338 Federal! Savage 110 Long Range Hunter 

I built a “AR10” in 338 Federal using a 16” Wilson Combat barrel and love it.

Excellent cartridge!

Great video and beautiful setup! I almost got a 338 Federal in 2020.. I narrowed it down to the Savage Hog Hunter.. almost put one on layaway! Then I came across the advertisement for the BRUSH BUSTING 358 WINCHESTER!!! Apparently.. Ruger made a special run of 400 Ruger American Predators chambered in the 358 Winchester.. which were sold at Grice Gun Shop here in Pennsylvania. For the price of $399.00.. I had to have one 😊 They're both similar and like you've stated.. not at all hard on the shoulder! I've shot mine with and without a muzzle break. I'd compare it to the 30-06 Springfield without the break.. and the 7mm-08 with the break! Finally harvested a buck with it this past season. It literally knocked him off his feet! He still jumped up and mad dashed about 100 yards! Falling a few times and pouring blood along the way! It was a heart and lung shot! Just clipped the heart! Deer are tuff critters.. especially bucks that are hot on the trail of a doe in heat! This particular buck was nose to the ground following a mother doe with its two yearlings! Anyways.. thanks for sharing this brother 😊

I Have 5 rifles that drove me nuts with shooting groups like you showed. Then I bought a one picatinny rail mount then I bought from Ebay heavy scope rings with 3 screws each side. The Winchester Mod 70 338-win mag went from 6-inch groups & 100 yards to 1/4-inch groups @ 100 yards. Then the 4 other left rifles got the same change in scope mounting using the same rings and same picatinny rail with all 4 rifles going from lousy shooter to near 1 shot holes to 1/2-inch groups & 100 yards. I am now 63 years old so when I was in my late teens I hung around a Gunshop that made some really exceptional rifles so I heard for a long time many times rifles that shoot madly can be traced back to 1 peace scope mounts that shift on recoil of the rifle so this is why I was at the end of wits and dished out big buck to solve the lousy accuracy I bought the 1 peace picatinny rail mount and extreme heavy scope rings. I am a professional hunting guide since 1976 working the Pacific NW to Alaska and from a child to adult I've been a Roosevelt Elk hunter so some advice to you don't be shooting at Elk with that rifle over 200 yards or long shots you better be a good tracker because these Elk are tough. You would be best to use the 338 cal 160 grain Barns bullets for game than any kind of lead core bullets .

Love my Savage model 11 LRH in 338 Federal, very accurate with 185gr Barnes TTSX with X-Terminator and midway over run 185gr bullets with Varget. Have some 5 shot groups in the .2-.3” (.272,.285”) at 100 yards. It’s an awesome cartridge.

I’ve been using the 338 Fed since it was standardized. Mine is a Tikka T3 and shoots 1/2” groups with any ammo I feed it. It really loves Federal Premium 210 grain Nosler partitions.

im 64 years old i started reloading when i was about 20 years old and in the last 44 years i have found out that very few factory loads work well in any guns i have owned and i have owned dozens of rifles pistols and shot guns as well as black powder guns and loaded black powder shells mainly 12 ga but i have loaded 32-20 44-40 30-30 and 45-70 and a few modern rounds as a joke ....when you reload you can dial in your ammo for 1 gun and some times you will run into the odd gun that just will not shoot right no matter what you do...and i should tell i just got an old savage 110 in 30-06 that shot a 5/8 inch pair at 90 yards with factory ammo and i have 2 other witness to that fact and can tell you that this is the first time in my life i have seen factory ammo perform that well that ammo is winchester 150 grain copper extreme point....the reason why i did not want to take the third shot is i did not want to spoil that moment of seeing sub moa factory ammo in a 20 year old savage 110.....and the other 2 guys agreed with me if i hadnt went out to look at it i would have been better prepared for the third shot...but why spoil some thing so good thats what i call the perfect pair and thats enough for me i know the rifle can do it so why waste costly ammo...i did some thing similar with a hand made 45 caliber long rifle even the rifleing was hand cut and very shallow but i shot a 3/16 inch pair with that rifle at a 100 yards...that rifle had to be cleaned after every second shot you could barly get a bullet down the bore after the second shot it was one sweet rifle and i only had that one about a year before it got stolen......

Very under appreciated round that should be a lot more popular than it is.

The same muzzle energy gains are seen blowing out the shoulder of many bottlenecked cartridges. With the .308 case .338 feels like a good place to stop before you get into light-for-caliber territory. Same thing is true with .223. There's a wildcat called the 6.8 badger which fires a 90gr .277 projectile at the same speed .223 fires a 60gr, same sectional density, only ~4gr more powder in the charge. So a ~15% increase in powder for a 50% increase in energy, at the same SD.

I have the Tikka and the Savage MSR in 338 Federal love both of them I'm surprised this round didn't get more popular with the AR10 platform

Interesting caliber. I like the long slender barrel. Not too much weight and I like cartridges like the .308 and 30-06 necked up to larger calibers. It seems when it is done the round becomes faster and more energetic.

Nice rifle and nice cartridge. I was looking to do 2 AR 10 uppers in 338 Federal and 358 win but I am now looking to re-barrel a Weatherby Mark 5 due to it was defective rifle from Weatherby and Weatherby isn't going to fess up to putting out their guns with defects. So, I am on the repair of this rifle myself. Never buy a Weatherby because the company won't take any responsibility for defects, and this is the 5th Weatherby rifle I've bought that was defective then I got stuck for repairs.

Kind of an untimely fate for .338 Federal. I guess everyone wants long range cartidges these days, but as a Midwestern hunter that would be a baller elk and black bear cartridge. Been trying to get my hands on a Savage Hog Hunter, or a used M77 Ruger, but they have gotten really hard to find.

I've hunted for many years and I have always used a rest when shooting at an animal but I've never wanted to carry the weight of a bi-pod. I was never comfortable with the position I had to assume with a bi-pod so I was able to survive without one quit successfully.

Velocity is what velocity is what controls a wound channel not the bullet diameter if bullet diameter did a 308 would have the same wound channel as a 300 win magnum

Very underrated cartridge!!

People often run down the .338FD because it’s trajectory is much worse then the 308. Energy is what makes this cartridge special. More energy then a 30-06 at the muzzle. With the Leupold CDS system it’s a no brainer of a cartridge

Very cool. Didn't know this combo existed. 338Fed out to be good on hogs.

338 fed is a great caliber

i ended up getting a 338lm. so i get an extra 50 odd grains for the same valocity . yes with the fire form but if you can hydro form them way cheaper 308 brass you will be able to get for free

I handload mine I get the 160 Barnes ttsx and h322 at max charge going 3050fps out of a 20” savage hog hunter. It’s devastating on deer

Congrats!! I've been looking and couldn't find anyone currently chambering the 338 Federal. Hmmm. I'll have another look I guess.

I wanted a 458 socom but you can only get 8 or 9 rounds in a 556 mag n the 338 federal is practically a 458 socom twin that works in a 308 mag n same capacity so it was just what I wanted - same power but more capacity - perfect for taking down 15 or 20 linebackers coming to do you harm - I'm not a hunter but wanted something that will drop a beast ... 4 legs or 2 ... in his tracks

I just got a Model 11 and can't wait to take it out to the range. I found some Fusions but will mainly reload using 308 brass. Is your rifle a bottom bolt release? I would like to get that stock you have but may just go with a Boyd's.

Hi sir! What was the scope mount rail you used? I’m interested in buying the .308 LR savage 110. Appreciate your feedback.

Looks like that will be a great elk gun! Thanks for sharing:) Are you thinking of hunting bear this spring or this fall?

Reload, should be abke to really make it shine

I have one in 7mm rem mag but one of my favorite deer caliber hunting in thick Virginia woods is 338 federal. Mine is DPMS AR10 and it shoots under 1MOA at any given day and drops deer on the spot and you can see it on my channel. Thanks for sharing n God bless. Subscribed and thumbs up.

Nice rifle, I have one like that chambered in 308. Do you know how to remove the muzzle brake, cause I can’t take mine off.

I envy you. I wanted one of those rifles in the federal. I reload my two federals with the same Barnes round and get around .65 to .85 at 100 yards in my bear hunter. I use them on deer and hogs. It terminates hogs and makes up for less than perfect shots on deer. Enjoy that rifle! By chance, where did you get it? I have a Hog hunter with 20 inch barrel and a Bear hunter with a 21 inch barrel. My bear hunter is my go to gun!

SC-THP = Solid Copper - Tipped Hollow Point

Where do y’all find the ammo? I haven’t been able to find it for years.

Was there a POI shift with the break being on or off?

I have four 16" Wilson Combat fluted barrels in .338 Federal on Ar-10 platform. Great Super Cub gun, capable of any of our game and great bear protection. Also great for my boys when they were younger on AR-10 platform since adjustable stock and wasn't front heavy for them to hold up.

The 308 will have a longer bullet at the same weight. The trajectory is close between 308 and 338F until you get out past where a 'normal' hunter should be taking a shot.

where do you get ammo - 338 federal is impossible to find

how hard was it to find ammo?

What’s the twist rate on your barrel?