338 Lapua 285 Barnes LRX

[D.Camilleri]

I am kind of wondering what your friend is after. I get heavy for caliber bullets, which is why I like 300 gr bullets in my 338 rum. But, one of the reasons I like them is because I can get very good velocity, 2850 with Berger and Nosler Accubond, 2940 with Hornady 285 eldm, and 3250 with Nosler 225 accubonds. When I switch to Barnes tipped triple shock 225's I hit pressure at about 3150 and keeping the impact velocity over 2000 fps becomes the hard part for long shots. He needs to look at how far he wants to shoot and where he will hit that 2000 fps threshold.

 

[rharfo]

I am kind of wondering what your friend is after. I get heavy for caliber bullets, which is why I like 300 gr bullets in my 338 rum. But, one of the reasons I like them is because I can get very good velocity, 2850 with Berger and Nosler Accubond, 2940 with Hornady 285 eldm, and 3250 with Nosler 225 accubonds. When I switch to Barnes tipped triple shock 225's I hit pressure at about 3150 and keeping the impact velocity over 2000 fps becomes the hard part for long shots. He needs to look at how far he wants to shoot and where he will hit that 2000 fps threshold.

Agreed. Nosler and Hornady "hunting" bullets are not available. He won't shoot a "match" bullet for hunting.

 

[D.Camilleri]

I am pretty sure I have seen 300 gr Nosler accubonds for sale, they are an incredibly tough bullet though after hunting with them for a year, I went back to Berger and Hornady. I penetrated a cow elk from above the hindquarter all the way through the length of the back straps, out the top of the shoulder and into her jaw at 50 yards as she ran away from me, she soon stopped and I put a finishing shot through the boiler room from 20 yards, punched clean through and dumped her. The backstraps had a perfect hole all the way through, but I was disappointed at the amount of a wound channel that the bullet left at that distance. I think I have seen the 300 gr Accubond on sale on gunbroker and a few other sites for fair prices. I am able to run them at 2850 out of my gun and they have an advertised G1 bc of .720

 

[Tyler25246]

I am kind of wondering what your friend is after. I get heavy for caliber bullets, which is why I like 300 gr bullets in my 338 rum. But, one of the reasons I like them is because I can get very good velocity, 2850 with Berger and Nosler Accubond, 2940 with Hornady 285 eldm, and 3250 with Nosler 225 accubonds. When I switch to Barnes tipped triple shock 225's I hit pressure at about 3150 and keeping the impact velocity over 2000 fps becomes the hard part for long shots. He needs to look at how far he wants to shoot and where he will hit that 2000 fps threshold.

What powder did you use for the 225s? How long is your barrel?
I just got a 338 rum built was planning on shooting the 225s I have about 4-5 boxes I think to work up a load with rl 33 or retumbo. But I was hoping to push them in the 3200-3250 fps range.

 

[D.Camilleri]

I have two 338 rums both with 26 inch barrels and 3.825 wyatts extended magazines. I run 225 Nosler Accubonds with 97-98 grs of H-1000 or RL25. Rl 25 is a little faster, sometimes hitting 3300. For the heavy bullets I use RL33. 99grs with 300 gr Berger seated to 3.800 oal, same charge with 300 gr accubonds, seated a bit deeper, and 100 gr with Hornady 285 eldm seated just off the lands. The bergers run 2850 and the Hornady runs 2940 in both of my guns. I am using Bertram brass and remington with federal 215's