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Steve,

With the announcment of the 338 Federal cartridge, (a 308 Win necked up to 338), wouldn't this be a good candidate for a fairly short (18-20") barrel??? I would think that with that small case and fairly big bore most of the powder would be used up by then.

I'd think it would make a great little "Guide Gun" set-up.

Rick

Sounds like a really nice, practical cartridge. Actually, the .338-308 has been quite popular in Canada for a couple of decades in M99 Savages and M88 Winchesters, so it is not an unknown quantity.

Yeah, it would very useful. Whether such a round is marketable today, when 3,000+ fps sells, is another thing entirely. I'm guessing that it will sell to those who realize its usefulness and slowly fade away, like its cousin, the .358 Winchester (another fabulously useful elk-banger).

I can imagine a Remington 700 Ti in .338 Federal. Oh yeah.

Steve