338 Ultra Mag ..who has one?
12-19-2003, 12:32 PM
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338 Ultra Mag ..who has one?
Ok I am more than interested in this cartridge . Since it recoils significantly more than my 338 win(I am assuming this) i would probably do my best shooting with a muzzle break(this is a love/hate) . How well do these things shoot and what is the bullet weight your using... I am thinking 225 grain accubond to really nail big things...
12-19-2003, 02:31 PM
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RE: 338 Ultra Mag ..who has one?
I had one for kicks for a while. Just really couldn't find a use for it since my custom 300RUM is my gun of choice for big big game. And mine wasn't nats butt accurate either. She had a bite and half. With the 225Accubond she should do well. I have had good luck out of them. I might forget about the break or at least have a cap for it so I can take it off and on. I believe a guy that shoots as much as you can handle the recoil. But I have to admit, mine was 11lbs. Makes a big difference as you know. About the same difference in recoil as comparing a 300Win mag and 300RUM with the same size bullet to comparing a 338win mag and 338RUM. So if you have experience with a 338Win, you might know what i mean.
12-19-2003, 02:58 PM
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RE: 338 Ultra Mag ..who has one?
Yep it really shouldn't be a whole lot more recoil than a 340 weatherby which I also owned but wouldn't shoot that well only one of weatherbys I owned that didn't but back when I had it I didn't reload much at all. I just don't have the time anymore to shoot as much as I used too that is the reason for the brake...hunting it would come off . A gunsmith friend that does a lot of Elk hunting told me that a 340 weatherby really gets an Elks attention even more so than a 338 win and this is a little more gun than the Weatherby and the price is right on a almost new one that it may be worth experimenting with.
12-19-2003, 04:25 PM
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RE: 338 Ultra Mag ..who has one?
You know I saw a few times where a break can change groups and POI. Makes sense though. If machined off by a hair, might cause some turbulance on the bullet like messing with a crown of a gun. I have been working on a load for my friend's 300Weatherby. I shot it and it was getting 2" groups or worse. I took the break off and that shrank to 1.2" or so consistently and changed POI by 3MOA at 100 yards. After working on this gun, I decided against a break unless I have too. Everybody looks at me like they hate me at the range. Don't blame them. Also didn't like the clean up unless you take it off.
12-23-2003, 05:34 AM
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RE: 338 Ultra Mag ..who has one?
My brother-in-law has one, a Remington African Plains Rifle. The recoil is noticible but not terrible. I loaded him some 200 gr Hornadys. Very accurate, less than 2" at 200 yds.
He shot a cow elk and broke her back, so not much of a test there.
He shot a little deer with it in November. Caught him head on. The bullet went right down the spinal column, penetrating one vertebra after another, about 9-10" of bone. Bullet was lodged in the backstrap, have not weighed it yet to see home much weight it lost.
Hope this helps.
KC
He shot a cow elk and broke her back, so not much of a test there.
He shot a little deer with it in November. Caught him head on. The bullet went right down the spinal column, penetrating one vertebra after another, about 9-10" of bone. Bullet was lodged in the backstrap, have not weighed it yet to see home much weight it lost.
Hope this helps.
KC
12-23-2003, 08:18 AM
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RE: 338 Ultra Mag ..who has one?
You might want to consider that if you need something more than a .300 magnum you really need a .375 magnum.
I'm removing the barrel from my .338 mag and converting it to a .375 Taylor.
I'm removing the barrel from my .338 mag and converting it to a .375 Taylor.
