paid 389 for a 338 federal international trophy hunter from shooters surplus back in 2021.
best group 1.25 at 100
bedded, stiffened forend
one hole at 100. My son shot 3 shots into 5/8 inch at 500, yes 500 yds.
most accurate rifle We’ve ever owned
Wish savage still made this caliber.
Man, would love to see pictures of that! 3 shots in 5/8" at 500? Only way I could do that with ANYTHING would be to go down range and punch holes in the target with a Bic pen! Even then I`m not certain I`m steady enough at 75 to even do that!Originally Posted by theloyalsavage
From well over 1-MOA @ 100yds to .12 at 500yds with nothing more than a bedding job? Wow! That’s the stuff legends are made of. Especially since 338 Fed ain’t exactly a “Target” cartridge. Man! I want what you got. But then.. even a broken clock is on point twice a day, LOL!
Post the target. The round got a lot of fanfare but was DOA. Created for niche that didn't exist.
The big problem is it came out only a year before the 6.5 Creedmoor. (WHOOPS!) Also, articles written about it were really going off the rails…. “Faster than 30-06 with 180gr!” “More POWERFUL than 7mm RemMag!” “2940fps with 180gr bullets!” I mean, some really bonkers stuff. So yeah, looks good to people who don’t understand Ballistics, but the time of wider bullets had passed. Last 1.5 decades has been the time of lower Calibers. .243”, .264” & .284” have ruled the lands! A 180gr .338”?? What’s that… a flying Tuna Can? Or the 250gr+ pills where 338 should, in a 308 Case, it’s like, “No thanks! I’m not into Sub-Sonic rounds!”
However, there is obviously still a niche market of supporters, so that’s good. And barrels will always be available, brass will always be easy to get & reload for it. Just don’t be surprised when we question outlandish Speed, Accuracy, or Shooting Distance claims using this 308 off-shoot. Most of the .338 bullets in the 180-200gr range are low to mid .400’s BC. And the high BC bullets are just too heavy to effectively drive at acceptable velocity. It is a great deer cartridge though.
Dug this one out of my archives.
Oh, I see what you did there- you pressed the wrong key... you needed to use a - instead of a /.
So it should read he shot a 5-8 inch group at 500....And don't get me wrong- 5 to 8" is still good shooting at that distance with a 338 federal......
Don't know what the issue is. I've shot 3 rounds into an inch at 600yd, with my .308 and my .223. Not normal but it happens. Most of the time I shoot 5 round groups. Even then a 'lucky' group can happen.
A real determination of accuracy is at least 10 rounds. Or shoot two or three 5 round groups in a row.
Yeah- my bad.... should just believe everything you see on the internet.
Not looking to pick a fight- but even the group you posted (good group) was 3 times the size- with a better performing cartridge at distance... (yours was a 5 shot group- but going off of the numbers you wrote by the impacts it wouldn't have been any smaller if you only did a 3 shot group.)
I can't say it didn't happen-- but that's a claim that is justified to be a little skeptic about--
Yep, that one would not but I've had others that were 3 shots in a small group.
Why be skeptical about it? He had some good shooting and likes his setup.
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