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338 FEDERAL

SKU: 338 Fed - 200/20
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BUFFALO BORE 338 FEDERAL AMMUNITION
(200 gr. Tipped Spitzer @ 2,650 fps/ME 3,118 ft. lbs)

ITEM # 338 FED - 200

 

Friends, we are releasing two new 338 Federal loads. This is a superb short-action cartridge for many types of North American big game hunting. All cartridge choices will involve trade-offs, depending on your intended use. If you want to shoot big game at over 300 yards, the 338 Federal will be a bad choice, but range limitations are about the only way I can fault this super useful cartridge. Many folks never have the need to shoot over 300 yards for their type of hunting.

The limited muzzle velocity means you do not need “bonded” or “partitioned” or anything “premium” in terms of hunting bullets. Standard Cup/core bullets work really well. This 200 gr. Hornady bullet is designed to hold together at 338 Win. Mag. velocities of 3,000 fps, so at the modest velocity of 2650 fps, in the 338 Federal cartridge, it expands nicely, but does not come apart or over-expand. This is the 338 Federal load I would use for animals up to 400-500 lbs., if I am making chest shots. This load literally crushes Bambi. It is a better-balanced cartridge than its cousin, the 358 Winchester, shooting flatter and retaining energy better.

I have killed several train cars of big game and can tell you that bullet diameter matters, so while your 308 Winchester (which uses the same case as the 338 Federal) may be good out to 400 yards for use on some big game, the 308 will not crush big game under 300 yards, like the 338 Federal will. If you want decisive killing on North American big game at ranges under 300 yards, on a short light action, you will not be disappointed with the 338 Federal and our ammo.

This is an accurate load in my single test rifle.

338 Rifle

>  2,672 FPS  Kimber, Montana, 22-inch barrel

 

Item 338 Fed - 200 - Exterior Ballistics for several Muzzle Velocities

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Muzzle Velocity @ 3,000 fps for Item 338 Fed - 200

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Muzzle Velocity @ 2,900 fps for Item 338 Fed - 200

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Muzzle Velocity @ 2,800 fps for Item 338 Fed - 200

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Muzzle Velocity @ 2,700 fps for Item 338 Fed - 200

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Muzzle Velocity @ 2,600 fps for Item 338 Fed - 200

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Muzzle Velocity @ 2,500 fps for Item 338 Fed - 200

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Muzzle Velocity @ 2,400 fps for Item 338 Fed - 200

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Muzzle Velocity @ 2,300 fps for Item 338 Fed - 200

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Muzzle Velocity @ 2,200 fps for Item 338 Fed - 200

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