Opinions on 338 bullets for elk within 500 yards

[Lrreloader]

I have a 33 nosler and the 250 Elite hunter's are killing machines.. Mule deer, Barbary, Elk. I have had no performance issues.. Have killed out to 800 and they haven't let me down.

What fps are you getting?

 

[Farmerbrown32]

I shot my bull at 500 with my 338 lapua and a 285 ELDM @2900. It smacked him like a mack truck and he was dead before he it the ground. Have lots of kills with that bullet and it performs perfectly. Kills amazingly well.

 

[Uncle yib]

I need to get a new gun up and shooting for a 2021 elk/mule deer hunt. I am told shot opportunity will be 500 yards or less. I would like to have a load that performs at all ranges.

Gun is a christensen arms carbon classic in 33 nosler (very little load data for this cal.) With a bushnell forge 4.5-27×50 scope.

I have been waiting on nosler accubond lr 265 grain but talked to a few people that shot those out of other .338 caliber rifles and did not have any luck.

I have nosler brass and all kinds of powder available but need direction before buying a bunch of .338 bullets to collect dust.

Try a 250 grain seirra BTHP

 

[tooth doc]

I need to get a new gun up and shooting for a 2021 elk/mule deer hunt. I am told shot opportunity will be 500 yards or less. I would like to have a load that performs at all ranges.

Gun is a christensen arms carbon classic in 33 nosler (very little load data for this cal.) With a bushnell forge 4.5-27×50 scope.

I have been waiting on nosler accubond lr 265 grain but talked to a few people that shot those out of other .338 caliber rifles and did not have any luck.

I have nosler brass and all kinds of powder available but need direction before buying a bunch of .338 bullets to collect dust.

Barnes ttsx, are my 1st chice for hunting.

 

[dxlbaile]

Getting 2900 fps

 

[David Lindler]

260 grain hammer Hunter

 

[David Lindler]

I need to get a new gun up and shooting for a 2021 elk/mule deer hunt. I am told shot opportunity will be 500 yards or less. I would like to have a load that performs at all ranges.

Gun is a christensen arms carbon classic in 33 nosler (very little load data for this cal.) With a bushnell forge 4.5-27×50 scope.

I have been waiting on nosler accubond lr 265 grain but talked to a few people that shot those out of other .338 caliber rifles and did not have any luck.

I have nosler brass and all kinds of powder available but need direction before buying a bunch of .338 bullets to collect dust.

260 grain hammer hunter shoots 1/4 MOA in my 338 edge. Devistsing thermal ballistics on anything that breathes.
An elk was taken recently @1410 yards with one shot kill with this bullet.
This bullet is as long as a 30O grain Berger.

 

[Lrreloader]

260 grain hammer hunter shoots 1/4 MOA in my 338 edge. Devistsing thermal ballistics on anything that breathes.
An elk was taken recently @1410 yards with one shot kill with this bullet.
This bullet is as long as a 30O grain Berger.

After talking to steve from hammer bullets I have to mock up a round to see if I can get 3.6 OAL and if so I am sold on the 260 hammer hunter

 

[Lrreloader]

Getting 2900 fps

Do you mind me asking what powder?

 

[Mike Matteson]

I need to get a new gun up and shooting for a 2021 elk/mule deer hunt. I am told shot opportunity will be 500 yards or less. I would like to have a load that performs at all ranges.

Gun is a christensen arms carbon classic in 33 nosler (very little load data for this cal.) With a bushnell forge 4.5-27×50 scope.

I have been waiting on nosler accubond lr 265 grain but talked to a few people that shot those out of other .338 caliber rifles and did not have any luck.

I have nosler brass and all kinds of powder available but need direction before buying a bunch of .338 bullets to collect dust.

M.A. Shooting a ruger mark 11 in a 24" barrel. I use 200 gr Nosler accubond bullets. I will give you a starting point. Fed-210 primer, Win 760 powder in a RP case. My powder load exceeds 70+ grains. Vel is 3230 fps. I had a mussle brake add to the rifle. Presently having a 338 being built in 26" No. 6 barrel with mussle brake. i am looking forward to see what I can get out of it. I will get out of it. That load I stated puts 5 rounds all touching punching the center out. I had the rifle trigger replaced and down to about a 1.5 pd pull.
A little on my background: Age is 71+ years. Start hand loading at age 14 with a 300 H&H Mag. I have 220 swift, 25-06, 6.5 x 55, 264 Win Mag. 7mm Mag, 30-30, 308 norma mag. shooting a 165 Nosler accubond @ 3300 fps. 26" barrel.
I don't shot my rifles without putting a trigger in it at about 1 to 1-1/2 pound pull.
I find it interesting that a new rifle comes out with higher vel. only to read about it and it's in a 26" barrel, and comparing it to like calibers with 24" barrels. It's not hard to get extra speed out of a longer barrel with a little work. I guess it sell rifles.
I have found that bedding the action and float the barrels generally the rifle with worked up hand loads into shooting good groups if not under .5 at a hundred yards. I work on speed to do the work. Any under 3100 fps, I don't have much use for. I generally use Winchester brass, but Nosler and Hornady brass is very good and found to be lighter case weight. The other is I cut my necks, weight my brass, nad generally neck size the brass after first shot.

Mike M.

 

[Mike Matteson]

Hand Loading:

I have enjoyed hand loading from the start at age 14 (now 71+). I hand load Rifles, Pistols, and Shotguns. Some to save cost, and some to develop loads that works for me and others. Shotgun I generally load for heavy loads with speed for game. I used a 12 gauge with 1-3/8 oz load. Dove, Ducks, whatever. I just change the shot size. I could get Mag loads at light loads price purchase at the store.
Starting out with my 300 H&H Mag at age 14. I got a C&H Single stage press, F.L. Dies. A cut off case and told that was the amount of powder to use for the hand loads with a 180 bullet. Power was IMR. 4831 I believe. All that was included in the purchase of the 721 Rem. H&H Mag. in a 24" barrel. I at the time I didn't think that using a saw off case at was very good way to go. To change powder who knows. I got a Oil tube scale that I used for a few years. Then the world open up to me, and I began to purchase loading equipment, still do even today.
Things sure have changed from then to now. Powder was less than $2.00 pound including Sale Tax. Hundred primers were about $.50 per hundred. Bullets were under $3.00 per hundred or less. A box of 20 round was about $5.00 at the store. So for the same money I could load up a 100 rounds. I could change powder, primers, and bullets. I still have that old reloading book. It showed Jacket bullets and lead bullets loading info. Now I have several loading hand books. I can go back and look at the old one and see loads not shown in today books. The 220 Swift is now slower than the 22-250. Whomever comes up with a new case or round they seem to try and slow down the older round.
I guess that sells rifles.

Mike

 

[dxlbaile]

I am now using 4831 SC.. I tried Reloader 26 and got more velocity, But it is not as temp stable as they say.. I had a bad experience with it and won't use it for hunting anymore.. Just for range shooting it is great.

 

[David Lindler]

My load was easy to set

After talking to steve from hammer bullets I have to mock up a round to see if I can get 3.6 OAL and if so I am sold on the 260 hammer hunter

My load was easy to set up. I loaded the bullet out until it just fit in the magazine box, the adjusted the seating depth for accuracy
Pic is exit splatter from 260 grain hammer out of my 338 edge.
Total devistation of lungs.

 

[David Lindler]

Do you mind me asking what powder?

88.5 of retumbo. I would start at 85 grains and work up.