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I may load some 338 Win mags with Barnes 210gr or 225 TS for a fried for his african hunt. I don't have nuch time to help him and he is a cheap bastard. If you had to pick just two powders to try which one should he buy? His rifle is a Browning A bolt with a 26 inch barrel.
 
Posts: 472 | Location: Bothell WA | Registered: 31 July 2003Reply With Quote
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i've had very good (and consistent) results with RL 19 and 225gr, also a browning abolt.


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Thanks UTL
 
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I used RL 19 and IMR4350 in mine. Mostly the 210Part. With RL giving the best accuracy in my Ruger.


As usual just my $.02
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I used Varget in mine with the 225's.

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Posts: 128 | Location: Delafield, Wi. | Registered: 06 December 2002Reply With Quote
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A Bolt Stalker SS ??. I have one . Mine likes H 4350 70.5 grains with 225 weight works very well 68.8 grains IMR 4350 also worked although not quite as well as Hodgdon's powder in mine any way . salute
 
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i've had very good (and consistent) results with RL 19 and 225gr, also a browning abolt.


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I use 72.5 grs. of Rldr-22 with a 225 gr. North Fork and get 2800 fps. Works fine for me.
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Posts: 1544 | Location: Fairbanks, Ak., USA | Registered: 16 March 2002Reply With Quote
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I know a guy like your friend. I would let him buy his ammo if he can afford to go to Africa. If he has a screw up he can't blame you.
 
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I know a guy like your friend. I would let him buy his ammo if he can afford to go to Africa. If he has a screw up he can't blame you.


My thoughts exactly..


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Posts: 1112 | Location: Southern California USA | Registered: 21 December 2006Reply With Quote
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I know a guy like your friend. I would let him buy his ammo if he can afford to go to Africa. If he has a screw up he can't blame you.


I agree, if he is that cheap, he will hound you somewhere, and it will be your fault.


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he is a cheap bastard.


sterotyping his kind is easy-I just wouldn't do it.
 
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Thanks guys for all the info. He has a lot of factory ammo but none of it seems to shoot that well. It could be a gun issue and not the ammo. If he wasn't such a good friend I would not be helping him. I have a friend who has a 338 load with the Barnes 225gr TS that shoots close to 1/2 inch in his rifle. I may just seat his ammo .050 off the lands in my friends gun and see what happens. Thanks again.
 
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RL-19 with a fed match mag primer.
 
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I would try RL-19 first with the two bullets and then if that doesn't work out, try IMR4350. Both work well for me but I get a little better accuracy from RL-19 and 100fps more (2900 vs 2800) MV.

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