Bought a Savage Mod lll .338
08-20-2009, 02:52 AM
#1
Spike
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 88
Bought a Savage Mod lll .338
Hey guys, I got a great deal on this .338 ($50.00). My buddy used it in Alaska a couple of times and havent used it since. There was slight surface rust and he removed with fine steel wool, so I need to reblue it, no big deal. My question, I dont need anything this big in NC but I heard .338 kicks like a mule. I shoot a 7mm mag and 12 gauge slugs, does it kick harder than those? I also about died when I priced a box of shells. Thanks in advance.
08-20-2009, 04:32 AM
#4
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Michigan
Posts: 3,329
Consider the money you saved and buy yourself a reloading kit. Then you can load it down to puppy status. or all the way up. There are some very cheap kits out there. You can also find the stuff used for pennies on the dollar.
Tom
Tom
08-20-2009, 08:00 AM
#5
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: IL
Posts: 6,575
a .338 win mag is a puppy...well probably the least kicking of the .338 magnums...
shooting off hand I don't think you'll have any worries, find a load you like and stick with it, once you get it sighted in the bench, you won't be worrying about kick again...
I believe it holds less powder than a .300win mag...but I'd put it in that kick category
great deer, elk, bear gun...use it!
Shoot some 200, 210, or 225grs.
shooting off hand I don't think you'll have any worries, find a load you like and stick with it, once you get it sighted in the bench, you won't be worrying about kick again...
I believe it holds less powder than a .300win mag...but I'd put it in that kick category
great deer, elk, bear gun...use it!
Shoot some 200, 210, or 225grs.
