Thread: Hunting Rifles / Handguns - New, Old, Restored

Originally Posted by TCMichigander

What a surprise that must have been when they brought out the 338 Glen.. Talk about timing because that was it for sure.. Dont see many of these in Michigan so not real familiar with the Caliber so what grain round are you thinking?? And what is the difference between the Lapua and Win Mag? And those old Tasco Whitetail MiliDot's where a Super underrated scope years ago..

I like them and the recoil isn't bad at all, especially with the cold weather hunting gear we wear

I switched to Barnes bullets many years back in Colorado, I would have a Ballistic Tip load for Deer in one pocket and a Partition load for Elk in the other I knew what the clicks to change zero had it all figured out hehehehe What a Pain

But I looked at the Barnes data and went with it one year, and switched every caliber to them the next year for hunting..
They have done me right over the years, I use the TSX now

For the .338 I had in the past I went 185gr and love it, you get a nice flat shooter that hits hard, and the controlled expansion works as advertised

I ordered in new brass for this rifle, once they get here I will use some 200 gr Balistic tips to fire form the brass to this chamber and start Load work up from there.

I suspect I will end up with the Barnes TSX 185's coming out of the barrel at about 3000fps, it will handle any shot I am likely to take in Idaho easily.
The last .338 I owned was a Ruger Mark II and that same load dropped a nice Timberline Buck at a Lazed 562 yards near Mt Sopris CO.

The Lapua is just More power and designed to REALLY reach out... I bought the Weatherby 30-378 when it first came out, I just HAD to own that cannon.
I can't say I didn't like it, but I can say I didn't NEED it hehehe

I just wanted a simple hunting rifle this time that can drop anything that walks in North America without breaking the bank, my shoulder, or my much older aching back when hunting

Plus I already owned all the Reloading Dies

New hunting Rifle got me motivated to clean up and Organize the new gun bench I built years back




This is the 338 all up now





I weighed her in a 9 lbs 7 oz with 3 rounds in the hopper and 4 on the sling

So heavier than I wanted but lighter than my last one by almost a full pound