Like I say in most of these threads about new cartridges. Whoopty friggin doo!!!!!!!!!!!

The .308 didn't do anything or offer anything better when it came out either. We already had the 30-06! 95% or better of the cartridges out there are nothing but very close repetitions of other cartridges that were alive and well before them that were killing the same animals with equal authority before the "new" cartridges came along.

Just to inform all of you about this "NEW" cartridge, the .338 Federal. It has been a looooooooong time wildcat ever since the .308 Winchester was introduced and simply called the .338-08. There is nothing new about it at all other than the Federal name associated with it now.

Basically quit whining about a new old cartridge. It isn't designed to compete with any magnum out there. It's simply a great medium range, short action, big game hunting cartridge.

And as far as the bullets working properly at these super slow velocities goes....... The .338 Win mag only has a 100 yard advantage in velocity. The .338 Federal and the .338 Win mag have essentially the same velocity with the 210 grain partition at 0 and 100 yards respectively. Does any one shoot at any animals beyond 100 yards with the .338 Win mag? This argument about this cartridge is pretty much a non factor.