.338 Win Mag VS. .350 Rem Mag

grizzbair

grizzbair

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I have a .338 Win mag now and was thinking of selling it and buying a .350 Rem Mag. Was just wondering how they compare? Reloading manual says they are very close almost identical. But I know that they can be misleading. It looks like to me that the .338 had the edge. Just wondering if anyone had experience with the .350 and how it shot and killed.
 
I wouldn't sell one for the other. If you've hunted much with the .338, you won't notice much difference. They both buck and hit hard. The biggest difference I notice is the rifles - my .338's are all scoped long guns and the .350's are open-sight carbines. For Alaska or Africa, keep your .338, a standard international caliber. The carbine is easier to carry, but .350 is hard to get ammo, so I wouldn't take it anywhere on a plane where you could get separated from your ammo. On coyotes, the carbine swings easy and gives you a bit more range than a shotgun. It doesn't red mist them like squirrels, but it comes close. I put an Eotech on a newer 673 .350 for this coming season. Wound channels are graphic and wounding shots with other rifles like a .223 or .243 are deadly with the .350. It throws a pretty good flame and it's loud.

If you're thinking about buying one of the new 673's, I'd do it ((I really like mine)) but I'd figure out another way to pay for it.
 
I think the fellow above me pretty well summed it up by saying that they are both nice, but do not sell one for the other.

I have both. Being a lefty, I had to have my 350 made.

I think your reloading manuals are a bit skewed. I have the same ones though. I think the 338 will easily do 2900 fps with a 225, and I really have to lean on my 350 to crack 2700 with 225's.

I have shot a few critter with both, but none bigger than whitetails, hogs and sheep. The 350 Mag is impressive. I think both are noticeably better killers with the larger frontal diameters than, say, 270's and such.

I think the 350 is available in a newer Mdl 7 CDL which would be more appealing to me if I were a righty. Don't overlook the Ruger in 350 either.

In the end, get both.......
 
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