Ok just tell me the scope you have on it the price of the scope
will its kick knock me on my butt
how much is ammo (not the best and not the worst)
and just info i would need if i was going to buy one and a good setup for it.
2007-01-22 13:38:30 · 4 answers · asked by wakesttr2 1 in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Hunting
My Winchester model 70 in 338win mag w/Leopold 1.5 to 4 is dead accurate at 300yds. Have taken Deer, Elk and Black Bear in Montana. Absolutely no complaints about the rifle, you don't notice the kick when shooting at game.
2007-01-23 08:00:43 · answer #1 · answered by jimmymae2000 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I assume you want info on .338 Win Mag rather than .338 Federal or .338 Rem Ultra-Mag. The .338 Win Mag is one of the most popular elk rifles.
Since this a medium range gun (to 300+ yards) cartridge, I recommend a 2-7 power variable in the medium price ($200-250) range of name brand (Burris, Nikon, Leupold, Redfield, Bushnell, Cabella's, Simmons, etc) rifle scopes. The 7 power is useful for verifying at longer ranges that the animal you are aiming at is the one you want to shoot and the 2 power is good for finding closer animals moving in brush.
Ammunition will range from about $15 to $25 per box. Some "Premium" ammunition will be higher. The one I had shot best with the basic Remington Core-Lock ammo, a good bullet loading which is at the lower end of the price range. The recoil is more than a .30-06, but recoil from larger calibers are more of a shove than the sharp jab of smaller calibers from cartridges with similar foot-pounds of recoil.
2007-01-26 19:46:50 · answer #2 · answered by Ray 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Okay, which .338 are you asking about? Federal cartirdges just came out with a new .338 Federal based on the .308 Winchester cartridge necked up to .338 that is as mild recoiling as a .30-06 but nearly as powerfull as the .300 Mag. If I were going to buy one this is the one I'd try.
Get a good quality scope like Leopold. I have a Burris 4x on my Ruger #1 .458 Winchester Magnum. Consider also the Burris scopes.
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2007-01-22 23:19:09 · answer #3 · answered by H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I don't have a 338, but I do have an 8x68, and that's close, though the brass is expensive. I don't want to spend all day at the bench on the loads, but it isn't that bad for recoil. I was planning to put a 2 1/2-6 variable scope on it, but I got a much better price on a 2-7x, so that's what it's had all these years.
2007-01-22 21:58:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋