Note the shoulder datum differences between the .26 and .28 compared to the .30 and .33. (.340 Weatherby and .338 RUM), 2902 ft. lbs. 0000057076 00000 n 0000007944 00000 n 0000011385 00000 n Before you all jump all over this with too much gun and bullet etc and suggestions, all I am asking is about the performance of this bullet. The newest .338 magnum, the 33 Nosler arrived on the market in 2016. The 250 grain bullet has a rather optimistic advertised muzzle velocity (MV) of 2900 fps and muzzle energy (ME) of 4668 ft. lbs. The PowerRank is an estimation of the cartridge power. 0000007711 00000 n The Mossberg 500 Pump Action Shotgun is one of the most popular home defense shotguns on the market. 0000016016 00000 n HORNADY BRASS 26 NOSLER UNPRIMED 20/BX . The .338 Win. (.338 RUM), 32.2 f.p.s. 0000041635 00000 n However, its a bit too much of a good thing. 0000002792 00000 n The author acknowledges hand loaders can achieve much better performance in many instances. Make sure to watch till the end. To comply with the new e-Privacy directive, we need to ask for your consent to set the cookies. The Sixth Edition of the Hornady Handbook of Cartridge Reloading shows .330 Dakota loads for their 225 grain bullets at MV's from 2400 fps to 2900 fps with a half-dozen powders. With the best magnum performance in a standard action, the 30 Nosler was introduced as a more evolved cartridge option. You are using an out of date browser. JavaScript is disabled. 0000005132 00000 n All things considered, the .300 PRC is a much more polite, civilized cartridge that is durned near as capable and offers far greater efficiency. The extreme spread in this variable is from 2366 ft. lbs. They perform only a little better than the .338 Win. Conversely, the .338 super magnums are far from perfect. 0000054576 00000 n 0000051517 00000 n Dakota speaks of its 300 Dakota as its "most popular" on the basis of capacity, bullet availability, and accuracy. faster than does the .338 Win. In 2014 Nosler introduced the flat-shooting .26 Nosler, following it up in 2015 with the .28 Nosler (7mm) that was based on the .26 case but necked accordingly. Power. They offer not just raw violence (at both ends of the barrel) but also flatter trajectories than the big bores and consummate accuracy. Mag. 0000004092 00000 n A Leupold VX-6 2-12x 42mm CDS-ZL variable scope was installed. narrowed down at the neck and shortened from the original .404 and has the belt removed. Compared: .338 Winchester Magnum, .338-06 A-Square and .338 Ruger Compact Magnum, 8.8% increase in powder to get 2.8% increase in MV in the .330 Dakota, 21.5% increase in powder to get 6.5% increase in MV in the .340 Weatherby, 27.3% increase in powder to get 6.5% increase in MV in the .338 RUM, 35.0% increase in powder to get 7.4% increase in MV in the .338 Lapua, 51.6% increase in powder to get 10.9% increase in MV in the .338-378 Weatherby, 14.1% more efficient than the .340 Weatherby, 37.4% more efficient than the .338-378 Weatherby. Their most noted included the .333 O.K.H. All things equal (they seldom ever are), Id go with the .338 Win. based on the .30-06 case necked to accept .333-caliber Jeffery bullets weighing up to 300 grains. Walther's new Performance Duty Pistol is ready for both concealed carry and conventional service situations. (.340 Weatherby), 33.8 f.p.s. SIG Sauer P365 Pistol Now Offered in .380. Across the four bullet weights for each cartridge, the retained energy at MPBR averages are 2557 ft. lbs. Thats approaching the coefficient of legendary .338 Lapua bullets, and its worth noting that the .300 PRC was in part conceived as a potential replacement for extreme-range sniper work; one that offers much friendlier recoil and muzzle blast. The second newest cartridge in this test, the .338 RUM has been around since 2002. I used this single data source for consistency and convenience. 0000011812 00000 n 0000042164 00000 n (L-R) Nosler Partition, Nosler AccuBond, Sierra Game King. In Stock Item #: HRN86289 $3.05 per piece. It pushed a 200- grain bullet around 2,200 fps. Regardless, the rifle and cartridge proved accurate for any reasonable field application. Today, I have to give that nod to the .300 PRC. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Thanks. Glass is TBD. When set on 2x, this makes a great scope for brush or timber hunting, as it offers a wide field of view. We would have preferred a larger scope on this rifle, but we were unable to do that because of the rear sight. The maximum point blank range (MPBR) of this load is 285 yards, +/- 3". )UteP Designed specifically for ELR (extra long range) use, the .300 PRC is optimized for shooting way, way out there. 0000004855 00000 n 0000055337 00000 n HubPages is a registered trademark of The Arena Platform, Inc. Other product and company names shown may be trademarks of their respective owners. Mag) hits the expansion limit at almost 600 yards! 0000054289 00000 n All groups are 3 shots at 100 yards, and all bullets were molly coated except the Winchester Fail safes which were coated from the factory. 0000085453 00000 n If you can source enough brass for the Dakota before you build it great of not I'd look at the Edge really hard! Explore this site to compare these rounds . The rifle bargain here is the .338 Remington Ultra Mag. Mag. It features a 30mm main tube and 6x optical zoom. Mag. 65.9 grains of RL-19 behind a 225 grain Hornady Spire Point Interlock bullet gives a MV of 2400 fps. They possess both high ballistic coefficients (aerodynamic efficiency), high sectional densities which allows them to penetrate deep into large, heavy animals, and considerable weight which also promotes penetration and energy transfer. Playing with some different bullets and tried some Barnes 265 TTSX and WOW! Recoil has a direct effect on most shooter's accuracy--the more recoil, as a general rule, the less accurate the shooter. A 24-1/2 inch barrel was used for the .338 Lapua and a 28 inch barrel (!) BC quantifies a bullets aerodynamic efficiency, and SD predicts relative ability to penetrate into a game animal; the larger each number, the better. The more powder burned equals more recoil and muzzle blast principle applies to all the super magnums, of course. 0000041730 00000 n These .338 "super magnum" cartridges achieve marginally better ballistic performance than the .338 Winchester Magnum, but with a lot more sound, fury, reduced availability and greatly increased monetary cost. .375 H&H Magnum (L), .338 Winchester Magnum (R). Factory ammunition is also harder to find than regular commercial market brands. 0000041799 00000 n After a couple of fouling shots, it was ready to be tested for accuracy. But if you have little interest in shooting past 600 yards, theres little difference in performance between the two. HW7WFHF@]p3qA0AE")u 9J+VJ1g="U3g$dvm)UZu_2-sT~M]G4XLT. Dakota is said to produce 10% more energy than the .338 Magnum. Learn the difference between revolvers and semi-auto pistols and what makes them different. Copyright 2004, 2013 by Chuck Hawks. However, these rifles require handloading to realize full potential. At the top end, the .338-378 Weatherby drives these four bullet weights from its 28 inch barrel about 250, 300, 400 and 300 f.p.s. Question: I'm curious why you chose to use different weight bullets for each cartridge? 0000045131 00000 n One point for every 25 yards beyond 200 yards (the average distance most game animals are shot) for maximum effective range on medium and large game, respectively, and one point deducted for every 25 yards less than 200 yards. Turning to retained energy at or near to MPBR, I used the ballistics calculator at www.hornady.com to calculate energy at the 25 yard increment closest to the MPBR of each cartridge and load. Initial factory loads feature two outstanding high-BC (ballistic coefficient) bullets: the Hornady 212-grain ELD-X and 225-grain ELD Match. Big-game cartridges in .338 caliber have become popular, including the (1) .338 Winchester Magnum, (2) .340 Weatherby Magnum, (3) .338 Remington Ultra Mag, (4) .338 Lapua and (5) .33 Nosler. 0000028579 00000 n 0000048455 00000 n proved good enough for old Elmer Keith, its good enough for me. Barrel life is short, and being aggressively overbore, the RUM can be finicky about accuracy. The .33 Nosler is the latest; modern in every respect, it fully delivers (even exceeds) its advertised ballistics of pushing a 225-grain Nosler AccuBond bullet 3,025 fps. Mag. does this gun ever like them. 0000030107 00000 n Remington .338 RUM factory ammo starts at about $4 per cartridge. For the next 20 rounds, it was cleaned after every five shots. As yet, no one offers a 250 grain AccuBond in factory ammo for the 33 Nosler, and it would have scored closer to the .338 RUM with a 250. This was done primarily to correspond with the bullet ogive profile, obtain proper neck length and keep the overall cartridge length within 3.340 inches. Although its certainly the second-most-popular .30-caliber magnum, this short fatty has two distinct disadvantages when compared to the .300 PRC. Do know these new bullets are a lot better. Dividing the numbers just listed for each other cartridge into that for the .338 Win. Hornady .300 PRC (left) and 30 Nosler. This also shortens bolt travel and usually results in a lighter rifle. and this pattern of incremental velocity increases continues with each cartridge in the sequence. AccuBond (.550 BC/.281 SD) at 3025 fps. .b," |X285X?=pnhmgx>a%LNld02!|AAi F n/Xp&:8n`cPbHa_ysFJa`Q. Although, even the least powerful here (.338 Win. Mag. Developed for military snipers to bridge the gap between .300 Winchester Magnum and .50 BMG, at first glance, the .338 Lapua seems to define over kill in a hunting cartridge. 0000051121 00000 n AccuBond at 3060 fps. l; 0hn%A Like other Nosler cartridges, the case is based loosely on the beltless .404 Jeffery case, which offers magnum capacity and performance. The .33 Nosler, the largest of the group, gives hunters significantly-increased velocities over the .338 Win. velocities, and they had a much lower ballistic coefficient than desired. The muzzle blast of the .338-378 is also much greater, although I have no way of quantifying that. 0000013079 00000 n Mag. 0000081470 00000 n . It too was designed to function in .30-06 length (3.340-inch) actions. I don't think I have ever seen a .338 without a muzzle brake. 0000045215 00000 n (L-R) .308 Win., .340 Weatherby, 9x19mm Luger. h1 for the .338-378 Weatherby. 0000039208 00000 n But do you know how to properly use them? They also played a vital role in introducing .338-caliber cartridges to shooters and hunters around the world and filled the obvious performance gap between the .30- and .375-caliber magnum cartridges. This last fact makes it incompatible with really long-nosed, fine-entry high-BC bullets. Free Shipping On All Orders! px}P~fUC3zM)bg&J3{5)(24`N[j3irWY\VLSlSkek2>K,B5MUZsH)YqLOO,)=@h(MAGP:d h, GO.= @9hj$T#@@"a#$6PCP&,29pKRB7~7kb9oyxfKeE a endstream endobj 63 0 obj [94 0 R] endobj 64 0 obj <> endobj 65 0 obj <> endobj 66 0 obj [/ICCBased 86 0 R] endobj 67 0 obj <> endobj 68 0 obj <> endobj 69 0 obj <> endobj 70 0 obj <>stream 0000011255 00000 n To better understand and appreciate the .338s potency at long distance on big game, I can recall an Alaskan hunter who gut-shot a large bull moose with a big-bore, bolt-action rifle at less than 100 yards, missed his second shot and then severely scope-cut his forehead with his third shot and was unable to shoot again. v610^aK7P?wk{doxUX*D7A&UPxa=@i K endstream endobj 58 0 obj <>>> endobj 59 0 obj <>/ExtGState<>/Font<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text]/Shading<>>>/Rotate 0/Thumb 51 0 R/TrimBox[0.0 0.0 432.0 648.0]/Type/Page>> endobj 60 0 obj <> endobj 61 0 obj <> endobj 62 0 obj <>stream The .338 Winchester Magnum, introduced in 1958, set a performance level for the caliber that most subsequent .338 cartridges have struggled to exceed. Other notable features include a two-position safety, hinged floorplate, one-piece firing pin and an adjustable Rifle Basix trigger. Taurus has redesigned this sporting pistol for performance. of energy, the 30 Nosler outperforms such touted rounds as the 300 Weatherby and the 300 Win Mag. The .33 Nosler is already SAAMI approved and has a maximum average pressure of 65,000 psi. Across the four bullet weights, the average powder charge used to get top MV in each cartridge is: Another way of understanding the additional powder needed to get increased MV is to list the additional powder to additional velocity percentages of each of the super magnums, relative to the .338 Win. of Israeli Defense Forces, joins David Fortier for an exclusive interview for Shotgun News. In contrast, the .300 PRC is engineered with the latest cutting-edge cartridge design principles, and features a 1.12-inch head height, enabling the use of very long, low-drag projectiles without intruding inside the case. In a 9.5 pound (field weight) .338 Win. Mag. They are the LRX designed for the 338 Lapua, I understand this is an old thread, but want to reply anyway, Smarter Then The Tools Youre Working With. 0000057417 00000 n was taken in a 24 inch barrel, while the .330 Dakota data are for a 25 inch barrel, with 26 inch barrels used for the .340 Weatherby and .338 RUM. .330 Dakota Ballistics Ballistics and Drop for the .330 Dakota Cartridge Type: Rifle Height: 2.74" Width: 0.545" Average FPS: 2925 Average Energy: 4369 Average Gr: 230 Recoil: 3.11 Power Rank: 6.73 of 20 The .330 Dakota is in the proprietary cartridge class and was designed by Don Allen. are able to hold a large capacity of powder. Answer: In a way, they are. Using preproduction ammunition, muzzle velocity averaged 3,099 fps from the 26-inch barrel of the Nosler Model 48 Patriot rifle. The Nosler may be able to edge out the Dakota, but not by much. Question: Do you think a Remington 700 is expensive? This particular article intends to highlight the .300 PRCs advantages when compared directly to each of the currently popular .30-caliber magnums on the market. The 33 Nosler is SAAMI approved and will be supported with ammunition and components from Nosler beginning Q1 of 2017. .33 Winchester - Roberson Cartridge Company Home / Center Fire / .33 Caliber / .33 Winchester We have had to discontinue new orders until further notice. Proprietary rounds (.330 Dakota), 35.4 f.p.s. 0000039647 00000 n Learn more here: http://bit.ly/1G7xXag. Red Oak, White, or Chestnut for Deer Herd? Factory .33 Nosler ammunition loaded with 225-grain AccuBond bullets measures 3.324 inches, which allows it to function in standard .30-06 length actions. It appears that .340 Weatherby and .338 Lapua factory cartridges start at about $4.50 each, while .338-378 Weatherby ammo runs about $7 per cartridge and .330 Dakota cartridges cost about $10 each. You can run it in a standard long action and it can at least hang with the .338 family of . These cartridges are steps up in power (muzzle velocity and muzzle energy for given bullet weights) from the .338 Win. The PRCs solitary advantage is its longer head height and throat, which play nicer with extremely long, high-BC bullets. Picked up a newbie here a while back chambered in 330 Dakota. Firing a 210 gr. Using 185, 200, 225, and 250 grain bullet weights for reference, the 330 Dakota will drive these bullets 50-100 f.p.s. makmj38c$q0jh !~F? 0000010308 00000 n Ut SM%>IH;q2X$? :\(L~` N 0000086353 00000 n Read more .330 Dakota $ 6.12 ea. By any standard, the .33 Nosler is an impressive hunting cartridge. And although its got a nice long neck that benefits concentricity, its got a short head height, making it less-compatible with ultra-modern long-range projectiles. shoots flat, hits hard, and fits in standard length actions. 0000083767 00000 n 69 0 obj <> endobj xref 69 68 0000000016 00000 n Second, it too has a short head height, making it incompatible with very long high-BC projectiles. Its too much cartridge to fit inside most standard-size magnum bolt guns, and even if shoehorned in, you can only squeeze a couple of cartridges into the magazine. ), .330 Dakota and others. 0000086915 00000 n The .338 Winchester Magnum became the iconic elk, brown bear, and moose cartridge, and it spawned competitors as the market demanded ever-faster velocities. No one participating in the exercise ventured to shoot the rifle unless it was resting in a Lead Sled and the rifle, equipped with a muzzle brake, was the loudest thing I have heard short of a Browning .50 BMG. Detailed performance figures are summarized in the table at the articles end. How to Sight in a Scope - Step by Step Guide. 0000085062 00000 n It is purely a big-game hunting cartridge that utilizes .338-inch bullets. a way bigger PIA to shoot with regards to action size, mag length, and Cost of components. trailer <<8CE3172D3CF341FB8A796892A589895E>]/Prev 173495>> startxref 0 %%EOF 124 0 obj <>stream wildcats gained some popularity; however, British .333-inch bullets were not always readily available in the U.S., which limited their acceptance among shooters and hunters. 0000009539 00000 n This beast provides more initial velocity than any of the previous cartridges discussed, and has proven to be an outstanding elk cartridge. Already have 300WM and 338WM. Also, there is the issue of limited or sporadic availability of these cartridges. Magnum's ballistics. The trajectory of that load looks like this: +2.6" at 100 yards, +2.9" at 150 yards, +1.9" at 200 yards, -0.5" at 250 yards, and -4.6" at 300 yards. 0000002170 00000 n The .340 is Roy Weatherbys answer to the .338 Win. First, it tends to be finicky to feed, because short fat cartridges must tilt up from the magazine and transition into the chamber at much more abrupt angles than longer cartridges. are trademarked by private individuals or corporations, and the cartridges are harder to find on the The less recoil, the more accurate the shooter, and hence, the more effective the cartridge. For example, in 1958 Winchester announced the .338 Winchester Magnum (for the Model 70 rifle), which was the .300 H&H Magnum case shortened, blown out with a 25-degree shoulder and necked to accept .338-inch bullets. Keith wanted something which would hammer through a quartering-away elk (his favorite game) out to 300 or 400 yards and realized a .338 caliber bullet driven fast enough would get the job done. To comply with the new e-Privacy directive, we need to ask for your consent to set the cookies. rounds. Mag. Mag. However, in the real world there is no such thing as a free lunch. 0000087329 00000 n AccuBond at 2941 fps. 0000011787 00000 n Data for the .338 Win. .330 Dakota factory loads are currently offered with 230 grain CT Fail Safe and 250 grain Swift A-Frame bullets. Finished rifles will be around 0.75 inch shorter in the action, and barrels can be a short 22 inches and still provide full propellant burn. Upon skinning it, the third bullet, a Nosler 250-grain Partition, was found under the skin on the offside and showed perfect expansion and had destroyed the lungs. Joined Jan 17, 2021 Messages 1,667 Location North Carolina. 0000047572 00000 n Why not just shoot a slightly slower cartridge that pushes heavy, sleek bullets optimized for long range, and which provides less recoil and more performance way out there? Now this one is interesting. Joseph Von Benedikt is with Jorge Spat to learn all about it. For the best experience on our site, be sure to turn on Javascript in your browser. Here, in summary form, is my case against the super magnums, including the good, bad and ugly. while functioning through standard length actions easily and reliably. That bullet will perform very well on deer and Id say it will damage less meat than a more frangible bullet from something like one of the .30 mags. . It has the case capacity to launch the heaviest .338 caliber bullets (300 grain) at useful velocities and is a stellar long-range cartridge for large game. For example, subtract 120 fps from the Hornady .338-378 velocity figures if the cartridge were fired from a rifle with a 24 inch barrel. lbs.) Read more 0000011972 00000 n As a general rule, more than 15 ft-lbsf is considered enough recoil to affect most shooters accuracy. It also prevents cross-caliber chambering. and that is a place I do not wish to visit often. Return to Shop SKU: 33-0003R Category: .33 Caliber Related products .33 Nosler $ 6.00 ea. Long Range Hunting & Shooting 330 dakota 22250imp Aug 22, 2019 Help Support Long Range Hunting Forum Become a supporting member 2 22250imp Well-Known Member Joined Sep 26, 2012 Messages 194 Location Eastern Colorado Aug 22, 2019 #1 Picked up a newbie here a while back chambered in 330 Dakota. As an aside, custom rifle makers have been circumventing the head-height issue with the .300 Win. A hunter must really want to shoot an elk at 800 yards to consider anything above the .338 Win. The bolt body is generously vented to arrest and direct gases away from the shooter in the unlikely event of a ruptured case, while the bolt sleeve cap offers additional protection. Proprietary rounds are trademarked by private individuals or corporations, and the cartridges are harder to find on the commercial market. Respective similarities between the .333 O.K.H. 0000050961 00000 n s-)@!,|Abv'=v&32>ex*!sMi-I'>IHkTd1AP@= Nosler's case will maintain that 250-275 fps gain over the Winchester case, in spite of sharing the same length. Hu=E'dnH2>DZLFo nC~Bx,R@Z5. -EInR'/:PH,UtC To get started, click the link below to visit mymagnow.com and learn how to access your digital magazine. Mag. 0000039110 00000 n Long Belted wildcat cartridges and the .338 Winchester and .340 Weatherby cartridges cannot be ignored. The latter two have become popular and have proven extremely effective for large game such as moose, Alaskan brown bears, etc. The percentage advantages of the other cartridges over the .338 Win. lbs., while the 200 grain load in a 9.5 pound .338-378 rifle would generate 48.0 ft. lbs. Mag. It shoots 180 to 250 grain bullets far, hard and relatively efficiently; it does so without obscene levels of recoil, muzzle blast and expense. The store will not work correctly in the case when cookies are disabled. Mag., .338 RUM, .338 Lapua Mag. I would be interested in a 33 Nosler. AccuBond Long Range bullet at 3,000 fps with over 4,000 ft.-lbs. are: Clearly, the .338 super magnums perform better than the .338 Win. 0000048942 00000 n If a person cannot tolerate a particular cartridges un-braked recoil, they need a different cartridge which they can manage without subterfuge. Apr 27, 2017 . Short Belted was based on the .300 H&H Magnum case but shortened, blown out and necked to accept .333-inch bullets and had an overall length that allowed it to function in .30-06 length actions but gave notably greater velocities than the .333 O.K.H. We show you how. The Model 48 Patriot is designed specifically for big-game hunters, with its classic-style stock with cheekpiece. 0000057390 00000 n 0000004205 00000 n 0000011233 00000 n Mag. Copyright GunData.org 2015 | Koenig Media, LLC | Links | Sitemap | Advertise. The cases 0000001656 00000 n are: These results are for the Hornady 185-grain GMX, 200 and 225 grain SST and 250 grain InterLock SP bullets. 0000079201 00000 n 0000054917 00000 n Hey guys, new to this forum. HWj$7}C7r!x6!,N66sYNJNI3 1_o!DC&Tpbg3dvIa2|vjl6$f#\m@bf;2Y2;Cf`'1(nEY.gN[a[D;pWEL:i 7p.q$q8|9A+?=7. 0000003866 00000 n Due to its efficient case design, including a shorter powder column and 35-degree shoulder, and careful selection of powders to optimize velocities, it burns around 18 percent less powder than the .338 Lapua Magnum while achieving similar velocities. Effective range in this test is the minimum impact energy recommended for a humane kill on medium game (1200 ft-lbs.) *Casing image above is an artist rendering and not a real photo of .330 Dakota Ballistics cartridge. Custom Mossberg 500 at the Range and Live Turkey!? 0000011103 00000 n H\j0E Nosler currently offers three grades of factory loads for it: Match Grade (a 300-grain bullet at 2,550 fps), Trophy Grade (a 225-grain AccuBond at 3,025 fps), and a Trophy Grade Long Range (a 265-grain AccuBond at 2,775 fps). Nosler cartridges include (left to right): .26, .28, .30 and .33. All of which you hit dead on. Mag., while a charge of 107.9 grains of Viht N-165 is needed to drive the same bullet at 3300 f.p.s. The .338 Win. more sensible competitors. 0000049012 00000 n Sign up with your email address to receive news and updates. 0000014541 00000 n AccuBond (.720 BC/.375 SD) at 2650 fps. The heaviest bullet available would give each cartridge its best chance since such bullets offer the highest BC's and SD's and would thus make the comparison as fair as possible. S Subzero Well-Known Member Joined Oct 9, 2019 Messages 85 Location AZ Apr 1, 2020 #16 bigngreen said: Mag., its got some pretty outdated design characteristics. Copyright 2015 by Gary Zinn and/or chuckhawks.com. Feeding, firing and case extraction were flawless. DTubb is correct. It too needs a magnum length action and few companies other than Weatherby chamber rifles for this powerhouse. The knobs are comparatively compact, unobtrusive and are locked to prevent accidental movement in the field. Joseph Von Benedikt visits with Aaron Oelger from Hodgdon about the unprecedented demand on the shooting supply industry. The Arena Media Brands, LLC and respective content providers to this website may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. The .330 Dakota has a comparable average MPBR of 292 yards, the .340 Weatherby and .338 RUM 301 yards, the .338 Lapua 304 yards and the .338-378 Weatherby 312 yards. 0000048187 00000 n Mag, the softest here, slaps the shooter as hard as a .375 H&H Magnum, while the .338-378 and .338 Lapua are close to .416 Rigby territory. .330 Dakota (Barnes Reloading Manual #3) 204. Joseph VonBenedikt is with Joel Hodgdon to talk about the improved accuracy and long-range potential of the already reliable Core-Lokt ammo line. Read more .338 Excalibur $ 6.75 ea. ft/s (210 gr) and 2,950 ft/s (250 gr). To be fair, the .300 WSM does offer one advantage over the new PRC kid on the block: If you want a very short, light .30-caliber magnum rifle, this is your best bet. This content is accurate and true to the best of the authors knowledge and is not meant to substitute for formal and individualized advice from a qualified professional. 0000003730 00000 n I have used a 250 grain Nosler Partiton load that chronographs 2870 fps in Africa to take several plains game. Answer: As the article said, I chose the heaviest Nosler AccuBond bullet available in factory ammunition. Cartridge Type: RifleHeight: 2.74"Width: 0.545"Average FPS: 2925Average Energy: 4369Average Gr: 230Recoil: 3.11Power Rank: 6.73 of 20, The .330 Dakota is in the proprietary cartridge class and was designed by Don Allen. Federal has created a safer, easier and more reliable way to shoot a muzzleloader. Dakota off ers factory loads with 150 and 180 grain bullets, attaining muzzle velocities of 3300 fps and 3100 fps, respectively. Either way, and for all loads in between, that is a lot of wallop! This article is about the .330 Dakota. Use the right tool for the right job. .338 diameter bullets are unique. 0000003017 00000 n Question: Why would Recoil even be considered in a .338 caliber? commercial market. A Nosler Model 48 Patriot with a Leupold VX-6 2-12x 42mm scope was used to test the new .33 Nosler cartridge. Their superior sectional densities combined with high velocity and bullet weight anchor these killer bears like few other cartridges. I have a 330 Dakota M-76 with a 26" barrel. If, however, true long-range hunting is anticipated, they will all benefit from the specialized long-range bullets now on the market which expand well below 1800 fps. Id rather have the better long-range capability provided by 200-plus-grain projectiles, so at least for me thats a moot point. The first U.S. commercially available .338-caliber rifle was the .33 Winchester introduced in the Model 1886 lever-action rifle around 1902. Its twin bias erector system is constructed of shock resistant beryllium copper. All the cartridges tested were limited by the minimum expansion velocity recommended for the standard Nosler AccuBond. 330 DAKOTA We used Dakota 330 brass and the Federal 215 primers throughout all our tests.
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