which bullet for my 338 Federal??

[mudbug]

I'm looking for some advice from those of you who know more than me regarding which bullets to try in my tikka t3 338 fed. I am going to be using this gun for moose and deer and possibly elk. I have reloader 15 as a starting powder but am unsure which bullets would be the best without them costing an arm and a leg. I have factory ammo in 185 barnes , 180 accubond, and 210 partition and I'm getting less than stellar accuracy. I'm maybe getting 1.5" to 2" at 100 yrds with the barnes being the best. Any advice would be appreciated. I'm hoping to get reasonable accuracy but will give a bit for good bullet performance.
Would hornady sst be an option seeing the velocity of the rifle is a bit slower? They seem to shoot really well from my 270 (although I havn't tried them on a big critter yet though).
Thanks

 

[todbartell]

H4895 is my favorite powder, I like Barnes 210 gr TSX or 215 gr Sierra BTSP. I load 47 grs in my Sako but I can seat my bullet our further than what you can in a T3, so you might not be able to get that much powder in yours. The 200gr SST should be fine in the 338F, probably wont break bone as well as an X bullet or Partition or Accubond