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Hunting Jim · April 3, 2010, 07:50 PM

When I bought my Browning 338 back in 1994,I purchased one box of Rem. 250gr PTD Soft PT, One each of Fed. & Win. equivalent loads. I then tested them. I liked the Rem. loads and went back and bought the whole case and a partial of another, all with the same lot number.I've shot two moose, and two deer with that big gun. Now I'm trying for an Elk. I've yet to see a legal one here in WA. State. I can hand-load 250gr loads for this rifle using Nosler bullets, but I can't get much more accurate than those original Remingtons. They give me a 1 1/2" group at 100yds. My opinion is that, if using factory loads, find a bullet weight the rifle likes,then find the brand and lot number,and buy as much as you can. Practice as much as you can using the same ammo as you do when you hunt.

April 3, 2010, 07:50 PM	#46
Hunting Jim Junior Member Join Date: April 2, 2010 Location: Washington St. now, Wisconsin before that. Posts: 4	When I bought my Browning 338 back in 1994,I purchased one box of Rem. 250gr PTD Soft PT, One each of Fed. & Win. equivalent loads. I then tested them. I liked the Rem. loads and went back and bought the whole case and a partial of another, all with the same lot number.I've shot two moose, and two deer with that big gun. Now I'm trying for an Elk. I've yet to see a legal one here in WA. State. I can hand-load 250gr loads for this rifle using Nosler bullets, but I can't get much more accurate than those original Remingtons. They give me a 1 1/2" group at 100yds. My opinion is that, if using factory loads, find a bullet weight the rifle likes,then find the brand and lot number,and buy as much as you can. Practice as much as you can using the same ammo as you do when you hunt.