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Long action 338 Fed or???
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<blockquote data-quote="ofbandg" data-source="post: 1614614" data-attributes="member: 91402"><p>I have both 338 Fed and 338-06. The 338 Fed is what my wife uses for all of her hunting now. She has taken deer with the Barnes 160 grain TTSX and elk with the 185 Barnes TSX. It is a low recoil, high efficiency, cartridge. The velocities you can get with it are impressive. I have taken most of my loads from the Barnes web site. The 338-06 may be the best all around compromise in a hunting rifle, thanks to the range of bullets available and its power to recoil ratio. I use 180 grain Accubonds in mine for most hunting but load the 210 grain Nosler partition when I am in big moose and bear country. The rifle I use is a custom Mauser with a 22 inch Douglas barrel and it is light and handy and a joy to shoot. My wife's rifle is a factory Tikka T3 stainless. Both are capable of excellent accuracy but I wouldn't put either in the long range category. I know my wife wouldn't shoot at anything past 300 yards and I stay within my 500 yard limit and both of those are under ideal conditions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ofbandg, post: 1614614, member: 91402"] I have both 338 Fed and 338-06. The 338 Fed is what my wife uses for all of her hunting now. She has taken deer with the Barnes 160 grain TTSX and elk with the 185 Barnes TSX. It is a low recoil, high efficiency, cartridge. The velocities you can get with it are impressive. I have taken most of my loads from the Barnes web site. The 338-06 may be the best all around compromise in a hunting rifle, thanks to the range of bullets available and its power to recoil ratio. I use 180 grain Accubonds in mine for most hunting but load the 210 grain Nosler partition when I am in big moose and bear country. The rifle I use is a custom Mauser with a 22 inch Douglas barrel and it is light and handy and a joy to shoot. My wife's rifle is a factory Tikka T3 stainless. Both are capable of excellent accuracy but I wouldn't put either in the long range category. I know my wife wouldn't shoot at anything past 300 yards and I stay within my 500 yard limit and both of those are under ideal conditions. [/QUOTE]
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