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338 edge verses 338-408 chevy- tech
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<blockquote data-quote="Fiftydriver" data-source="post: 128529" data-attributes="member: 10"><p>Recoil in a properly designed rifle will not be bad at all with any of the 338-408 wildcats. It will range from an unbraked 300 Win Mag in the lightweight versions with a brake to hardly enough to mention in the braked medium to heavy weight rifles.</p><p></p><p>I am just finishing up a medium weight(25 lb class) 338 AM and will be able to tell you actual recoil levels hopefully soon but I suspect they will be around that of an un braked 30-06 sporter rifle.</p><p></p><p>Performance wise, your comparing apples to very large oranges!!! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif</p><p></p><p>But the 338 Edge has advantages over the big 408 based 338 rounds as well. The rifles are much cheaper to build, can be built much lighter and ammo is MUCH easier to form. With the right tooling it is not a big deal to make the big 338s but there is added cost in the does and also fireforming is needed.</p><p></p><p>There is a price to pay for an additional 400-500 fps of velocity so do not think its all warm and fuzzy. Still, if you want the ultimate in performance, they are the way to go. If you want a high performance long range 338 magnum, the Edge is probably on the top of the pile as far as userfriendlyness and performance.</p><p></p><p>You really do not want to shoot a rifle like my 338 Allen Magnum all day anyway, at 145 gr of powder per shot you will be buying powder every other day and barrels for each season.</p><p></p><p>They are designed for big game hunting and as such they work very well with good barrel life for that use. For high volume shooting, the Edge would be a MUCH better choice and a 338 WSM would be even better!!</p><p></p><p>Kirby Allen(50)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fiftydriver, post: 128529, member: 10"] Recoil in a properly designed rifle will not be bad at all with any of the 338-408 wildcats. It will range from an unbraked 300 Win Mag in the lightweight versions with a brake to hardly enough to mention in the braked medium to heavy weight rifles. I am just finishing up a medium weight(25 lb class) 338 AM and will be able to tell you actual recoil levels hopefully soon but I suspect they will be around that of an un braked 30-06 sporter rifle. Performance wise, your comparing apples to very large oranges!!! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] But the 338 Edge has advantages over the big 408 based 338 rounds as well. The rifles are much cheaper to build, can be built much lighter and ammo is MUCH easier to form. With the right tooling it is not a big deal to make the big 338s but there is added cost in the does and also fireforming is needed. There is a price to pay for an additional 400-500 fps of velocity so do not think its all warm and fuzzy. Still, if you want the ultimate in performance, they are the way to go. If you want a high performance long range 338 magnum, the Edge is probably on the top of the pile as far as userfriendlyness and performance. You really do not want to shoot a rifle like my 338 Allen Magnum all day anyway, at 145 gr of powder per shot you will be buying powder every other day and barrels for each season. They are designed for big game hunting and as such they work very well with good barrel life for that use. For high volume shooting, the Edge would be a MUCH better choice and a 338 WSM would be even better!! Kirby Allen(50) [/QUOTE]
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