.338cal A-Max Bullets!!!!!!

Zee

The long wait is OVER!!! Finally, they are.......well..........at least announced as being released. When we will actually see them on shelves.......I've no clue. Probably about the time we start seeing ANY A-Max bullets on shelves. But, this is closer than 5 years ago when they were still developing a bullet.

http://www.hornady.com/store/338-CAL-.338-285-Gr.-A-MAX

285gr.
.720 BC
.356 SD


All I need now is somethig to shoot them in.

Hmmmmmmmmmmm...............

CHIRO1989

Kind of long for the .338 Federal don't you think:jester:, maybe a subsonic load.

Ernie Bishop

I have been waiting for them for awhile too.
I have something to shoot them in:jester:

Zee

Maybe it's time to seriously consider building my .338-375 Ruger........................:devil:

Ernie Bishop

I was thinking 330 Dakota XP

Jermanator

.338 Edge.

Buffco

So you going paper punching with those target bullets?

Zee

Buffco wrote: »

So you going paper punching with those target bullets?

Of course! I'd never consider using target bullets for hunting.

Zee

Ernie Bishop wrote: »

I was thinking 330 Dakota XP

Mans I'm thinking a rifle with a 30" barrel!!!!

Zee

And I already use .375 Ruger brass. Not to mention it's cheaper and easier to find than Dakota or Edge brass.

jaywapti

How about the .338 Allen Mag, 300gr. SMK @ 3500 fps ??

JAY

tennmike

.338 A-Max bullets. Hmmmmm...........I'd a thunk you'd be holding out for some .338 Z-Max bullets. Sayin'.

Zee

tennmike wrote: »

.338 A-Max bullets. Hmmmmm...........I'd a thunk you'd be holding out for some .338 Z-Max bullets. Sayin'.

Those are only for zombies they weren't designed for targets or animals. Far be it from me to use a bullet counter to its original design.

Ernie Bishop

jaywapti wrote: »

How about the .338 Allen Mag, 300gr. SMK @ 3500 fps ??

JAY

I do have a 338 SnipeTac rifle that would work with these bullets pretty good
They would be a lot cheaper than the rocky Mtn bullets I have.

Ernie Bishop

I would use these bullets on animals in a heartbeat

Zee

Ernie Bishop wrote: »

I would use these bullets on animals in a heartbeat

So would I. I guess we're just irresponsible that way.

Ernie Bishop

About as irresponsible as I was yesterday shooting that antelope with that 168 grain Amax

tennmike

Zee wrote: »

Those are only for zombies they weren't designed for targets or animals. Far be it from me to use a bullet counter to its original design.

Pfft! Only difference is the fluorescent GREEN polymer tip vs the not fluorescent RED polymer tip. Anyway, meat is meat, and the bullet don't give a rip what kind of meat it is, or whether the target backer is cardboard or wood, or steel. Too many people overthink some things. :tooth:

jbohio

Zee wrote: »

And I already use .375 Ruger brass. Not to mention it's cheaper and easier to find than Dakota or Edge brass.

Uhhh, you already have Edge brass, too.

Zee

jbohio wrote: »

Uhhh, you already have Edge brass, too.

But it's easier to find and less expensive. Wait, I think I said that already.


;-)

Zee

tennmike wrote: »

Pfft! Only difference is the fluorescent GREEN polymer tip vs the not fluorescent RED polymer tip. Anyway, meat is meat, and the bullet don't give a rip what kind of meat it is, or whether the target backer is cardboard or wood, or steel. Too many people overthink some things. :tooth:

No! Really?

:-)

jbohio

Zee wrote: »

But it's easier to find and less expensive. Wait, I think I said that already.


;-)

375 Ruger brass is cheaper and easier to find than RUM brass?
(I honestly don't know)

Zee

Yes.
Midway almost always has Ruger brass in stock. They have NO Ultra mag brass, haven't for awhile. Ruger brass is less expensive than RUM brass.

Zee

Ruger

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/820702/hornady-reloading-brass-375-ruger-box-of-50?cm_vc=wishList

7mm RUM

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/574473/remington-reloading-brass-7mm-remington-magnum-box-of-100-bulk-packaged?cm_vc=wishList

.300 RUM

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/679315/remington-reloading-brass-7mm-remington-ultra-magnum-box-of-20-bulk-packaged?cm_vc=wishList

Good new is they are getting .300 RUM brass next month supposedly. For $106 a hundred.

Ok, not double the Ruger brass. But more expensive.

jbohio

Interesting. What's a 338Ruger look like on paper?
Also, I guess I should grab the RUM brass in the bargain cave at Cabelas.

Zee

jbohio wrote: »

Interesting. What's a 338Ruger look like on paper?
Also, I guess I should grab the RUM brass in the bargain cave at Cabelas.

You should probably grab the brass. I don't order from Cabelas anymore. Between the shipping and sales tax, it costs too much to be worth it anymore.

From on what I've found, the .338-375 Ruger is supposed to be 100+fps faster than a .340 Weatherby, if I rember correctly.

jbohio

Zee wrote: »

From on what I've found, the .338-375 Ruger is supposed to be 100+fps faster than a .340 Weatherby, if I rember correctly.

That's pretty good. Right in line with a 338RUM.
Very interesting.

Jermanator

So you can get hot .338 performance in a standard long action with a .338/375 Ruger? I think you just created a monster. Gears are turning.

Zee

Oh, I will be so pissed if you get one before me!!!!!

Ernie Bishop

:hand:

Zee wrote: »

Oh, I will be so pissed if you get one before me!!!!!

:hand:

jbohio

Jermanator wrote: »

So you can get hot .338 performance in a standard long action with a .338/375 Ruger? I think you just created a monster.

Maybe two. A 375 Ruger is on my long term list, anyway. Hmmmmmm.