Lets see your 338-06!!

[Canadian Bush Sniper]

I am in the process of building one on a 1903 springfield action. And am curious on other people's builds and expirences with this cartridge!.

 

[WhelanLad]

crickets...
we're all shooting 308s
haha

or 35 Whelens

 

[BigBraz15]

I had a Weatherby ultralight weight in 338-06.

It was very effective on game, and used with success on an elk and a bison. Both were DRT and was always happy with the cartridge. I just had too many that did the same thing and due to long range trajectory, the bigger magnums were the ones that stayed.

You won’t be sad that this is your choice.

 

['Boo]

BSA Hunter (circa 1958)
Bevan King chambered and fit one of his barrels to the action.

I believe I have shot 3 moose and several mule deer with this rifle from as close as 75 yards to as distant as 350. None required a second shot. Modest velocity coupled with a "tough" bullet results in very little meat waste.

 

[MartyT]

BSA Hunter (circa 1958)
Bevan King chambered and fit one of his barrels to the action.

I believe I have shot 3 moose and several mule deer with this rifle from as close as 75 yards to as distant as 350. None required a second shot. Modest velocity coupled with a "tough" bullet results in very little meat waste.

G'day Boo, do you have any details regarding the recovered TTSX? distance, animal, what the bullet travelled through? looks like great expansion at modest velocity.

 

[huntingfamily]

Rem 700 action, Benchmark 22" barrel, McMillan stock in 338-06.
Built by Dennis Sorensen
8 lbs, 4 oz with scope
Shoots 210gr ttsx and nosler partitions into tiny groups.

 

[Canadian Bush Sniper]

What twist rates did you guys use?. Im using a rebored barrel with a 1:10 twist.

 

[huntingfamily]

1:10 here

 

[dan belisle]

I am in the process of building one on a 1903 springfield action. And am curious on other people's builds and expirences with this cartridge!.

Mine is built on a Rem 700. Looks like every other Rem 700 wood stocked BDL. - dan

 

[geologist]

I always wanted to do a build on a Rem 7600 carbine, replace the 30-06 barrel with a 20" .338 barrel, install iron sights with a strong aperture sight in back.

Just for uniqueness.

 

[bdb.hunting]

I picked up a tikka build recently of another user for my father. I don’t have the details but I will find them and post up!

B

 

[rombat]

Weatherby ultralight in 338-06. Very nice and light to carry wandering the bush looking to fill a moose tag, not pleasant from the bench.

 

['Boo]

G'day Boo, do you have any details regarding the recovered TTSX? distance, animal, what the bullet travelled through? looks like great expansion at modest velocity.

That particular bullet was recovered under the skin on the right shoulder. The bull was quartering away hard at ~250 yards and I actually hit him on the outer side of the left hip and the bullet went on to take out the last rib on the left side and pushed through about 4 feet of moose. The bottom of both lungs were taken out as was the top of the heart. He went about 30 yards after the shot and piled up struck between two small fir trees.

I kept all the blood-shot meat to the side as I cut him up and the total lost was ~10 pounds which is pretty good.

I am a firm believer of heavy bullets at modest velocity on heavy animals to prevent meat-jelly!

 

[Slimbo]

Mines a Kimber with a 23” benchmark tube on it