What is the most powerful rimfire round?
Winchester officially announced the . 17 Winchester Super Magnum cartridge today, and it does appear to be the fastest and most powerful rimfire cartridge ever. Two flavors have been announced so far; a 20-grain bullet reaching 3,000 feet per second, and a 25-grain bullet traveling at 2,600 feet per second.
What are the ballistics of a 338 Federal?
According to Federal ballistics data, the 338 Federal pushes a 180-grain Nosler AccuBond from the muzzle at 2,840 fps to produce 3,223 foot pounds energy. That’s about 300 foot pounds more than the . 30-06 shooting a 180-grain slug and 116 foot pounds more than a 7mm Rem.
How good is the 338 Federal?
The . 338 Federal is the best deer and elk cartridge you’ve probably never fired or maybe never heard of. But you should have. This efficient short-action cartridge flattens game like the hammer of Thor without kicking you in the shoulder like a stubborn mule.
What is the ballistics of a 338 Federal rifle?
Then there are the ballistics… The 338 Federal fits short-action magazine rifles like this Sako III prototype. Burris Fullfield II scope. According to Federal ballistics data, the 338 Federal pushes a 180-grain Nosler AccuBond from the muzzle at 2,840 fps to produce 3,223 foot pounds energy.
What is the history of the 338 Federal?
It was created by Federal Cartridge and Sako in 2006 and intended as a big game cartridge with reasonable recoil for lightweight rifles. The .338 Federal was designed by Federal Ammunition and it is a SAAMI standardized cartridge that was released in 2006.
What rifles are available with the new 338 Federal?
The new .338 Federal can be adapted to any rifle suitable for the .308 Winchester. Thompson/Center offers the .338 in their Encore single shot rifle and Sako, Kimber, Ruger and Steyr/Mannlicher offer repeating rifles in the caliber at the time of this writing.
What is the recoil on a 338 Win Mag?
In same-weight rifles of about 7 pounds, a 338 Win. Mag. will kick up 36.1 foot pounds of shoulder smacking recoil. The 338 Federal hiccups just 24.2 foot pounds. About the same as a 30-06. A prototype Sako III chambered 338 Federal dropped this Montana raghorn bull from about 240 yards.