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338-06 A square vs 338-06 AI
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<blockquote data-quote="Alibiiv" data-source="post: 2793436" data-attributes="member: 69192"><p>I read your post and that you are considering a chambering in .338 caliber that is going to be shot at a realistic 40 rounds per year for hunting. It seems that either chambering is going to be close in performance, so...performance does not matter as much as availability of brass? I like the ballistics of the .338-06 Ackley Improved. I have 35 Whelens that we hunt with, essentially the cartridges are the same, only without the streamlined bullet selection. The April edition of Handloader magazine has an excellent article on the .338-06AI, if you can get your hands on a copy it is a good read. With all this said, when I consider a chambering for a rifle whether it be for a standard SAAMI cartridge or a wildcat, my "biggest" consideration is the availability of the brass, and....then the cost of the brass!!! I've been around enough to have witnessed and still witness today where the <em><u>"new" designer cartridges of today</u></em> fall out of favor with the gun manufacturers and all of a sudden, and without any notice whatsoever, the brass ends up on the <em><u>"NOT AVAILABLE" </u></em>list never to be seen again, or......there will be a short run of that brass and we're at $4-5.00 a piece for the brass and<u> then gone again for who knows how long</u>. If I were doing the project that you are asking about I would be looking at the .338-06 AI for the reasons that I have listed here. Good luck with your build, they are always fun projects to do.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alibiiv, post: 2793436, member: 69192"] I read your post and that you are considering a chambering in .338 caliber that is going to be shot at a realistic 40 rounds per year for hunting. It seems that either chambering is going to be close in performance, so...performance does not matter as much as availability of brass? I like the ballistics of the .338-06 Ackley Improved. I have 35 Whelens that we hunt with, essentially the cartridges are the same, only without the streamlined bullet selection. The April edition of Handloader magazine has an excellent article on the .338-06AI, if you can get your hands on a copy it is a good read. With all this said, when I consider a chambering for a rifle whether it be for a standard SAAMI cartridge or a wildcat, my "biggest" consideration is the availability of the brass, and....then the cost of the brass!!! I've been around enough to have witnessed and still witness today where the [I][U]"new" designer cartridges of today[/U][/I] fall out of favor with the gun manufacturers and all of a sudden, and without any notice whatsoever, the brass ends up on the [I][U]"NOT AVAILABLE" [/U][/I]list never to be seen again, or......there will be a short run of that brass and we're at $4-5.00 a piece for the brass and[U] then gone again for who knows how long[/U]. If I were doing the project that you are asking about I would be looking at the .338-06 AI for the reasons that I have listed here. Good luck with your build, they are always fun projects to do. [/QUOTE]
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