.338 Federal

[billy ahring]

I had a .338-06 built for me about 7 years ago and I acquired a .350 Rem Mag a couple of years ago, so the .338 Federal really does not fill a niche for me anymore, but I still think that Federal has on a round that makes common sense and will stick. In my opine all the new SAUMs WSMs and WSSMs just don't seem to be doing all that well. None of my friends or aquaintances is using them, and I am an officer in the local gun club that has a membership of just over 600. I have yet to bump into anyone at the rifle range using these rounds. Take that back, a fella won a .300 WSM at our Friends of the NRA banquet last year but I don't think that he has fired it yet.

I agree wholeheartedly with Varmint Hunter in that the .325 WSM will fail and I think a .338 WSM would have been a success. I think that this new 338 though from Federal will do well, just a gut feeling. Hell, I might even be able to conjure up an excuse for picking one up

Billy