338 vs. 06
#1
Thread Starter
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 3
338 vs. 06
I was told my 06 is fine for elk, but with more study and a second look, there is more "weight" with the 338.
in looking at the charts, 225grain going 2600 at muzzle sends a wallup down range the o6 can not measure up to.
I originally was going to take the trusty 06, but with further review I am leaning toward the 338. Am I wrong, or is it a wash?
Thanks, Tim
in looking at the charts, 225grain going 2600 at muzzle sends a wallup down range the o6 can not measure up to.
I originally was going to take the trusty 06, but with further review I am leaning toward the 338. Am I wrong, or is it a wash?
Thanks, Tim
#3
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Arcadia Ca USA
Posts: 210
RE: 338 vs. 06
ORIGINAL: Ps.42:1
I was told my 06 is fine for elk, but with more study and a second look, there is more "weight" with the 338.
in looking at the charts, 225grain going 2600 at muzzle sends a wallup down range the o6 can not measure up to.
I originally was going to take the trusty 06, but with further review I am leaning toward the 338. Am I wrong, or is it a wash?
Thanks, Tim
I was told my 06 is fine for elk, but with more study and a second look, there is more "weight" with the 338.
in looking at the charts, 225grain going 2600 at muzzle sends a wallup down range the o6 can not measure up to.
I originally was going to take the trusty 06, but with further review I am leaning toward the 338. Am I wrong, or is it a wash?
Thanks, Tim
338 Win Mag for decades had been "THE" Elk and Moose cartridge.
#4
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2004
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RE: 338 vs. 06
"If" you can't kill an elk with an 30-06 at any range you "should" be shooting at then haveing a .338 won't make a bit of difference!!!
Like the other poster said, use "premium bullets", and i also like Nosler partitions!! I'd use 180 or 200 grain NP's.
Drilling Man
Like the other poster said, use "premium bullets", and i also like Nosler partitions!! I'd use 180 or 200 grain NP's.
Drilling Man
#5
RE: 338 vs. 06
I use a .338 for almost all my hunting,it has more punch that is for shure.What I like is I can take 210 gr. bullet and hunt deer,elk and bear.The plus side of the .338 is the less meat damage,I compared a antelope shot with a 30-06,243,25-06 and .338 and the one shot with the 1 shot with the .338 had less,then the 25-06,30-06,the 243.
I will put it this way,I love,double love the .338 win mag for game.
I will put it this way,I love,double love the .338 win mag for game.
#6
Join Date: May 2004
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RE: 338 vs. 06
You don't need a .338 per se, but it is a very nice caliber and versatile as well. One rifle that you can use for all big game in North America with no hesitation. If you have the money, get one -- you will not regret it.
#7
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Bradford, Ontario
Posts: 2,205
RE: 338 vs. 06
I used a .338 Wmag for many years and killed a bunch of moose with mine. I have never seen a better round for heavy game. When shot they basically don't go anywhere. But having said that I moved down to a 7mm rem mag a couple of years ago and guess what they drop just as fast! Your 3006 is not much different than a 7 mag so I would say shoot the one that you shoot better. Oh, and if you decide to use the big one I used to drive 250 partitions (which is what a .338 is really designed to do) at 2700fps no problem with a couple of powders.
#8
RE: 338 vs. 06
Either one will work very well for Elk. Buy which ever rifle that you like best. I had a couple 338 Win Mags. Most of the time the collected dust in the closet because other rifles that I owned were more useful to me for a variety of game animals. I also found the 300 win Mag much more versitile for my needs although I hardly ever needed anything that big either.
#9
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Anchorage, AK
Posts: 373
RE: 338 vs. 06
If you can handle the added recoil of the 338 then by all means use it. I have a stainless laminated tikka T3 in 338 that only weighs 7.5lbs with a burris black diamond 3-12x50 scope. It was one of the most brutally kicking rifles I had ever shot until I had a muzzle break put on it, now it is not only light, but also kicks about as much as an 06 with lots more power.