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    338-06 improved

    Ive dusted off my old 338-06 improved and started fireforming some brass. It’s been 12-13 years since I’ve shot this rifle. I have a decent selection of bullets for it so I’m going to try to work up a couple loads. I think I’m going to start with 200gr combined technologies ballistic silver tip with big game powder, then maybe 225gr Hornady interlock with H4350 or big game.




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    Quote Originally Posted by JeffreyDeGraff View Post
    Ive dusted off my old 338-06 improved and started fireforming some brass. It’s been 12-13 years since I’ve shot this rifle. I have a decent selection of bullets for it so I’m going to try to work up a couple loads. I think I’m going to start with 200gr combined technologies ballistic silver tip with big game powder, then maybe 225gr Hornady interlock with H4350 or big game.




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    I have used those 200gr ballistic Silvertips in my 338 Federal. They are very accurate and perform great on whitetail.

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    That’s always nice to get some first hand accounts of bullet performance.


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    Quote Originally Posted by JeffreyDeGraff View Post
    That’s always nice to get some first hand accounts of bullet performance.


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    Out of my 338 Federal, they should be going about 2500fps.

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    That's bad-ass! Just fire forming loads? Shoulders don't look crisp yet?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Flyeralan View Post
    That's bad-ass! Just fire forming loads? Shoulders don't look crisp yet?
    These are after initial fireforming. You are right, they aren’t as crisp as they should be, probably 90% formed. After this firing they should be 100%.


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    Lol, I know how my Whelen kicks, I don't suspect this is a "soft" shooter Great story, thanks for sharing!
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    I find that the nickel plated cases don’t stretch as easily as just regular brass.


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    I loaded up one round each of 58.0, 58.5, 59.0, 59.5, and 60.0gr of Tamshot BigGame with the 200gr Ballistic Silvertips and shot them over the chronograph the other day. 58.0 through 59.5 were all between 2725fps and 2775fps, 60.0gr was 2805fps. There was no pressure signs on the brass, so I will probably start my actual load development at 59.5gr and work up from there.


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