I was out chronographing some 338 Mag loads and took along several loads for the 338/06 also ( along with the 338/06 Rifle of course)....

One very accurate load that I chronographed, based on the low recoil for that round.. was the velocity I got off of 35 grains of SR 4759 and a Hornady 200 grain bullet...

My Model 70 with a 24 inch barrel chronographed 5 cartridges.. from 2399 fps on the low end to 2408 fps on the high end... this was using Winchester Large Rifle primers...Winchester 30/06 brass necked up...

I thought this was pretty darn handy.. it would definitely be a good 250 to 300 yd load if zeroed right...

Replacing the Hornady with a TSX or Accubond, or even the Ballistic Tip would just increase the potential...

summarized

35 grains SR 4759..
200 grain Hornady SP
Win LR primer

MV 2400 fps, 24 inch barrel..

Why such a large velocity spread? roger

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Originally posted by bartsche:
Why such a large velocity spread? roger

jerking the trigger...

Before you take it hunting, you may want ot test some bullets for expansion. Being as most bullets are designed for the 338winmag vel. they may or may not expand at impact vel. much below 2000fps or so. Maybe 200gr Hornady, I find them on the soft side, as well as the 200gr Speer.

actually Fred, I think anyone of the 200 grain and lighter bullets would work just great.. 2400 fps is a useful velocity, and are not as hard as the 210 grains and up....

I have some of these that I loaded up a while ago.. some with 200 grain SP Hornady's.. and some with the old discontinued 200 Gr FN's for the old 33 Winchester...

gonna play with some IMR 4198 and RL 7 and see what I can come up with also...

This load definitely recoils much less than my load of 50 grains of 4064, and a 200 grain bullet for an MV of approximately 2500 fps.... only a 100 fps slower...

easily a 200 to 250 yd load.. and that is all I normally ask of any load I shoot..exceptin' for varmints...