I have done some work with this rifle ,I found some woodleigh 200 grain designed for the 33 win ,the cannelure is wrong for the 338 marlin .My question is where to find a crimping die for this ,also with the cannelure in the wrong place will this affect accuracy? the dies I have by redding have only a roll crimp and with cannelure in wrong place I dont think the roll crimp will be adequate for tube fed mag .I dont like the ftx bullets ,sure they have good ballistic coefficient ,but they are fragile The buck I shot with my 308 mx and the ftx bullet was not impressive .Yes the buck died but it separated from the jacket and @90 yards did not exit on a broad side shot it ran for 150 yards . not what I want when the chips are down .So i found some woodleighs and hoping they will group
338 marlin express
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A friend says bullets are hard to find for the express. He's thinking of knocking the points off ballistic tips and trying them if he can't buy anything over the counter but I see Sinclairs is showing the 250gr Hornadys in their catalogue. Loaded and brass are starting to show up in Canada now so you should be able to buy bullets one of these days.
Hunter5425
Would this be a HANDHELD TOOL? may be just the ticket ! thanks for the info guys
Hawk makes bullets in 180 ,200 ,for the 33 caliber and 250 .I have shot Hawks in my 348 with good success but cannot find any bullets in canada in that caliber I would love to get remington 250 grain in 338 marlin express but again ....tough to get here in Canada would be a good elk moose load
