Post the target. The round got a lot of fanfare but was DOA. Created for niche that didn't exist.
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.
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Very nice group Charlie. Did you feel like you pulled the third shot?Originally Posted by charlie b
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No, I think I just got lucky with the other 4. A 2" group at 500yd is what I usually expect with that load (and with 175SMKs).
What scope are you using if you don't mind me asking?
Not at all.
Those happened to be with my Axis that is now wearing the .308 barrel from my 12BVSS (the 12 is now a 6BR). Stainless 26" fluted heavy varmint profile, 1:10 twist. Boyd's Pro Varmint stock, bedded and pillared. The scope is a Vortex Diamondback 4-16x44. I got the scope during one of Sportsman's Warehouse sales for $300. It is my cast bullet gun, but, sometimes I'll put a few jacketed through it just for fun.
https://www.sportsmans.com/hunting-g...-moa/p/1516536
Cast at 500, this is one of the better groups of course. Most are 5"-8".
Sorry to the OP for the thread drift. I suppose he's gone to other forums by now.
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