AJ Posted March 6, 2006 Report Share Posted March 6, 2006 There is a new cartridge for 2006 and its the first from Federal. Its the .338 Federal, which is a .308 Winchester necked up to hold the .338" bullet. Sako is supposed to be chambering the new cartridge this year. How it catches on is yet to be determined. There are to be three factory loads available from Federal this fall. They are: P338FA1: 180-grain Nosler AccuBond 2830 fps P338FB: 210-grain Nosler Partition 2630 fps P338FC: 185-grain Barnes Triple-Shock 2750 fps Federal is advertising this as the "Ultimate big game cartridge" as it "is a cartridge that provides the energy of a 7mm Rem Mag in a necked-up .308 case." Another line from Federal is "A larger diameter bullet in the shorter-action .308 case generates approximately 200 feet per second more velocity than a standard .308 with a 30-caliber bullet (when comparable bullet weights are considered)." Nothing is free though. Added performance comes at a price. In this case its more recoil. Bigger heavier bullets going faster generates more thump on the shoulder. Still, I may look at this one on a Remington Model 7 platform. It will be a nice rifle for carrying up and down mountains. It should be a good cartridge. Personally, I like the .338 caliber. Lets hope it catches on. Read more about it on Federal's web page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hangunnr Posted March 6, 2006 Report Share Posted March 6, 2006 Re: 338 Federal Gotta think this would also be a decent thumper caliber for the single shot handgun types. The Model 7 platform would also be a good one. hangunnr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted March 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2006 Re: 338 Federal [ QUOTE ] Gotta think this would also be a decent thumper caliber for the single shot handgun types. [/ QUOTE ] I almost went with it in my XP a while back. I decided to go with the 338/284 for a little extra speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terry264 Posted March 6, 2006 Report Share Posted March 6, 2006 Re: 338 Federal Oh well, with all these new cals. popping up it's hard to decide what to buy. Some of the new cals. have problems with excessive bolt thrust, heating, etc. etc. Aside from the fact that ammo is very hard to find, once found and the price is noted, you wish you hadn't found it. Anyway, now it looks as if the mfrs. are working their way back to a good old original round, the .358 win. ha ha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTbowman Posted March 7, 2006 Report Share Posted March 7, 2006 Re: 338 Federal [ QUOTE ] Gotta think this would also be a decent thumper caliber for the single shot handgun types. The Model 7 platform would also be a good one. hangunnr [/ QUOTE ] This was my 1st thought too.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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