Yessir, but 338RPM is not in the chart. I listened to the 'on your mark' they did on the 338RPM and they said that the published velocities were from a 24. they also noticed in testing that the 20" did not lose as much velocity as expected from the 24 and that the 185TTSX they were shooting in Africa was running at 3000FPS from the 20" and they killed a Kudu at over 500 yards. i have no real reason to doubt them.
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Tell me I’m crazy, 338 rpm
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FireFlyFishing
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I think you're crazy if you do buy it. Many other better choices IMO.
med358-boise
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But remember, "Nobody messes with ya, if they think you're crazy" 
I really have to agree that there are many better choices out there. Buy a Savage 338 Lapua and cut the barrel down to 16 inches. That ought to get you to where you want to be and for less than the 338 BEE. Not quite the rifle, but the ballistics should be about right.
BigNate
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If you're just itching for a .338 you could do everything you suggest with a 338-06 A square, or 338 Sherman and 225gr Accubonds. Both are going to have brass readily available forever, and five down in the mag, plus keep weight as far down as you can handle. Similar case capacity.
I still own a .338 WM and don't plan to get rid of it as it's quite accurate and effective. Components are readily available, as is factory ammo.
Another great choice is a 9.3x62.
I still own a .338 WM and don't plan to get rid of it as it's quite accurate and effective. Components are readily available, as is factory ammo.
Another great choice is a 9.3x62.
Alex Wheeler
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From an accuracy point of view my first thought about a new build is brass. If I cant get great brass, Lapua/ADG I dont even consider it.Hello all,
Like many of you I'm always in the chase for the perfect hunting and that leads to me usually piecing together new builds every year and figuring out after season that I need something different for the next year!
Well I'm an avid whitetail, elk and moose hunter and my dilemma this year fell in my moose category.
For 5 years now I've been doing yearly fly in moose hunts into Ontario taking 26" barreled 28 nosler, 27" 338 rum, 24" 300wsm. After years of carrying those I just want something shorter and handier like one of my model 7's I use here in Indiana for tree stand hunting but don't wanna loose my ability to reach out and lay the hammer down. Most of my shots have been between 250-600 in prairies and on waters edge but you always gotta go through the thickest stuff to get there normally.
So coming off this last season I've had my eyes open and been doing a lot of thinking and go into my local gun shop and they've had a weatherby mk v backcountry 2.0 in 338 rpm with the 18" barrel sitting there for a year so I decide to look at it and see they've got it wrote down 500$ under msrp. So I've been obsessing over it for couple months now and I see Peterson making brass for it so Im about 90% convinced I need it for next year with some slight reservations.
My only worry is, is this gonna be viable for making my longer shots? Does anyone have experience with the 338 rpm, the backcountry 2.0? Am I just finding an excuse to add another toy to the stable and I should toughen up and keep dealing with the longer barrels in the thickets?
Chime in, it would be much appreciated!
