I'd think those would be a little tough to work well at .338 federal velocities, especially out at the longer distances. At 300 yards the 200-grain .338 Federal TBT and 180-grain .308 Win. Whenever more that one powder recipe gave the same highest muzzle velocity with a given bullet weight, I listed the powder that used the smallest charge weight. .338 Federal based on the .308 winchester is not in the same class as the other two. Federal stated that this was a non-magnum cartridge boasting magnum energy, a big game caliber offering tolerable recoil in lightweight rifles. To prove all this to myself, I shot a Montana bull elk from 275 yards with a 338 Federal. With a 180-grain bullet, the new round shoots as flat as the .338 Magnum with a 210 Partition. .338 Lapua is going to be incredibly expensive to shoot. While the .338 Federal generates recoil levels in the 20 to 25 ft.-lbs. Plus, the .338 Federal zips along at 2,064 feet per second at 300 yards, virtually tailgating the magnum cartridge, which clocks a cruising speed of 2,180. On the flip side, the .338 Federal produces just 23.9 foot-pounds of recoil, compared to 36.1 for the Win. About the same as a 30-06. While the .338 Federal cannot hope to equal the Magnum's authority, it qualifies as an understudy. In same-weight rifles of about 7 pounds, a 338 Win. The 338 fed is considerably less powerful than the the 338 win mag, 338 fed I'm guessing will get 2200 fps with 250 gr bullets, the 338 win mag does 2700 fps. For the game and ranges you are discussing the .338 Federal and .338-06 are both excellent choices and both better than a 7mm-08.

The data for the .338 Win.
Think $5 a shot or close to it if you don't reload. Bullet weights of 200-, 250- and 300-grains were initially offered for the .338 Win. in a rifle of similar weight. There are a ton of .338 bullets available for handloaders, but a big percentage of them are designed to be driven at .338 win mag velocities. I would go with the .300 Win Mag or .338 Win Mag. are for a 24 inch barrel, while the .338-06 and .338 RCM data are for 23-1/2 and 20 inch barrels, respectively. Mag. The .338 WM is going to give you 80% of the performance of the Lapua at a quarter the price. The 338 Federal hiccups just 24.2 foot pounds. At the muzzle, a 210 in the .338 Federal clocks the same as a 250-grain bullet from the Magnum and strikes within a vertical inch of it at 300 yards. 300 Win Mag vs 338 Lapua vs 338 Win Mag: Cartridge Sizes The shared heritage of the .300 Win Mag and .338 Win Mag, as well as the unique roots of the .338 Lapua, is obvious in the photo below. range, recoil figures for the .338 RCM are north of 30 ft.-lbs.

Mag. Mag. Winchester took their .458 Winchester Magnum case—itself a shortened and blown out .375 H&H case—and necked it to hold the .338″ diameter bullets the company used for its rimmed .33 Winchester. And despite the .338 RCM's impressive numbers, the .338 Federal is no slouch. Considered by some ballistic experts to be the ideal cartridge for North American big game, the .338 Federal is also known for superb accuracy and stopping power in a controllable package.

Mag., making for a highly useful cartridge. will kick up 36.1 foot pounds of shoulder smacking recoil.