338 rum

[yak]

as many seem to be looking for loads for the 338 rum, which i am a big fan of, ill share a few favorites with you all, 225gr. horn. sst, 100 gr. rl-25 for 3258 fps, hell of an elk loadat long range. 250 gr. sierra mk. 91 gr. rl-25, for 3033 fps. and my newest one all from a factory barrel of 26 in. 300 gr. berger, 88 gr. rl-35 for 2788 fps, havent stepping on this one yet, but at 300 yards 5 rounds into .990. hope this helps spmeone out

 

[Eaglet]

as many seem to be looking for loads for the 338 rum, which i am a big fan of, ill share a few favorites with you all, 225gr. horn. sst, 100 gr. rl-25 for 3258 fps, hell of an elk loadat long range. 250 gr. sierra mk. 91 gr. rl-25, for 3033 fps. and my newest one all from a factory barrel of 26 in. 300 gr. berger, 88 gr. rl-35 for 2788 fps, havent stepping on this one yet, but at 300 yards 5 rounds into .990. hope this helps spmeone out

Welcome, yak, thanks for sharing the info. You can bet many will use it!

300 gr. berger, 88 gr. rl-35 for 2788 fps

Here you meant reloader 25, right?

 

[royinidaho]

yak,

Welcome aboard.

Good post 'cept for the '3'?

I'm beginning to think from posts like yours that the 338 RUM and most probably the Lapua will work with about any powder in that burn rate range.

I've used US-869 and settled on H-50BMG for the Hybrids.

 

[MN Hunter]

Mine shoots extremely well with H-1000 and 225 grain Barnes TTSX bullets.

 

[yak]

Welcome, yak, thanks for sharing the info. You can bet many will use it!



Here you meant reloader 25, right?

yes, i m sorry for that. typo. reloader 25 seems to be the best for me so far. going to try a couple of others and see

 

[yak]

Mine shoots extremely well with H-1000 and 225 grain Barnes TTSX bullets.

i havent tried any of that. tried reloader 22. it was ok. going try a few others and see if i can improve. good shooting

 

[yak]

yak,

Welcome aboard.

Good post 'cept for the '3'?

I'm beginning to think from posts like yours that the 338 RUM and most probably the Lapua will work with about any powder in that burn rate range.

I've used US-869 and settled on H-50BMG for the Hybrids.

how much of 50 bmg are u useing, thats one i want to try.

 

[angus-5024]

210 TTSX @ 3390 fps with 96.5 grains RL 22
300 SMK @ 2785 fps with 93 grains Retumbo.

 

[yak]

210 TTSX @ 3390 fps with 96.5 grains RL 22
300 SMK @ 2785 fps with 93 grains Retumbo.

thankyou sir, i have some rerumbo, ill give it try.

 

[clamb4]

Angus-5024, "300 SMK @ 2785 fps with 93 grains Retumbo" What barrel length were you shooting to get 2785fps. I have a 27' Pac-nor barrel on a 338 rum that I should get from my gunsmith next week. Just wondering what to expect in terms of velocity with 300g bullets.
Thanks

 

[angus-5024]

Thats with a 26" factory Remmy XCR. I was please that I beat my hopes of 2750fps. I would hope that you would get a little better, but if not thats still good velocity.

 

[royinidaho]

how much of 50 bmg are u useing, thats one i want to try.

102 grains. Very slightly compressed load as bullet is jammed way into the rifling.