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In some post you may have seen my stories about my Pa (dead 11 years the 28th of this Month) and my Father in Law (FIL) love for the 338 WM. In many ways they were completely different men made so by the lives they lived. I started working for the man who would become my FIL in high school on rock quarries. After my first week my Pa asked me how I was doing? “It is easier than working for you.” This made him very proud. Both men’s favorite caliber was/is the 338 WM. My Pa had a push feed Model 70 338 WM he bought in Michigan. Health took shooting and hunting away from him when I was still small. My FIL currently has three: a Model 66 Mauser, yes, it is a 338 WM even though that cartridge was not cataloged; a Ruger African; and FN/SC Model 70 Super Grade. He, like Pa, suffered a sever injury that left him unable to shoot 338WMs. I could go on about these two men. However, I do not want to tire the audience with sentiment. Now, my FIL can add one more. I bought him an Alaskan 338WM made in 1960 by serial number. It comes in the original box with all original paperwork/tags. The rifle strongly appears to have not been fired. It should be here in two weeks. If anyone wants pic, pm me email or IPhone number for text. Take Care. | ||
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Good stories. Not tiring. My Alaskan came from an old Mainah about 20 years ago. He was in his 90s when he sold it to me. 99% gun, easy. Fired twice. Gave me the rest (18) of the box of Win PPs. Story was he test fired twice at a tree limb above him. That would be worse than going prone, I guess. He said the limb came down and almost hit him. Rural Maine in the late '50s. He also gave me another full box of PPs......300 gr loads. Still have both boxes. And the rifle, of course. His stuff was mostly pristine, and I also purchased his M-53 .32-20, and a 99% SR 28" Model 42 skeet with 2.5" chamber. He was a recoil wuss (like me) and his other M-70 was a .270 ordered (he said) with factory red recoil pad. Only one I've ever seen. Bought that one, too. 98% gun. | |||
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Nice to remember those things especially with .338WM cartridge. Your gift will be special. .338 WM is a favorite go to for me. 700's and Browning FN Safari's. Pretty easy to grab one and go. GOA Life Member NRA Benefactor Member Life Member Dallas Safari Club Westley Richards 450 NE 3 1/4" | |||
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Enjoyed the sentiment and the story and 338 WM is my favorite caliber too. Hope your FIL enjoys the rifle. | |||
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Super nice thing to do! And quite the rifle to do it with!  memtbYou should not use a rifle that will kill an animal when everything goes right; you should use one that will do the job when everything goes wrong." -Bob Hagel | |||
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+1 on the very nice gift to your father in law. My experience with the .338 is limited to one I picked up a few years back. It's a post 64 model 70 I bought from a guy my brother worked with. He did a lot of hunting with that rifle and took it many places. Judging by the trophies in his house he didn't miss often. The man is at the end of his hunting career so he wanted his favorite rifle to have a good home. Even though the blueing is well worn and the stock has its share of gouges he kept it meticulously clean. He made me promise to take it out and use it and not to let it sit in the safe. He wouldn't let me give him more than $200 for it. Lots of people write off the post 64's especially the early ones and I admit this 1965 m70 isn't the prettiest but judged solely on their own merits I have no complaints. I haven't used it on much yet, just one black bear to date but I'm beginning to appreciate why so many like the .338 WM. Roger ___________________________ I'm a trophy hunter - until something better comes along. *we band of 45-70ers* | |||
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While reading Roger Rule, I appreciated the catalog and references to “accuracy” without the reference to minute of angle. | |||
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Thank you Mike D., for adding pics. | |||
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Original box and hang tags.     Mike Legistine actu quod scripsi? Never under estimate the internet community's ability to reply to your post with their personal rant about their tangentially related, single occurrence issue.  What I have learned on AR, since 2001: 1. The proper answer to: Where is the best place in town to get a steak dinner? is…You should go to Mel's Diner and get the fried chicken. 2. Big game animals can tell the difference between .015 of an inch in diameter, 15 grains of bullet weight, and 150 fps. 3. There is a difference in the performance of two identical projectiles launched at the same velocity if they came from different cartridges. 4. While a double rifle is the perfect DGR, every 375HH bolt gun needs to be modified to carry at least 5 down. 5. While a floor plate and detachable box magazine both use a mechanical latch, only the floor plate latch is reliable. Disregard the fact that every modern military rifle uses a detachable box magazine. 6. The Remington 700 is unreliable regardless of the fact it is the basis of the USMC M40 sniper rifle for 40+ years with no changes to the receiver or extractor and is the choice of more military and law enforcement sniper units than any other rifle. 7. PF actions are not suitable for a DGR and it is irrelevant that the M1, M14, M16, & AK47 which were designed for hunting men that can shoot back are all PF actions. 8. 95 deg F in Africa is different than 95 deg F in TX or CA and that is why you must worry about ammunition temperature in Africa (even though most safaris take place in winter) but not in TX or in CA. 9. The size of a ding in a gun's finish doesn't matter, what matters is whether it’s a safe ding or not. 10. 1 in a row is a trend, 2 in a row is statistically significant, and 3 in a row is an irrefutable fact. 11. Never buy a WSM or RCM cartridge for a safari rifle or your go to rifle in the USA because if they lose your ammo you can't find replacement ammo but don't worry 280 Rem, 338-06, 35 Whelen, and all Weatherby cartridges abound in Africa and back country stores. 12. A well hit animal can run 75 yds. in the open and suddenly drop with no initial blood trail, but the one I shot from 200 yds. away that ran 10 yds. and disappeared into a thicket and was not found was lost because the bullet penciled thru. I am 100% certain of this even though I have no physical evidence. 13. A 300 Win Mag is a 500 yard elk cartridge but a 308 Win is not a 300 yard elk cartridge even though the same bullet is travelling at the same velocity at those respective distances. | |||
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