338 ARC thoughts?

[Matt5266]

I guess I don't really see the point with other rounds like 300 blackout and 8.6 blackout.

What's your thoughts? Going to be useful or did it just get built because they can?

 

[Ferrulewax]

NEW 338ARC, what say ye?

Thoughts?

rokslide.com

 

[CorbLand]

The 300 Blackout works great for exactly what it was designed for. Shooting subsonic rounds with a suppressor and reliably cycling in semiautos.

My guess would be that this is similar.

 

[Billy Goat]

Bigger is more better.

 

[doc holiday13]

Sounds like a standardization of the 338 spectre.. 1050 fps is 1050 fps. The 8.6 or 338 arc or 338 spectre or 338 razorback are all the same diameter and energy when shooting 1050.

 

[dsotm]

Only problem is 338 cans are a lot less common than 30 cal

 

[Bluefish]

Wish they had gone larger cal so it is hunting legal in IA. Since I already have a couple sub calibers that I can use for hunting, really doesn’t do anything I need.

 

[justin davis]

I think 300 blackout and the such is lame. Doesn’t do anything for me. Speed kills

 

[doc holiday13]

Wish they had gone larger cal so it is hunting legal in IA. Since I already have a couple sub calibers that I can use for hunting, really doesn’t do anything I need.

How much bigger of a caliber do you need to hunt with?

 

[doc holiday13]

I think 300 blackout and the such is lame. Doesn’t do anything for me. Speed kills

300 BLK is a PERFECT east coast round if you you know you won't be taking shots over 100y. I've seen a lot of deer fall like a sack of taters off a tailgate with a sub sonic 30 cal bullet.

 

[IrkedCitizen]

Makes me think of the movie Heat with Al Pacino and Robert Deniro.

 

[JAC8504]

Only problem is 338 cans are a lot less common than 30 cal

I’ve got a couple

 

[wesfromky]

Only problem is 338 cans are a lot less common than 30 cal

There are probably some 9mm cans that will work, especially with subs.

 

[Bluefish]

How much bigger of a caliber do you need to hunt with?

35 cal minimum.

 

[doc holiday13]

35 cal minimum.

lever action 357 or 44 mag. 357 suppresses fairly well. 180g hollow points. Might be able to stuff a 250g subX into a 357 case but never tried a bullet that big

 

[Bluefish]

lever action 357 or 44 mag. 357 suppresses fairly well. 180g hollow points. Might be able to stuff a 250g subX into a 357 case but never tried a bullet that big

I already have a 45-70 sub load and can as well as a 360bh. Problem with the buckhammer is twist is too slow to do much beyond 200g. 450 bm is also an option as hornady has a sub load. So I guess no excuse to order a new upper.

 

[doc holiday13]

I already have a 45-70 sub load and can as well as a 360bh. Problem with the buckhammer is twist is too slow to do much beyond 200g. 450 bm is also an option as hornady has a sub load. So I guess no excuse to order a new upper.

Sorry man.. I didn't mean to put you in that kind of financial bind...