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338SS NOW A REALITY
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<blockquote data-quote="benchracer" data-source="post: 1375327" data-attributes="member: 22069"><p>Here is elkaholic's thread detailing his initial development work on the long action 338 Sherman. Though there will, of course, be some differences between the 338 Sherman and the 338SS, performance should be similar and experience with the 338 Sherman should give you some idea of what to expect:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.longrangehunting.com/threads/338-sherman-field-test.185002/" target="_blank">https://www.longrangehunting.com/threads/338-sherman-field-test.185002/</a></p><p></p><p>My own development work largely mirrors elkaholic's results and can be found here:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.longrangehunting.com/threads/338-sherman-build-this-is-my-boomstick.189640/" target="_blank">https://www.longrangehunting.com/threads/338-sherman-build-this-is-my-boomstick.189640/</a></p><p></p><p>The 338SS won't have the case capacity to make RL26 work, but all other components discussed should perform similarly in the SS case.</p><p></p><p>Either of the Sherman cartridges will outperform any standard 338 Win Mag loading, along with all of the smaller cased 338's, and are not far behind factory 33 Nosler loadings, though I am sure the margin for handloaded 33 Nosler would be much wider.</p><p></p><p>Bottom line, both Sherman cartridges punch well above their weight class.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="benchracer, post: 1375327, member: 22069"] Here is elkaholic's thread detailing his initial development work on the long action 338 Sherman. Though there will, of course, be some differences between the 338 Sherman and the 338SS, performance should be similar and experience with the 338 Sherman should give you some idea of what to expect: [URL]https://www.longrangehunting.com/threads/338-sherman-field-test.185002/[/URL] My own development work largely mirrors elkaholic's results and can be found here: [URL]https://www.longrangehunting.com/threads/338-sherman-build-this-is-my-boomstick.189640/[/URL] The 338SS won't have the case capacity to make RL26 work, but all other components discussed should perform similarly in the SS case. Either of the Sherman cartridges will outperform any standard 338 Win Mag loading, along with all of the smaller cased 338's, and are not far behind factory 33 Nosler loadings, though I am sure the margin for handloaded 33 Nosler would be much wider. Bottom line, both Sherman cartridges punch well above their weight class. [/QUOTE]
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