So I am going to go .338-06

29 October 2011, 22:46

Dave Bush

Don:

Save yourself all the trouble and just buy a new Ruger chambered in .338 Ruger Compact magnum. It is basically a short action 338/06 and it is available in blued or stainless with a 20 or 22 inch barrel. With a 22 inch barrel, it nips at the heels of a .338 Win mag. Mine is blued with a 20 inch barrel and will shoot a 225 grain bullet at 2600 fps. It is short, light and handy and a joy to carry.

Dave
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30 October 2011, 02:12

Atkinson

I'm and ex 338-06 fan..I found out that I could do the same thing with a .338 Win. by loading it down and in the same action and same barrel length..but after shooting the .338 for awhile I wonder why I ever wanted a 338-06 in the first place, same thing with the 9.3x62 it just out performed the .338-06..All this is not to say te 338-06 is not a great caliber, it is and I had good luck on game with it, but the options are better, both on paper and in the field.

My .338 Win today is a Ruger 77 African model and its one of the nicest factory rifles I have seen since the pre 64 win fwt...It and my 9.3x62 Huskvarna (1930) are the only factory bolt actions I own as I build my own rifles..

Just one mans opinnion.

19 November 2011, 04:39

DWright

I'm actually getting more velocity with my .338-06 AI then I did with my Win mag. The .338-06 AI crossed the crono at 2,749 fps. with a 250 gr. Sierra.
No need to burn 10-12 gr. more powder to get velocity.

19 November 2011, 11:58

Boxhead

quote:
Originally posted by DWright:
I'm actually getting more velocity with my .338-06 AI then I did with my Win mag. The .338-06 AI crossed the crono at 2,749 fps. with a 250 gr. Sierra.
No need to burn 10-12 gr. more powder to get velocity.

Wonder what pressure that load is generating.

19 November 2011, 21:37

DWright

Well, I'm getting no high pressure signs with case expansion, or flattened primers, and using less powder then what the books call for. 2 grains less then Elmer Keiths load with the standard .338 OKH. I am running a 25" Keiger barrel, but either way my .338-06 is producing .338 mag velocites with less powder.

So don't understand why I would go back to the mag. My recoil is also less because of the reduced powder weight.

Personally I think the .338-06 is probably THE best caliber ever designed on the 06 case.

20 November 2011, 11:47

Ackley Improved User

quote:
Originally posted by Atkinson:
I'm and ex 338-06 fan..I found out that I could do the same thing with a .338 Win. by loading it down and in the same action and same barrel length..but after shooting the .338 for awhile I wonder why I ever wanted a 338-06 in the first place, same thing with the 9.3x62 it just out performed the .338-06..All this is not to say te 338-06 is not a great caliber, it is and I had good luck on game with it, but the options are better, both on paper and in the field.

My .338 Win today is a Ruger 77 African model and its one of the nicest factory rifles I have seen since the pre 64 win fwt...It and my 9.3x62 Huskvarna (1930) are the only factory bolt actions I own as I build my own rifles..

Just one mans opinnion.

Ray, get a 338 RUM and you'll wonder why you ever wanted that 338 WM. AIU