Anyone ever build one of these? I've always wanted to, having built a number of 338/06's for customers. Seems this would be a good short action alternative. (ruger 77 old style or Sako action) I'd just do a simple neck up and keep the taper & shoulder angle/length as it is.

Believe it is now called a 338Federal. With factory ammo etc.

Yup, walk into your local gunshop and buy a factory rifle and factory ammo in .338 Federal...

DM

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Believe it is now called a 338Federal. With factory ammo etc.

Thanks Ramrod. Guess I need to read the gun rags to keep up with this stuff. Just can't bring myself to do it Anyone have one to report on?

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Anyone have one to report on?

Do a search it has been discussed on this site.

Some years back I bought a near new M-99 savage in .308 that had a gouged chamber. Got it for junk price almost.

Rechambered it to 308/284, and it was a whizzer, even in the 99 action, so I then built a M-99 in 338/284 and it duplicated the 338-06 with no effort at all, and again in the M-99 with mild loads.

I never could get much from the 338/308, just not enough powder capacity, at least in the M-99 Sav.