Brenden Posted February 23, 2008 Report Share Posted February 23, 2008 hey guyes. I've got a question. I was wanting to do a 35 whelen project but i'm kinda backin off of her now and i've been looking at the .338 cal. I like the 35, but the .338 bullets are pretty cool and larger selection as you all know. Any body know anything about the 338 federal? I looked up some loads and there right in line w/the 35, so i'm considering it. Also, what about a 338-06? I'm just lookin for a big-hole gun w/out alot of kick....don't need it but it may come in useful some day Thanks Brenden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken98k Posted February 24, 2008 Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 hey guyes. I've got a question. I was wanting to do a 35 whelen project but i'm kinda backin off of her now and i've been looking at the .338 cal. I like the 35, but the .338 bullets are pretty cool and larger selection as you all know. Any body know anything about the 338 federal? I looked up some loads and there right in line w/the 35, so i'm considering it. Also, what about a 338-06? I'm just lookin for a big-hole gun w/out alot of kick....don't need it but it may come in useful some day Thanks Brenden 338-06 has considerably less 'kick' that a 338 win mag but requires a standard length action. 338 federal is based on the 308 win case and should work well in an intermediate length 24-47 or 48. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenden Posted February 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 Thanks Kenak2. The 338 federal is a fine little pice of lead, but i think i'm going to opt for a 338-06, or a whelen. Like me and tanglewood were talking, the 338 fed doesn't have any barrles out yet so i'd about have to go w/a blank or iter a savage barrle and possibly re-thred. I don't want all that trouble, and don't really want to put Rod through it, (well i do because hes always rubbin his purchases in my face!)lol. Adams and Bennet has a 338-06 avaliable, and thank goodness for lee, they provide me with a set of cheap but effective dies. Just a question though, hornady uses the regular 06 case necked up to 338, while sierria uses the a square version, with a 17^o, 16', verses the hornady's 17^o 30'. what does all this mean? Don't know much about this cartrige as you can tell, but i like the ballistics Does one just usually re-form 06 brass to this cal, or do most just use regular and pricy a-square brass? Thanks. Brenden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z1r Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 I got a .338 Fed barrel from ER Shaw two years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roscoedoh Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 Mike, Any luck with the Shaw barrel? I thought didn't dig Shaw too much. Also...show him one of those sweet 338-06's you've built! -Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken98k Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 American Rifleman did an article on the 338 Federal a year or so ago. I don't remember the exact numbers but it is an impressive cartridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z1r Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 Mike, Any luck with the Shaw barrel? I thought you didn't dig Shaw too much. Also...show him one of those sweet 338-06's you've built! -Jason Yeah, that particular barrel prettzled on us when me made even the tiniest cut on it to lose some weght near the chamber. Do I like them, no. But, I posted to show that A&B isn't the only game in town when it comes to getting a pre-threaded 338 Fed barrel. Before we made the skim cut it looked every bit as good as an A&B. Here's a pic of my .338-06. I used it earlier this year to take a nice liitle elk in Utah. Here's another rather plain .338-06 I'll be listing on Gunbroker soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenden Posted February 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 Kenak2, I found that site that American Rifleman did on the 338 fed. Its a good preformer and certainly surprised me. I still like that 338-06, blastically there pretty cool. Mike, Nice guns, both are good looking rifles. I wasn't aware of the shaw barrels in 338 fed. I've been looking at the Shilen barrles. A bit pricy as you know but i've heard good on them. Any body had any dreadful expirences with them? My A&B has preformed quite well for me, but i'd like to try something diffrent. As to the loading Mike, do you just reform 06 brass? Brenden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z1r Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 Yup, I run new .30-06 brass through the neck die. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weaver77 Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 the chrome moly shilen barrels that are pre threaded are not lead lapped like thier stainless ones for that matter i belive that none of the chrome molly ones are me and a buddy have had good luck with them but we polish the bores before finish chambering with jb bore paste ( these where both blanks ) another buddy built a 7x57 with one of the pre chambered and threaded ones and his accuracy was not good and his barrel was coppering bad he polished it wih 400 grit lapping compound then jb bore paste and acuaracy improved alot and the coppering all but went away its to bad douglas doesnt sell prethread and chambered barrels i have had good luck with the a&b barrels but they get the polished with 400 and jb before i finish chambering and crowning them never have used a shaw but ive heard more bad then good about them i also favor the 338-06 over the 338 federal for no reason in particular just do good luck with the build and keep us posted weaver77 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenden Posted February 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 gettin my income tax back in about a month...now if i could just have sarco get back to me. brenden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenden Posted February 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 Yup, I run new .30-06 brass through the neck die. Mike, i'm a tid bit confused here. Do you have an A-square, or the wildcat 338-06? I seeing (or maybe i'm not understanding what i'm seeing), a slight variance between the two, the degrees off the shoulder. hence i'm wondering about using standard 06 brass, because of the diffrence a-square standardized. I'm confusing my self here.lol. help me understand what i don't brenden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken98k Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 Mike, i'm a tid bit confused here. Do you have an A-square, or the wildcat 338-06? I seeing (or maybe i'm not understanding what i'm seeing), a slight variance between the two, the degrees off the shoulder. hence i'm wondering about using standard 06 brass, because of the diffrence a-square standardized. I'm confusing my self here.lol. help me understand what i don't brenden 338-06 and 338-06 A-Square are the SAME. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenden Posted February 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 the guns may have to wait. totaled my car on the way to school yesturday. It wasn't pretty brenden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzRednek Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 the guns may have to wait. totaled my car on the way to school yesturday. It wasn't pretty brenden Not good news but at least you made it through in one piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donmarkey Posted March 1, 2008 Report Share Posted March 1, 2008 its to bad douglas doesnt sell prethread and chambered barrels weaver77 They always used to. Have you called them about it? They still list the price for pretheaded and chambered on their website. -Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donmarkey Posted March 1, 2008 Report Share Posted March 1, 2008 Not good news but at least you made it through in one piece. Buy the gun, I'm sure someone will give you a ride to school. Glad you're OK though, cars are replacable, people aren't. -Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenden Posted March 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2008 Buy the gun, I'm sure someone will give you a ride to school. Glad you're OK though, cars are replacable, people aren't. -Don Since i'm the only college student in a 10 mile radius....its unlikely. but good thinkin don! Rod was gonna check about gettin me some receviers to put together, so i'll be ok. Mom and dad are gonna give me the 98 chevy, and them get a new one. its all good. I'm pretty beat up and bruised up....i'll put up some pics of the car monday or something. Take care, drive safe, wear your seatbelts, watch out for ice! Brenden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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