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All over southern MS!

I agree that’s important. Probably need some of you Alaskans or frequent visitors there to address what can be found on the shelf, say, in Anchorage.

340 just adds extra range.

I believe the 338 Win Mag was once referred to as the Alaskan cartridge.

Yep. Had no desire for bear when I hunted Alaska. Wouldn't hunt elephant either - just personal choice. Have no problem with others wanting to hunt them. Shot my caribou with my 340 Wby. Luckily got within 100 yards and the animal dropped at the shot. But when I was in the thick stuff with...

And many were killed unloading their 30-30s and even 30-06s. Today’s deep penetrating bullets weren’t available back then, and a cup & core 220gr bullet from a 30-06 was considered minimum by those who travelled to Alaska to hunt. Eskimos used what they had, but that is no guarantee it will...

I’d opt for the 340 Wby with minimum 250gr NPs.

If I recall, Sako made Browning Safaris in 243 and smaller calibers. FN made the larger caliber Browning Safaris. I know. I have five of them dating back to 1959. All mine are pre-salt wood from 30-06 to 458 Win Mag. FN Browning Safari rifles were some of the finest rifles ever made. Browning...

As most have said, I’d rebuild the Sako. Much better product than the A Bolt. Only Browning’s I’ve kept were the old FN Safaris. Had an A Bolt in 338 WM. Shot great on occasion but had trigger issues - one minute fine, next minute creeping. LGS owner said he had to send 3 out of a dozen ordered...

Got better accuracy & slightly more velocity with IMR. But I really think it is due to my 21” barrel. The slightly slower H4831 May give you the performance you want from the 24” bbl. RL22 did not work for me although RL19 is great. Sure seems to me that R23 & R26 would be too slow, but folks...

Good idea! I’m sure you hear better than I, but I’ve never heard such a sound. I’d done well with R19 & IMR4831 with the 160gr NABs in my 21” bbl 280AI so, based on the burn chart, I thought Superperformance would work well. Just a different kind of powder so apparently it doesn’t. Got decent...

280AI will shoot very well with your H4831. I see many folks using slower burning powders which may be advantageous for longer bullets and barrels. I enjoyed the fact that the 280AI could shoot that ammo or 280Remington which was very available back in the 1980s when I built mine. Not so...

I originally fireformed my 280AI cases by using 280 Remington ammo back in the mid 1980s. Remington 280 Rem ammo shot well enough in my 280AI to hunt whitetails with for the first year and fireformed the cases perfectly. I would not use reduced loads for fireforming. Later, I bought Nosler...

160gr NABs or NPs not a problem in my 1:9 rifle.

4350 might be a little fast for the 280AI with 140gr bullets. I got very good accuracy using H4831 while building a load for my 280AI with 140gr NBTs. Started getting slight pressure signs at 64gr - nothing before that. Note that Hodgdon lists max at 62gr. Good accuracy node at 61gr with...