michiganmike
07-10-2015, 09:52 PM
Good Evening:
I am in the process of buying the Savage 11/111 Trophy Hunter XP. It has a 22" barrel with rifling of 10:1. I will start out with the Lee 220 grain bullet mould (C338-220R). I will be casting with wheel weight alloy.
While there are a few threads regarding the 338 Federal, I am writing in the hope that there may be some new information someone may have to share. I have several powders most of which are listed by the powder manufacturers for the 338 Federal for reloading manufactured jacketed bullets.
(Yes, it is quite a number. I buy when I find powder on sale.)
Using an online reduced load calculator I can achieve 1800 fps, my arbitrary starting point, with the loads indicated below. I used the manufactured bullet closest in weight to the Lee (a 215 gr. jacketed bullet). So, I would start 2-3 gr. lower that the grains listed. And I don't know what weight the bullets from the Lee mould will be using the wheel weight alloy I have. So, I have some work to do.
They are, in order:
H4198, *
H322, 27.9 gr.
H4895, 30.2 gr.
IMR 4895, 31.3 gr.
H355, 29.3 gr.
Bl-C(2), 32.7 gr.
Varget and 31.6 gr.
H4350. *
* No data found
I welcome any information that you may have acquired from your own load development for the .338 Federal.
Thank you,
MichiganMike
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I am in the process of buying the Savage 11/111 Trophy Hunter XP. It has a 22" barrel with rifling of 10:1. I will start out with the Lee 220 grain bullet mould (C338-220R). I will be casting with wheel weight alloy.
While there are a few threads regarding the 338 Federal, I am writing in the hope that there may be some new information someone may have to share. I have several powders most of which are listed by the powder manufacturers for the 338 Federal for reloading manufactured jacketed bullets.
(Yes, it is quite a number. I buy when I find powder on sale.)
Using an online reduced load calculator I can achieve 1800 fps, my arbitrary starting point, with the loads indicated below. I used the manufactured bullet closest in weight to the Lee (a 215 gr. jacketed bullet). So, I would start 2-3 gr. lower that the grains listed. And I don't know what weight the bullets from the Lee mould will be using the wheel weight alloy I have. So, I have some work to do.
They are, in order:
H4198, *
H322, 27.9 gr.
H4895, 30.2 gr.
IMR 4895, 31.3 gr.
H355, 29.3 gr.
Bl-C(2), 32.7 gr.
Varget and 31.6 gr.
H4350. *
* No data found
I welcome any information that you may have acquired from your own load development for the .338 Federal.
Thank you,
MichiganMike
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