Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles 338-06 vs 338-06 AI

alaska_lanche would you share your load data for your 210 Scirocco getting 2800? I've got a 18" and with sciroccos I'm running 2620, I'd like to be able to squeeze a little more speed out of it.

Had my 338-06 cut down from 21" barrel to 16" barrel so I could thread it and be able to suppress it for working up loads in the yard rather than having to go to the range

338-06 when it had the 21" barrel with the 3-9 SWFA on it right at 6.75 pounds:



Cut down to 16.5" and suppressed its right at 7.25 pounds:





I took my same load that I had before with the 21" barrel that had 210 Siroccos just bit over 2800 fps and that same load now averages just under 2700 fps (2690 fps to be exact).

Also worked up 230 eldx in it and and found an accuracy node at 2575 fps. Now to pick which bullet I want to use......

I realize the shorty barrel rifles are for everyone but I'll give up FPS for handiness or ability to suppress and not have a super long barrel just so I can toy with loads in the yard.

I went with the AI version because the smith at the time had the reamer for it, & not the standard.

Mine's at 2800 with either 200 or 210's in a 21 1/2" barrel. All I want or need anymore.

That's a nice rifle. How do you like that SWFA compared to the LRHS?