.338 Federal

• Name —.338 Federal • Origin — United States • Type — Rifle • Designer — Federal Cartridge / Sako • Manufacturer — Federal Cartridge • Production Date — 2006 • Parent —.308 Winchester • Case Type — Rimless, bottleneck • Bullet —.338 • Neck —.369 • Shoulder —.454 • Base —.470 • Rim Dia —.473 • Rim Thick —.049 • Case Length — 2.01 • Length — 2.75 • Primer — Large rifle • Max Pressure — 62,000 psi • Bw1 — 180 • Btype1 — AccuBond • Vel1 — 2830 • En1 — 3200 • Bw2 — 185 • Btype2 — Triple Shock • Vel2 — 2750 • En2 — 3105 • Bw3 — 210 • Btype3 — AccuBond • Vel3 — 2630 • En3 — 3225 • Test Barrel Length — 24" Pac-Nor • Balsrc — Nosler Load Data, Hodgdon Reloading Data Center

The.338 Federal was designed by Federal Ammunition and it's a SAAMI standardized cartridge that was released in 2006. In the table below is a comparison between the.338 Federal and the older.358 Winchester, another cartridge based on the.308 Winchester..338 Federal Performance Comparison • Cartridge — Bullet Weight — Muzzle velocity — Muzzle energy — Load — Recoil in 8 lb rifle • gr — g — ft/s — m/s — ft·lbf — J — gr — g — ft·lbf — J •.338 Federal — 210 gr — 2630 ft/s — 3225 ftlbf — 47 gr — 23.42 ftlbf •.338 Federal — 180 gr — 2830 ft/s — 3200 ftlbf — 47 gr — 21.84 ftlbf •.358 Win — 200 gr — 2490 ft/s — 2753 ftlbf — 49 gr — 20.07 ftlbf