max load well also 2900+

Re: T3 338 wm ( looking for some good loads) bsa1917hunter #6910282 09/26/12 Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 1,015 British Columbia Arac Campfire Regular Arac Campfire Regular Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 1,015 British Columbia Originally Posted by bsa1917hunter I'm sure your t3 is less finicky than my rugers but I've always gotten great results with 67-70 gr's. of IMR4350 in R-P cases and the Sierra gameking bullet. Sub-moa groups and it DOES put the elk down too, trust me... I loaded some last night, but with Hornady Spire Points. I'm going to test them later today. Oh, and the Gamekings don't disintegrate on impact???

Re: T3 338 wm ( looking for some good loads) Arac #6913403 09/27/12 Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 1,015 British Columbia Arac Campfire Regular Arac Campfire Regular Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 1,015 British Columbia bsa1917hunter - thanks for the tip - the Hornady's did ok with 70.0gr of IMR 4350 - the average velocity was 2749fps and I was getting 1.25" groups at 100 yards.

Re: T3 338 wm ( looking for some good loads) Arac #6915369 09/27/12 Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 229 Alberta, Canada 2 243Win OP Campfire Member OP 243Win Campfire Member 2 Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 229 Alberta, Canada Does anybody shoot 180's in there 338?