338 Federal: What do you Think?

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12 years 7 months ago - 12 years 7 months ago #11398 by jim hammond
Replied by jim hammond on topic Re: 338 Federal: What do you Think?
After a lot of research, I have gone and done it. My new Armalite 338 Federal will be here in a few days. I have ordered a couple of boxes of each available ammo, brass, bullets and Hornady dies. If it shoots as accurate as I have read in other printed material, there will be no need to hand load but I really like to have all of the ingredients to hand load for all of my firearms.

The scarcity of brass is not a problem as necking up 308 is easily done and I have thousands of this brass. Bullet selection is not as large as the 308 but for what I intend to do with this rifle, the selection is enough for now. I do anticipate the bullet selection to increase as this fine caliber and the increased popularity of the Armalite model increases. Check out Woods N Water magazine in a couple of months for my review of this fine rifle.

I also hope to harvest some oinkers and whitetail this hunting season.

Jim Hammond
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12 years 7 months ago - 12 years 7 months ago #11417 by Thor
Replied by Thor on topic Re: 338 Federal: What do you Think?
I'm still waiting for all the therapy to allow me to try out that .338 Federal.
It should be perfect for those oinkers Jim. Maybe a tad heavy for whitetails. Mule deer I could understand, elk and bear--perfect.

I see the pundits still think a .338 is a "brush gun" and a .308 much more accurate. A brush gun? What is an "ought six"? How about a 7mm Mag?

Compare those caliber's ballistics with the .338 Federal at various ranges and bullet sizes--the .338 is not left in the dust. Yeah, my 7mm is a tack driver with a scope but is nowhere as efficient as the .338.

Do you have to get a license for pigs? They would seem to fall in the category of a varmit like coyotes. Pant, pant.....I want to get out there.
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12 years 7 months ago #11420 by jtallen83
Replied by jtallen83 on topic Re: 338 Federal: What do you Think?

Thor wrote: Do you have to get a license for pigs? They would seem to fall in the category of a varmint like coyotes. Pant, pant.....I want to get out there.

I can get you invitations to kill all the coyotes you want here in western Iowa. You have to have a basic hunting license but otherwise they are open season all year. This is hill and brush country, that coupled with the fact no one will pay a dime for the coyote and the .338 becomes a perfect choice, in the AR-10 anyway, coyotes here like to run together so fast, accurate follow-up is important :) Calving season is about over now but a month or two ago you might have got some farmers to buy the ammo.

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12 years 7 months ago #11436 by BUILDING MY SASS
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all I will say is I hope you reload...because ammo is not easy to find...at least in my neck of the woods...
BMS

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12 years 7 months ago #11440 by jtallen83
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I think there are a lot fewer choices right now in any caliber, glad I bought all the FN military stuff I could afford when I did! If I have to reload for my .308 anyway then I'll really kick myself for not getting one of those $800 .338 uppers.

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