Rifle choice of Alaskan Yukon moose

[AK Troutbum]

No doubt in the 338 being a good choice for Alaska, as long as the rifle shoots accurately and you shoot it well.

As others have suggested, I would find a better bullet that shoots well in your 338 rifle. There are many better bullet choices for this hunt than the Core-Lokts, which I put near the bottom of the list. I know that is a debated topic...no offense to others.

I hand-load my own ammunition, so my choices are numerous. That said, I'm a long-time fan of the TSX's. They have always performed well for me over the years with Alaska big game...and will be going with me again in the fall. As suggested previously, if you can find 225 TSX's or 250 TSX's that shoot accurately out of your 338 rifle, that would be my choice.

Caliber and bullet preference for various game and hunting applications are always debated topics. Bottom line...accuracy is first and foremost.

I totally agree. My favorite bullet used to be the Nosler Partition until I started shooting/hunting with Barnes ammo. Now that's pretty much all I use in all my rifles. That said, I've never owned a .338 but, I'm pretty sure that the TSX or TTSX would be my choice of bullet if I did.

 

[Hudge]

I live and hunt in AK, and I usually carry my .338 WM with 225 gr TTSX handloads or my 300 WM with 180 gr TTSX handloads. My son killed his first moose in 2024 with his 6.5 PRC using 143 gr ELD-X factory loads.
When I was in the AF, we had a civilian in our unit that shot tons of grizzlies and moose with his .300 WM and 180 gr cod-loc factory loads.