.338 Federal

[BBB]

Great to hear about some real world performance with this cartridge and the rifles chambered for it. Thanks Guys!

(Maybe I should jump on that T3 Lite at P&D...)

Yeah, I saw that thing too. Tempted.

 

[todbartell]

Im super tempted by the Ruger frontier stainless 338 Federal but am unsure about how I would like the scout scope setup. never gotten the chance to look through one before

 

[cooleyc]

That Tika at P&D was marked down today...

5,4,3,2.....

 

[gonecountry]

Im super tempted by the Ruger frontier stainless 338 Federal but am unsure about how I would like the scout scope setup. never gotten the chance to look through one before

TB If you dont like the forward mouted scope. You can mount it in the conventional position too. The first time I seen the frontier in a gun rag I thought the same myself.


This link talks about mounting it either place incase you wanted to know

http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=173195

 

[martinbns]

I am also intrigued by the calibre in a nice light rifle, but I just got a Whelen and have yet to whack anything with it, so the 338 federal will have to wait.

 

[todbartell]

TB If you dont like the forward mouted scope. You can mount it in the conventional position too.

I realize that...would still like to try the scout setup first

 

[BigUglyMan]

I realize that...would still like to try the scout setup first

So why not give it a whirl? Then if you don't like it you can peddle the scope (or the whole shebang) on the EE.

 

[blargon]

So why not give it a whirl? Then if you don't like it you can peddle the scope (or the whole shebang) on the EE.

Go ahead TB, VISA won't mind, muhahaha

 

[SuperCub]

or you could always go ............

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[gonecountry]

I realize that...would still like to try the scout setup first

Oh, same here if I was to get one I'd definatly try it that way first too. But its kinda nice to know that the option is there to change it to conventional if it bothered me.

 

[mahony1977]

Is the frontier restricted because of its 16.5 in bbl or not ?

 

[gonecountry]

Is the frontier restricted because of its 16.5 in bbl or not ?

NO, they are not restricted. They are over the minimum of 660mm or 26 inches at around 35 1/2 inches. And they are not semi-auto so they can have a barrel shorter than 18.5

 

[todbartell]

So why not give it a whirl? Then if you don't like it you can peddle the scope (or the whole shebang) on the EE.

thing is I will like it...and I just bought a gun last month, need to recover a bit!

 

[Jeff/1911]

That Tika at P&D was marked down today...

5,4,3,2.....

YIKES! What price was it marked down to?

 

[Jeff/1911]

I am also intrigued by the calibre in a nice light rifle, but I just got a Whelen and have yet to whack anything with it, so the 338 federal will have to wait.

I'm in EXACTLY the same situation.

 

[Slooshark1]

I bought a Ruger Stainless Hawkeye in .358 Winchester and find it to be pretty nice. I need to get the stock shortened a bit for me so I'm not going to hunt with it this year. I had considered the .338 Federal but I currently own a .35 Whelen and thought it would be a good idea to only have to buy .358 bullets instead of .338s too. The rifle itself shoots nice. The only thing that I can't get used to yet is the safety on the rifle. Although it tucks away into the bolt when it's on, I find it a little bit difficult to take the safety off quickly and I'm not sure how safe it is to walk around with it in the middle position. The rifle feeds beautifully. It's neat to see the bolt face grab the rim of the cartride right out of the magazine. I've never owned a control round feed rifle before.

My 2 cents.

Slooshark1