Getting another 338 Mag....

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This fall i hunted wit my Benelli R1 338 Mag for the first time and really discovered a fantastic caliber, i did kill a nice moose now i am getting another 338 Mag, this time i will buy a Savage 116 Alaskan Brush rifle with an 18 inch barrel... Guess i needed another favorite caliber... And i found it... JP
 
caramel said:
This fall i hunted wit my Benelli R1 338 Mag for the first time and really discovered a fantastic caliber, i did kill a nice moose now i am getting another 338 Mag, this time i will buy a Savage 116 Alaskan Brush rifle with an 18 inch barrel... Guess i needed another favorite caliber... And i found it... JP
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It might kill your ears before it kills a moose.
 
I have an L61R in .338 that's been shortened to 21", and it's plenty loud enough. I like that it's short and light, but that nasty muzzle blast is definitely a downside. At 18", it would be fun to watch in the dark.
 
Tumbleweed said:
I have an L61R in .338 that's been shortened to 21", and it's plenty loud enough. I like that it's short and light, but that nasty muzzle blast is definitely a downside. At 18", it would be fun to watch in the dark.
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My idea is to devellop a load for an 18 inch barrel with a 300 gr quality bullet and try to find a powder that will give me 2400 + fps, that should be a speed permiting great accuracy to 500 metres and tremendous hitting power, i will see what kind of results i will obtain but if succesfull that could be a perfect hunting combo... JP.
 
That might work - I'm a big fan of heavy bullets and modest velocity myself. I ended up with a very accurate load using 250 gr. Nosler Partitions and it's all I've ever used in that rifle since.
 
shorttrac said:
I got a New Sako Kodiak .338 with the 21 1/4" barrel. Have not shot it yet but it sure feels good
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That is likely one of the hardest recoiling rifles I've ever shot. I had one in .338 and .375 and the .338 was very unpleasant to shoot....the 375 not so bad. I'm not sure if it was a combination of stock style and the short barrel or it just didn't fit me well but I didn't keep it long. It did shoot incredibly well though.
 
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Being a great fan of the Alliant Reloader serie powder, ( i use them for all my rifles and have many pounds of each), i believe that a maximum load compressed of R-19 top by a 300 gr SMK, with a long OAL will achieve 2400 fps out of an 18 inch barrel... The R-19 will improve velocity enough to do it... JP.
 
bigborefan said:
Savage advertises that barrel as 20", not an 18".
19664 338 Win Mag 18" 41.5" 7.6 lbs $689
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I've been waiting for the Ruger M77 guide rifle to get here. 20" barrel with irons and M77mkII action, available in 338win among other rounds.
 
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