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.338 Federal
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The .338 Federal is a rifle cartridge based on the .308 Winchester case necked up to .33 caliber. It was created by Federal Cartridge and Sako in 2006 and intended as a big-game cartridge with reasonable recoil for lightweight rifles.[3] .338 Federal can use SR-25 pattern magazines but requires to further modification [4]
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![]() .338 Federal between .308 Winchester (left) and .358 Winchester (right) | ||||||||||||||||
Type | Rifle | |||||||||||||||
Place of origin | United States | |||||||||||||||
Production history | ||||||||||||||||
Designer | Federal Cartridge / Sako | |||||||||||||||
Manufacturer | Federal Cartridge | |||||||||||||||
Produced | 2006 | |||||||||||||||
Specifications | ||||||||||||||||
Parent case | .308 Winchester | |||||||||||||||
Case type | Rimless, bottleneck | |||||||||||||||
Bullet diameter | .338 in (8.6 mm) | |||||||||||||||
Neck diameter | .369 in (9.4 mm) | |||||||||||||||
Shoulder diameter | .454 in (11.5 mm) | |||||||||||||||
Base diameter | .470 in (11.9 mm) | |||||||||||||||
Rim diameter | .473 in (12.0 mm) | |||||||||||||||
Rim thickness | .049 in (1.2 mm) | |||||||||||||||
Case length | 2.01 in (51 mm) | |||||||||||||||
Overall length | 2.75 in (70 mm) | |||||||||||||||
Primer type | Large rifle | |||||||||||||||
Maximum pressure | 62,000 psi | |||||||||||||||
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Test barrel length: 24" Pac-Nor Source(s): Nosler Load Data,[1] Hodgedon Reloading Data Center[2] |
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