Tikka T3x reloading & load development

[mikeboehm]

I just bought a brand new Tikka T3X chambered in 338 win mag. Has anyone did any reloading for these tikkas in this cartridge. I've had two sako 338 win mags that I sold and regret. And they both liked 225gr and 250gr Nosler partitions over H4831.

I've switched you most of my bullets over to barnes. And i've noticed the velocities in the books are quite a bit lower than Nosler. Has anyone had any good luck using barnes bullets in there tikka 338

 

[bobjoe]

I tried loading Barnes bullet in my dad’s t3 and no matter the powder or weight it just did not like them. I ended up using 225 partitions and it was acceptable. Your mileage may vary but RL19 worked best with the partitions.