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<blockquote data-quote="Pdvdh" data-source="post: 1891776" data-attributes="member: 4191"><p>Gert,</p><p>The .338 Imperial Magnum is a clone of the .338 Edge in every way, except the case head to shoulder joint length is about 0.015" to 0.020" shorter, and the rim diameter may be slightly larger.</p><p></p><p>You should expect very similar performance and barrel life as with Shawn Carlock's .338 Edge. Accuracy will be as good as any other .338 caliber cartridge, dependent primarily on the quality of the barrel, rifle build, and your load development. It's a great performing cartridge, equal in every measure to the .338 Edge, minus perhaps 25fps of muzzle velocity due to the slightly lesser case capacity.</p><p></p><p>Here's another route to consider. The .338 Imperial reamer can be used to create a .338 Edge chamber. And .338 Imperial dies can be used to load .338 Edge cartridges. And all of your brass could be fire formed to the .338 Edge. How do I know? I've already done all of these things. Kirby Allen converted my .338 Imperial chamber to the .338 Edge.</p><p></p><p>What are the advantages? Well performance wise, very little. Not worth it from a performance-based perspective. But nobody knows what a .338 Imperial is. The .338 Edge is much better known, so resale value and component availability for the .338 Edge makes it a better option, in my own opinion. Which is why I converted my .338 Imperial to the .338 Edge.</p><p></p><p>Good luck with your project, and good shooting!</p><p>Paul</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pdvdh, post: 1891776, member: 4191"] Gert, The .338 Imperial Magnum is a clone of the .338 Edge in every way, except the case head to shoulder joint length is about 0.015" to 0.020" shorter, and the rim diameter may be slightly larger. You should expect very similar performance and barrel life as with Shawn Carlock's .338 Edge. Accuracy will be as good as any other .338 caliber cartridge, dependent primarily on the quality of the barrel, rifle build, and your load development. It's a great performing cartridge, equal in every measure to the .338 Edge, minus perhaps 25fps of muzzle velocity due to the slightly lesser case capacity. Here's another route to consider. The .338 Imperial reamer can be used to create a .338 Edge chamber. And .338 Imperial dies can be used to load .338 Edge cartridges. And all of your brass could be fire formed to the .338 Edge. How do I know? I've already done all of these things. Kirby Allen converted my .338 Imperial chamber to the .338 Edge. What are the advantages? Well performance wise, very little. Not worth it from a performance-based perspective. But nobody knows what a .338 Imperial is. The .338 Edge is much better known, so resale value and component availability for the .338 Edge makes it a better option, in my own opinion. Which is why I converted my .338 Imperial to the .338 Edge. Good luck with your project, and good shooting! Paul [/QUOTE]
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