338 wim max effective range.

[darrindlh]

How much more velocity will I get? The lady at savage said that I would get up to 200 more fps. Is that true?

Darrin

 

[MontanaRifleman]

How much more velocity will I get? The lady at savage said that I would get up to 200 more fps. Is that true?

Darrin

Nahhh... my guess would be about 30 fps or so per inch. In the 338 WM, that helps. And dont forget to try RL17... now that might boost yur velocity by about 100-200 fps?

 

[darrindlh]

I will. What i have been reading about rl 17 it looks very good!

Darrin

 

[Topshot]

The .338Wm has a fairly loopy trajectory with the heavy pills so every fps that you can get out of it the better. The 26" tube will help.
With a 24.5" barrel, I get 2435fps with the 300 gn SMk and up to 2730 fps with the Hornady BTHP Match pill. But my accurate load with the Hornady is 2670fps.

If you could get an accurate load at over 2700 fps with a 26" tube, then I would grab it.

 

[darrindlh]

Is that with the 338 wm or one of the bigger 338's

Darrin

 

[darrindlh]

The .338Wm has a fairly loopy trajectory with the heavy pills so every fps that you can get out of it the better. The 26" tube will help.
With a 24.5" barrel, I get 2435fps with the 300 gn SMk and up to 2730 fps with the Hornady BTHP Match pill. But my accurate load with the Hornady is 2670fps.

If you could get an accurate load at over 2700 fps with a 26" tube, then I would grab it.

Is that with the 338 wm or one of the bigger 338's

Darrin

 

[Topshot]

Darrin,
This is with the standard .338WM.
The bigger .338 cartridges can fire these projectiles at a considerably higher velocity.

For instance out of my long throated .338 Edge I have recorded a top velocity of 2958fps with the 300 grain bullet when testing for my upper pressure limit.

 

[darrindlh]

Last night I was thinking in bed. Do you think that a 27 inch or 28 inch barrel would be to long for my standard 338wm? Oh one day I will have a 338 edge. Not in the budget right now. I am jelous!

Darrin