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Need help with Alaska rifle
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<blockquote data-quote="Long Time Long Ranger" data-source="post: 393950" data-attributes="member: 505"><p>Cavtrooper, I have used many big 338's in Alaska to take game including the 338 win mag, 340 wby, 338-300 ultramag, 338 ultramag, 338 lapua and 338-378 weatherby. 338 is the best all around caliber for alaska because of the big bear threat when you have got to put him down. Best way to describe them is the 338 win mag will kill anything in Alaska. As you go up through the others I listed they just kill it deader a little quicker. I love the 338 winny for a light carry rifle that does not require a brake. The others need a brake. This year I am probably carrying a 338 win mag tikka t-3 light scoped out at 7 pounds 2 ounces shooting 185 barnes ttsx's at around 3300 fps. With the lighter bullet recoil is kept to a minimum alowing it to be shot without a brake in the light rifle. The 185 barnes will shoot through and kill anything I encounter.</p><p></p><p>The polar bear story was a great one but to make it short we had a stare down just before dark at 100 yards and he decided to turn around and go back to the kill site he trailed me from.</p><p></p><p>My rem 700 xcr 338 rum shoots great and I am very happy with it. I freefloated the tupperware stock on it, bedded the action, put a good trigger on it and a muzzle brake. It will easily take game at 1/2 mile which is about where I usually draw the line.</p><p></p><p>In the late 90's I spent quite a bit of time developing a very good 338-300 ultramag chamber but dropped it when the 338 rum came out because with average accuracy loads they are essentially the same thing. I like the benefits of the factory round. I still own two of the first 338-300's ever built but the 338 rum gets all the work.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Long Time Long Ranger, post: 393950, member: 505"] Cavtrooper, I have used many big 338's in Alaska to take game including the 338 win mag, 340 wby, 338-300 ultramag, 338 ultramag, 338 lapua and 338-378 weatherby. 338 is the best all around caliber for alaska because of the big bear threat when you have got to put him down. Best way to describe them is the 338 win mag will kill anything in Alaska. As you go up through the others I listed they just kill it deader a little quicker. I love the 338 winny for a light carry rifle that does not require a brake. The others need a brake. This year I am probably carrying a 338 win mag tikka t-3 light scoped out at 7 pounds 2 ounces shooting 185 barnes ttsx's at around 3300 fps. With the lighter bullet recoil is kept to a minimum alowing it to be shot without a brake in the light rifle. The 185 barnes will shoot through and kill anything I encounter. The polar bear story was a great one but to make it short we had a stare down just before dark at 100 yards and he decided to turn around and go back to the kill site he trailed me from. My rem 700 xcr 338 rum shoots great and I am very happy with it. I freefloated the tupperware stock on it, bedded the action, put a good trigger on it and a muzzle brake. It will easily take game at 1/2 mile which is about where I usually draw the line. In the late 90's I spent quite a bit of time developing a very good 338-300 ultramag chamber but dropped it when the 338 rum came out because with average accuracy loads they are essentially the same thing. I like the benefits of the factory round. I still own two of the first 338-300's ever built but the 338 rum gets all the work. [/QUOTE]
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