redactor
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I have a Savage/Stevens 200 in .25-06 that I intend to use on deer. I've been invited out west for elk next year, and I don't trust myself quite enough with the .25-06 for elk, even though I know it has been done. My original thought was to buy a second barrel in .30-06, and just swap them out as needed. Then I found out about the .338-06 Asquare. It is a .30-06 necked up to .338, and seems just about ideal for elk and larger North American game. Since they .338-06 barrel costs the same as the .30-06 one (from E.R. Shaw), there really isn't much of a down-side (dies are a little more expensive, but you only buy them once). I'm leaning heavily toward the 225 grain Nosler AccuBond, started at around 2500-2600 fps.
The .338 caliber bullets seem to come with really good BCs and SDs in the box, kind of like the 6.5 and 7mm ones do. The .338-06 also has the advantage of being fairly efficient with regards to powder usage, not requiring much more than a .30-06, for the reason that it uses the same case.
It's worth a look.
The .338 caliber bullets seem to come with really good BCs and SDs in the box, kind of like the 6.5 and 7mm ones do. The .338-06 also has the advantage of being fairly efficient with regards to powder usage, not requiring much more than a .30-06, for the reason that it uses the same case.
It's worth a look.