338 Federal

10 January 2015, 19:02

blacktailhunter

338 Federal

I have a ruger Hawkeye in 338 Fed that I love to hunt with. The best accuracy loads I've been able to develop are:

200 grain accubond, BR-2 primer, 50 grains of LeverRevolution powder and a Federal case. 2525 fps average.

200 grain speeer soft point, Winchester primer, 48 grains of Win748 powder and a Federal case. 2460 fps.

160 grain Barnes TSX, Winchester powder, 49 grains of AA2230 and a Federal case. 2750 fps...very, accurate with most holes touching or nearly touching

Anybody else have some favorites to share?

16 November 2016, 07:13

derf9.3

I have found that 40.7 grains of IMR 8208 gives me .5 @100, 1.5 @200 and 2-2.5 @300. These are very consistent groups. Rifle is an M70 243 rebored by JES. Oh using 210 partitions.

14 January 2024, 22:27

ledvm

Anyone shooting CFE-223 in the .338 Federal? Seems it might be good for this round.

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26 January 2024, 18:02

Bill/Oregon

This is a very useful cartridge that deserves more attention.
Lane, I'll keep an eye out for CFE-223 data.