338 Win Mag

[alberta boy]

Less pressure. The greatest "point" of all the benefits of reloading some might say. If at maximum a .308 shoots a 180 grain bullet at 2,600 fps it'll be doing so at greater pressure and stretch and strain on the case than if I load my .30-06 to get a modest 2,600 fps with the same 180 grain bullet. It's no different from shooting 1 ounce #7 instead of it's potential 1 1/4 ounce #7 through a 70mm chambered 12 bore gun when decoying pigeons.

Good point . A friend of mine , the same guy holding the cougar in a long past thread here , has a Tikka T3 in 338WM ( Roughly 7.5 lbs loaded and with scope and sling ) . With heavier loads , the recoil reaches unbelievably obnoxious levels . He was going to dump it at first , but I suggested loading it to 338/06 velocities . He's been using it that way for about 5 years now . It's nice to shoot , very accurate and folds up large game like a wet tent .
I've done the same thing with a few calibers , including 458WM's .

AB