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Should I add 338 to my hunting rifles?
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<blockquote data-quote="Mike Matteson" data-source="post: 2198584" data-attributes="member: 101791"><p>Yes 3230 with a 338WM, in Mark 11 Ruger in a 24" barrel. The load was develop in early 2000's You won't fine that in any reloading book. I'll put out a little more info on that load. Fed 210 primer in Rem case, W760 powder. 70+ grains. Necks turned. Cases weighted. Now using 200gr Accubond Nosler bullets the load is hot, but no creators in the primers, just flat. No ejector marks either, which would even be higher chamber pressures. This load was develop in Mex-lifornia during warn to hot weather. Never check on how the temperature effects the velocity, because W760 is effected by heat, but how much, I don't know presently. No info on temperature effect the powder presently. Hopefully this year I will get a chance to figure that out. Earlier last year my son had gotten a Browning in 338 WM, and we loaded up 12 case to see if it would handle the powder charge. It did, but that was it. We haven't had time to get back to it. I am having a 338 WM in a 26" being built to see what I can achieve in velocity with it. The 5 shot grouping was under 1/2" @ 100yds. </p><p>The two things that I reload for is: Accuracies, and velocity. My ranger is under 600yds. I generally don't use hand loads that don't achieve 3200 fps or very close to that. Grouping has to be in the 1/2" @ 100 yds.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mike Matteson, post: 2198584, member: 101791"] Yes 3230 with a 338WM, in Mark 11 Ruger in a 24" barrel. The load was develop in early 2000's You won't fine that in any reloading book. I'll put out a little more info on that load. Fed 210 primer in Rem case, W760 powder. 70+ grains. Necks turned. Cases weighted. Now using 200gr Accubond Nosler bullets the load is hot, but no creators in the primers, just flat. No ejector marks either, which would even be higher chamber pressures. This load was develop in Mex-lifornia during warn to hot weather. Never check on how the temperature effects the velocity, because W760 is effected by heat, but how much, I don't know presently. No info on temperature effect the powder presently. Hopefully this year I will get a chance to figure that out. Earlier last year my son had gotten a Browning in 338 WM, and we loaded up 12 case to see if it would handle the powder charge. It did, but that was it. We haven't had time to get back to it. I am having a 338 WM in a 26" being built to see what I can achieve in velocity with it. The 5 shot grouping was under 1/2" @ 100yds. The two things that I reload for is: Accuracies, and velocity. My ranger is under 600yds. I generally don't use hand loads that don't achieve 3200 fps or very close to that. Grouping has to be in the 1/2" @ 100 yds. [/QUOTE]
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