.338 Federal for the AR-10

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16 years 10 months ago #12 by mlotziii
.338 Federal for the AR-10 was created by mlotziii
The AR-10 chambered in .338 Federal is a small step from the standard .308 Winchester caliber. It utilizes a cartridge that is a necked up shorter version of the .308 win. What I like about the cartridge is the heavier weight bullet that is suitable for deer, bear, and elk.

I can't wait to get a .338 upper for my AR-10.

Anyone shot a .338 AR-10 yet?

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16 years 5 months ago #123 by AZMM
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Guess not, but I'm tempted to add one to my shopping list for next month. So many decisions!

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13 years 9 months ago #6662 by Charlie
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I'm interested in .338 Fed too. The ballistics look good, and adding 250 ft/sec and 500 ft/lb to the .308 specs can't be a bad thing. I do wish it would hit the magic 3000 ft/sec mark, but I ain't gonna whine about it.

I was looking at an Armalite complete upper, but a complete 10T in 338 is only $450 more, so unless I find a discounted upper I'll go with the complete gun.

Anybody fired one of these puppies?

Charlie

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12 years 1 month ago #12624 by WARUBOZU
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Ya had mine for a month now. It's devistating. The 200 g fusion rds are just great. Stop anything in its tracks! Sweet rifle and love it best perchice ever.

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12 years 1 month ago #12703 by mlotziii
Replied by mlotziii on topic Re: .338 Federal for the AR-10
One other selling point is the ammo is readily available and has many options these days.

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12 years 1 month ago - 12 years 1 month ago #12722 by LebbenB
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How does .338 Fed stack up to .338 Lapua Mag? I'm certain the max effective range is longer with the Lapua, just curious to know how much longer.
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12 years 1 month ago #12729 by JustMe
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Here's a comparison.

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12 years 3 weeks ago #13260 by .338fed
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The recoil is very manageable, I can sit and plink gongs 300y all day the fusion rounds seem to be laser guided, joked about coming 40 degrees off target just to make sure they were not. The major down fall is the weight. At close to 14lbs w a 10rd may, the thing is a beast. Its really hard to shoulder accurately.
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9 years 10 months ago - 9 years 10 months ago #44171 by RLAMM
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this is a bit old thread but here's two cents worth I have both these calibers and have no complaints then there is the 708 rem and the 338 RCM all the rounds are basic 308 length the RCM requires some bolt work it shines and is one hell of a round the 708 is also a real smoker with less recoil and better ballistics
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