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Posted: 10/25/2011 1:33:09 PM EDT
| Good/bad, comments please. Is this a distance round like the 338 Lapua? Would especially like to hear from those that has an AR in this chambering. Looking ar the ArmaLite AR10T in this. |
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Its more of a 300yd and in Hunting round, it uses a necked up 308 case with a .33 cal bullet. at 200yds is power is very much like a 30-06. But I believe it has less recoil. Its supposed to have power like a 7mm Mag but in a shorter case.
Looks like it has a lot of power and punch out to 300yds and can be used in a AR-10 platform. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFAwPzlj6aA |
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I have a Ruger Frontier with a 16" barrel in 338 Federal.
I also have a 338 Lapua, but since they are nowhere remotely similar, I will not comment on it. Suffice to say the Lapua is in a completely different category. The Federal is a mild recoiling (mine feels like a 30-06) and is an effective medium / large game cartridge provided you do your part. It is a good elk round, and I have used it for hog. It hits home with authority that smaller calibers do not possess (as compared to a 308). It is available in an AR10 configuration, but I have no experience with it. Ammo starts at about $30/ box.....Federal Fusion is OK for deer...but not nearly as accurate as the Nosler Partitions. -PC- |
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