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November 2007

.338 Federal Riﬂes: Kimber’s Montana Is Light, and Great

Chambered for this shootable new cartridge, the Montana got our attention for its light weight. We thought Ruger’s Frontier was too heavy, and Sako’s costly 85 didn’t please us much.

When a new cartridge comes along that might be useful as an all-around one, it gets our attention. The recent .338 Federal isn’t really powerful enough to qualify as an all-’rounder, but it looked to us like a great option for those who want a versatile round with more bullet weight than is offered in the .308, while still being able to fit into the .308-size rifle action. The .338 Federal is essentially the .308 opened to accept bullets of 0.338-inch diameter, sort of a .338 OKH Short, if you will. These .338-inch-diameter bullets offer greater sectional density than similar-weight bullets out of the .358 Winchester. While there are a…

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.338 Federal Riﬂes: Kimber’s Montana Is Light, and Great

Chambered for this shootable new cartridge, the Montana got our attention for its light weight. We thought Ruger’s Frontier was too heavy, and Sako’s costly 85 didn’t please us much.