My 338 doesn't appear to shoot regular NP's real well (250 grainers). It will group Hornady and Speer Grand Slams fairly well.

The Federal Factory Nosler loads go about a 3-4"@100 yards and my reloads with Partitions and H-4831 are slightly better but not as good as the Speer or Hornady equivalents. (2-3")

The Speers and Hornadys will go 1 to 1 1/2" in my reloads. I've used H4831 and RL22 and it doesn't seem to have much effect on accuracy.

I really want to use the Nosler Partitions as I have had so much good luck with them. Tonight I loaded up some Moly Free Partition Gold 250's fueled by some RL22.

Has anyone noticed any difference between the two accuracy wise? I'm hoping for the best.

I may end up having to go with Swift 250's or 275's. Never used Swifts before but I hear good things about them.

Gonna go try to get an Alaskan Brown Bear in a few weeks and I want to hit 'em hard!

Tim

My 338-06 Shoots the 210 and 225 NP's better than the 250 partition gold (sorry, i know thats not a very good comparison though). The 225 A-Frames shoot very well in my gun though (First three out of four touching at 100 yds). Although I haven't killed anything with the A-frame yet, it has to be at least as effective as a partition.

NETim--maybe you need to use a slower powder than H4831. I used 4831 for years and got 1-2 in bullet performance. Have just started using IMR 7828 in my 340 and 338/378 and have been getting 3/4 to 1 inch groups. Am satisfied with this decrease in size of groups. Just my opinion and what happened in my rifles.

Sometimes a powder change helps & sometimes nothing helps. My .338-06 loves the 210gr & 250grNP. It won;t shoot any brand of 225gr bullet worth a crap. I have shot the CT (nonmoly) in 160gr/7mm w/ the same loads as the NP & accuracy was the same so, you can give it a try. I also like 7828, it gives exc. accuracy in several carts. You might also give IMR4831 a try as well as RL19. Have you tried varing seating depth? Sometimes this also has a great affect on accuracy.