What do you hunt with a 338 Win Mag? It is my favorite elk rifle.

Whatever walks out in front of it.

Yotes

Kidding. Deer and Elk in the future!!

I have used mine on deer and African plains game. Plan to use it on elk and black bear. I like the caliber so much I just bought my third rifle chambered for it.

Thanks,

Greg

What load would you recommend for deer? I know that it is "too much gun" for deer but I am thinking about maybe a mule deer-elk combo hunt in the future. Thanks

I shoot 180 Accubonds on whitetails. Broadside thru the ribs - doesn't make a huge wound channel, 1"+ exit hole. Hit shoulder and it's ugly. If your only shot was strong-quartering, you'd be happy with results.

anything and everything

Pretty sure any .338 will work on deer. My dad killed a deer with a .338-06 210 Nosler fired from a .338WM Sako. Hasn't lived that one down.

Elk with 200 Accu bonds

Deer with the same ballistic tip

LK,

It'll do the job on a combo hunt...but so will a lot of other lighter recoiling, cheaper to shoot rounds. ANY of the 300 mags will be more then sufficient, same with any 7 mag, 270wsm, and so will the standard 270/280/30-06. The 338-06 and 35 Whelen will work great too, but don't know if you reload or not. Elk are tough, but not bullet proof. Don't let the gun writers talk you into only 30 cal mags and above for out west. I DO shoot a mag, but I have my reasons, self justifying if they only may be....

More powerful than a speeding locomotive, Oh yeah, that's Superman and we've all heard that before!

Seriously, the .338 Winchester is a well balanced calibre capable of cleanly taking most game animals. Blessed with great sectional density and a plethora of bullet choices, the .338 offers power few others can match without drastic increases in recoil. Capable of punching holes clean thru the largest animals, it will, when the proper bullet is used, do so without excessive damage to tissue. Not as fast as the 30 magnums and almost as powerful as the .375 H&H, I'd say that's about as good as things get for a rifleman.

What do I hunt with it? Everything and anything, plus it's my go to rifle in Griz country. I settled on the 250 grain partition decades ago and haven't regretted doing so...

Whitetail and larger species.

I've taken elk, black bear, feral hogs, kudu, oryx, mountain zebra, springbok, black wildebeest, and red hartebeest with a .338 Winchester -- at ranges from 50 to 400 yards. It has worked well. But my son has killed most of those same animals at similar ranges with his .30-06, so there's nothing particularly magic about the cartridge.

For whitetails, the plain old 200 grain WW Powerpoint is probably the cheapest bullet available and is as effective as any. However, you can't find a bullet for the .338 that isn't adequate for whitetails. Pick whatever shoots best in your gun. Be forewarned that if it should be a "tough" bullet like one of the monometals or perhaps a Swift that your little whitetail might not hit the ground immediately due to minimal expansion.