338 ultra ? dead or still being used?

[Gryphon]

I would think the 338 Ultra would be a great long range hunting cartridge for Large game. Is anyone still using it or has the Lapua and 30 & 338 short mags made it obsolete?

 

[Bighorn191]

Love mine and have had a 340 Weatherby for years also - both are incredible killing machines at short and long range. The 340 is one of the deadliest cartridges I've ever shot on game and it doesn't destroy stuff - it just puts em down fast.

 

[Doublezranch]

Still very much alive and many shooters on this forum are using them with incredible success. Brass is readily available and new bullet offerings have made it more desirable than ever. I love mine.

 

[blackbrush1]

ADG brass and 225gr E-Tip will be the first diet I feed the new tube I'm having spun up...

 

[brentc]

338 RUM is going strong. There are more brass and bullet choices for the RUM now than ever before.

 

[memtb]

It's a shame that it didn't become a hit, like it should have. It's pretty popular here, but, we're not your average Jo Smo. Many folks are intimidated by the .338 WN, the 338 Ultra is beyond comprehension by many hunters/shooters! It and the .375 Ultra are both great "any" range hunting cartridges! memtb

 

[HARPERC]

Still using mine.

 

[waspocrew]

Just built one a few months back. Waiting to find some free time to actually try it out.

 

[bigngreen]

The 338 RUM is a top contender IMO, with the new quality brass I think there will be a resurgence of it. Probably the most lethal long range combo I've used in the field is a 338 RUM and a 250 Berger.

 

[harps]

I love mine and just built a second one for my 15 year old son they shoot great

 

[Bullcanyon]

I love mine. Don't hunt with it much, but we do a lot of rock busting throughout the year. It's my most accurate gun.

 

[bushmotornv]

I think it is more popular than most realize. Waiting on parts to finish mine,and as we speak there are excellent choices for components .

 

[reconrover]

I think it is more popular than most realize. Waiting on parts to finish mine,and as we speak there are excellent choices for components .

I put together a long distance .338 RUM earlier this year with a Northern Action, and Bartlein barrel. I had a 15lb .338 Lapua that looked great, but just couldn't be toted around. If you take a look at the ballistics charts, the .338RUM is right in the same class as the Lapua. For $1.50 to $2.25 per round for the decent stuff, it's half the price of Lapua, and much easier to find tipped with proper hunting bullets. Not everyone is shooting long distance competition and sending rounds downrange at $5-$7 a pop. I'm very, very happy with my choice. Now....time for a suppressor.

 

[Sflutes]

The Hornady bullets will not penetrate at 338 RUM velocities. I've had failures with the sierra and Hornady, shed jackets, etc.
Best all around are the Barnes triple shock, probably 225 gr tipped in your case. They are extremely accurate and absolutely reliable. Load them about 0.06" off rifling and you can get around 3100 fps if you load to an overall length of 3.58". My most accurate loads were with Norma mrp but you can experiment with powders in that burn rate range.
Good luck