Got a line on a weatherby vanguard in 338 win mag. Don't really need anything that big but the extra snort over the 270 would be cool. Anyway, how hard could one push a 250 grain pill in a 24 inch barrel before having to go to a 29 and a brake to help hold on to it?
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mrultramag
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If you reload, normally you can push a 250 gr bullet up to about 2700 fps, using the correct powder and reloading safely. In factory ammo- you get whatever you get. Shouldn't need a brake on a 338 win mag in a vanguard. What the &*%# is a 29?
Lefty7mmstw
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+1 and the same ? on the 29"--- a 338 win isn't over-bore enough to use much over a 26" barrel to its advantage. Best to go to the rum or lapua if you want something you need a gun bearer for.
BTW. my 338 is a 26" #1 weighing in at 8# scoped. It is stout but just fine recoil wise with the standard hard ruger pad. Put a sissy pad on it and call it a day.
You'll be better off with .225gr bullets. There was nice article/thread ... but can't seem to find ... perhaps some body can find and share it.
Lefty7mmstw
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The 225 grain pills are about the best balance in the 338 as Feenix has said. My primary load is a 225 hornady or nosler with rl19 under it at 2900 fps. I do shoot 250's, but they barely make 2700 fps.
