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Opinions on 338 bullets for elk within 500 yards
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<blockquote data-quote="Mike Matteson" data-source="post: 1769265" data-attributes="member: 101791"><p>M.A. Shooting a ruger mark 11 in a 24" barrel. I use 200 gr Nosler accubond bullets. I will give you a starting point. Fed-210 primer, Win 760 powder in a RP case. My powder load exceeds 70+ grains. Vel is 3230 fps. I had a mussle brake add to the rifle. Presently having a 338 being built in 26" No. 6 barrel with mussle brake. i am looking forward to see what I can get out of it. I will get out of it. That load I stated puts 5 rounds all touching punching the center out. I had the rifle trigger replaced and down to about a 1.5 pd pull. </p><p>A little on my background: Age is 71+ years. Start hand loading at age 14 with a 300 H&H Mag. I have 220 swift, 25-06, 6.5 x 55, 264 Win Mag. 7mm Mag, 30-30, 308 norma mag. shooting a 165 Nosler accubond @ 3300 fps. 26" barrel.</p><p>I don't shot my rifles without putting a trigger in it at about 1 to 1-1/2 pound pull. </p><p>I find it interesting that a new rifle comes out with higher vel. only to read about it and it's in a 26" barrel, and comparing it to like calibers with 24" barrels. It's not hard to get extra speed out of a longer barrel with a little work. I guess it sell rifles.</p><p>I have found that bedding the action and float the barrels generally the rifle with worked up hand loads into shooting good groups if not under .5 at a hundred yards. I work on speed to do the work. Any under 3100 fps, I don't have much use for. I generally use Winchester brass, but Nosler and Hornady brass is very good and found to be lighter case weight. The other is I cut my necks, weight my brass, nad generally neck size the brass after first shot. </p><p></p><p>Mike M.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mike Matteson, post: 1769265, member: 101791"] M.A. Shooting a ruger mark 11 in a 24" barrel. I use 200 gr Nosler accubond bullets. I will give you a starting point. Fed-210 primer, Win 760 powder in a RP case. My powder load exceeds 70+ grains. Vel is 3230 fps. I had a mussle brake add to the rifle. Presently having a 338 being built in 26" No. 6 barrel with mussle brake. i am looking forward to see what I can get out of it. I will get out of it. That load I stated puts 5 rounds all touching punching the center out. I had the rifle trigger replaced and down to about a 1.5 pd pull. A little on my background: Age is 71+ years. Start hand loading at age 14 with a 300 H&H Mag. I have 220 swift, 25-06, 6.5 x 55, 264 Win Mag. 7mm Mag, 30-30, 308 norma mag. shooting a 165 Nosler accubond @ 3300 fps. 26" barrel. I don't shot my rifles without putting a trigger in it at about 1 to 1-1/2 pound pull. I find it interesting that a new rifle comes out with higher vel. only to read about it and it's in a 26" barrel, and comparing it to like calibers with 24" barrels. It's not hard to get extra speed out of a longer barrel with a little work. I guess it sell rifles. I have found that bedding the action and float the barrels generally the rifle with worked up hand loads into shooting good groups if not under .5 at a hundred yards. I work on speed to do the work. Any under 3100 fps, I don't have much use for. I generally use Winchester brass, but Nosler and Hornady brass is very good and found to be lighter case weight. The other is I cut my necks, weight my brass, nad generally neck size the brass after first shot. Mike M. [/QUOTE]
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