.338 federal
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Fork Horn
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 159
RE: .338 federal
Not with the 338fed but lots with the 358win. If you want a gun in a short action thats great not just for deer but elk/moose sized game as well, and with out the recoil of a 7/300mag, but good for 300 yards shots at them all. The 338fed is for you and 98% of all hunting done in the US and Canada.
#3
Fork Horn
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: NW Colorado
Posts: 199
RE: .338 federal
Used it this year on elk, 185 grain Barnes-X - TSX. T/C Encore 338 Federal Barrel. Two shots, complete penetration and dumped my elk like a sack of rocks. Shot placement, premium bullet and practice all pay off. I was very pleased with this cartridge. Haven't done any hand loading for the 338 Federal yet but have enough brass now to play around a little with it.
I wanted to try it out on a mullie but work and weather got my deer hunt all wacked out.
The recoil on the 338 federal is very pleasant compared to the magnum's. I have used my 338 Win mag up til this year, when I switched and I don't anticipate going back to my 338 win mag anytime soon after the performance with the 338 Fed.
I wanted to try it out on a mullie but work and weather got my deer hunt all wacked out.
The recoil on the 338 federal is very pleasant compared to the magnum's. I have used my 338 Win mag up til this year, when I switched and I don't anticipate going back to my 338 win mag anytime soon after the performance with the 338 Fed.
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RE: .338 federal
ORIGINAL: TJEN
Not with the 338fed but lots with the 358win. If you want a gun in a short action thats great not just for deer but elk/moose sized game as well, and with out the recoil of a 7/300mag, but good for 300 yards shots at them all. The 338fed is for you and 98% of all hunting done in the US and Canada.
Not with the 338fed but lots with the 358win. If you want a gun in a short action thats great not just for deer but elk/moose sized game as well, and with out the recoil of a 7/300mag, but good for 300 yards shots at them all. The 338fed is for you and 98% of all hunting done in the US and Canada.
#6
My gun is a Kimber 84m and I love it.
Have not taken it to the field yet, but will this year. I am reloading it an using the 215 gr. Sierra, along with IMR 4895 powder and am gettiing so-so results with it (1.08"). I also have loaed up some Hornaday 200 gr.using Win 748 powder and also getting only one inch groups.
I know I can get better groups with this Kimber and will keep trying.
Has anyone done any better with other powders???
#7
Fork Horn
Join Date: Sep 2005
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Posts: 364
Manufactures, Sako 85 (no longer in production but a bunch around), tikka, ruger, Kimber after that I'm not sure. I've got a savage 110 that I rebarreled with a ER shaw kit that's 1 1/8 or less at 100.
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Fork Horn
Join Date: Oct 2019
Posts: 454
I know this thread is a decade old, but I don't care. I LOVE this round. Alas, it appears to be on its way out.
So, if anybody out there has experience with it, I'd like to hear about the various, no-longer made guns chambered in it. To my knowledge, only Savage, Wilson Combat, and DPMS still chamber guns in .338 Federal. Most of what I read are old posts back when Sako, Kimber, and Ruger were making them. Surprisingly, I've read a few who felt the Sako grouped poorly.
I have a .338 Federal Savage Model 11. Good gun, but a bit heavy, non-stainless, and not bedded. I was thinking about getting another, and I'm a bit Savaged-out. Yes, I could probably get a custom, and maybe I will, but the occasional used model comes up, so if anybody has knowledge about them, please chime in.
If Savage's new High Country came in .338 Federal, I might have gone for it, but given the stated purpose of the gun, I can understand why they didn't.
So, if anybody out there has experience with it, I'd like to hear about the various, no-longer made guns chambered in it. To my knowledge, only Savage, Wilson Combat, and DPMS still chamber guns in .338 Federal. Most of what I read are old posts back when Sako, Kimber, and Ruger were making them. Surprisingly, I've read a few who felt the Sako grouped poorly.
I have a .338 Federal Savage Model 11. Good gun, but a bit heavy, non-stainless, and not bedded. I was thinking about getting another, and I'm a bit Savaged-out. Yes, I could probably get a custom, and maybe I will, but the occasional used model comes up, so if anybody has knowledge about them, please chime in.
If Savage's new High Country came in .338 Federal, I might have gone for it, but given the stated purpose of the gun, I can understand why they didn't.