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<blockquote data-quote="kamml" data-source="post: 4950630" data-attributes="member: 20373"><p>My brand new 338 Federal turned into a brand new 338 Win Mag Hog Hunter. I have decided to keep it anyway, cause you know who ever dies with the most guns wins. Besides I need a strong medium bore for the battery. I bought some Federal 225gr and Win 200gr loaded ammo so that once I work up the courage to shoot the beast I will take it to the range. Looking at the recoil charts it ranges from the high 20s to mid 30s in foot pounds recoil. Whew, that sounds like just a bunch of fun. The same chart listed 30.06 180gr at 20 fps. I have bought 338 bullets weighing from 185 - 220 so once the newly ordered empty cases come in I can load some of the lighter bullets to 2400-2500 fps to reduce the recoil a little bit. I read one review that said the 338 200gr SST's are a good DRT load for deer. So that's my excuse and I am sticking to it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kamml, post: 4950630, member: 20373"] My brand new 338 Federal turned into a brand new 338 Win Mag Hog Hunter. I have decided to keep it anyway, cause you know who ever dies with the most guns wins. Besides I need a strong medium bore for the battery. I bought some Federal 225gr and Win 200gr loaded ammo so that once I work up the courage to shoot the beast I will take it to the range. Looking at the recoil charts it ranges from the high 20s to mid 30s in foot pounds recoil. Whew, that sounds like just a bunch of fun. The same chart listed 30.06 180gr at 20 fps. I have bought 338 bullets weighing from 185 - 220 so once the newly ordered empty cases come in I can load some of the lighter bullets to 2400-2500 fps to reduce the recoil a little bit. I read one review that said the 338 200gr SST's are a good DRT load for deer. So that's my excuse and I am sticking to it. [/QUOTE]
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