jessejames

Waiting on delivery of gun now. Any suggestions on best bullet for deer and for elk? Any experiences in the field?

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jessejames

Actually ALF I had a difficult time deciding between the two rounds. I chose the 338 because of bullet selection and slightly better BC. I am sort of tired of losing so much meat, even with the 3006 it is hard not to destroy alot. Bullets of this caliber are of sturdier construction so I hope to help some of the problem. I was just wondering if anyone had any experience with say the Nosler 200 gr. Bal. Tip. or even the 180 for that matter.

brewtcl

look at the 210 partition or the 185 barnes-X

Colo Wolf

I have used the 225 gr and the 250 gr. Deer get slammed to the ground, and elk tip over. I have found that meat damage is less than using a 300 mag.

Mark in NE

A recent review of the .338-06 said Weatherby
factory ammo is using 210 grain Partitions for a good reason...excellent bullet!

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eldeguello

Would use the 210grain Nosler Partition at around 2700-2800 feet per second.

LARRY338

Jesse, Ive been hunting with the 338/06 since 1988, I currently use 200 gr nosler ballistic tips because they are so accurate in my rifle. I wont use these bullets in any other caliber because they blow up so bad, but the 338 ballistic tips have a thicker jacket and dont fly apart like the smaller caliber ones do. I have killed deer with 160 barnes x, 175 barnes x, 225 barnes x, 180 ballistic tips, and 250 sierra. Also shot an elk with a 250 sierra. The best killing bullet I have ever seen was the old design 175 gr barnes x. Some of the kills I have seen with this bullet are uncanny, its like they were electrocuted, seriously, I have seen deer drop straight to the ground with their legs folded under them. Never even twitch! But since barnes changed their disign in 1996, I cant get them to shoot better than about 3" now in my gun. I have shot some 5 shot groups with the ballistic tips that are close to 1/2", so I use them now. My load is 57.5 gr of H-380 which gives me 2710 at the muzzle. I can shoot it at almost 2900 without any trouble, but the accuracy is better at 2700 and the recoil is noticably less too. Try those 175 x bullets if you can get them to shoot good enough, they work great. Any 338 bullet you can buy will work fine on a deer though.

jessejames

Thanks Larry,

I can't get an X bullet to shoot in any gun period. I have tried several powders, played with seating depth and other things. The subject guns shoot lights out with conventional bullets. Thanks for the opinions.