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Long range 338 hunting bullets
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<blockquote data-quote="Cold Trigger Finger" data-source="post: 1133437" data-attributes="member: 56732"><p>I don't think a mono metal bullet can b driven too fast. I had a load that was very good with 275 gr Kodiak Bonded Core bullets @2850 fps from my 26" barreled Rem 700 in 338 RUM.. That was with 7828. I wanted to try Retumbo but couldn't find any . I would imagine the 285TTSX should b able to go close to 2800 fps from a 26" barrel. </p><p> We're it me . I would work up a load with the A Max. Use it for a guide and start the Barnes 10% below and work up. The thing to remember with mono bullets is most of them need at least 50 thousands jump to the lands. I would start at 70k and work from there on the seating depth. </p><p> Have you checked GS Custom or Cutting Edge Bullets? </p><p></p><p> I came to the conclusion that for normal big game hunting I really couldn't improve on the Remington factory 250 gr A Frame ammo. It chronographed consistently@2950 fps from my rifle. </p><p> It's not unheard of to have a stalking load and a long range load. Trick is to get your LR load and your close range load to have the same zero at say 100 or 200 y/m.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cold Trigger Finger, post: 1133437, member: 56732"] I don't think a mono metal bullet can b driven too fast. I had a load that was very good with 275 gr Kodiak Bonded Core bullets @2850 fps from my 26" barreled Rem 700 in 338 RUM.. That was with 7828. I wanted to try Retumbo but couldn't find any . I would imagine the 285TTSX should b able to go close to 2800 fps from a 26" barrel. We're it me . I would work up a load with the A Max. Use it for a guide and start the Barnes 10% below and work up. The thing to remember with mono bullets is most of them need at least 50 thousands jump to the lands. I would start at 70k and work from there on the seating depth. Have you checked GS Custom or Cutting Edge Bullets? I came to the conclusion that for normal big game hunting I really couldn't improve on the Remington factory 250 gr A Frame ammo. It chronographed consistently@2950 fps from my rifle. It's not unheard of to have a stalking load and a long range load. Trick is to get your LR load and your close range load to have the same zero at say 100 or 200 y/m. [/QUOTE]
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