6.5mm Remington Magnum, .475 Nitro Express Number 2, .45 Smith & Wesson Schofield, .375 Weatherby Magnum, 7mm Dakota, .500 Smith & Wesson Special Magnum, .375 Holland & Holland Magnum, .340 Weatherby Magnum, .30-378 Weatherby, .350 Remington Magnum, .500 Jeffery, .257 Weatherby Magnum, .327 Federal Magnum, .460 Smith & Wesson, .330 Dakota. It hits the shooter the least, has proven itself in both Alaska and Africa for decades, and ammunition is available most places. Now this one is interesting. This also shortens bolt travel and usually results in a lighter rifle. The .330 Dakota is in the proprietary cartridge class and was designed by Don Allen. In 1962 Roy Weatherby announced the .340 Weatherby Magnum for his Mark V rifle that was based on the full-length .300 H&H Magnum case blown out with a double-radius shoulder and necked to accept .338-inch bullets. Expanded Nosler AccuBond recovered from test media. JavaScript is disabled. 0000008280 00000 n The more powder burned equals more recoil and muzzle blast principle applies to all the super magnums, of course. These .338 "super magnum" cartridges achieve marginally better ballistic performance than the .338 Winchester Magnum, but with a lot more sound, fury, reduced availability and greatly increased monetary cost. .330 Dakota (Barnes Reloading Manual #3) 204. Just a year or so ago I wrote that the 30 Nosler was arguably the single best-designed .30-caliber magnum in existence. shoots flat, hits hard, and fits in standard length actions. The casing is 0000010308 00000 n Question: I'm curious why you chose to use different weight bullets for each cartridge? Mag) hits the expansion limit at almost 600 yards! (.330 Dakota), 35.4 f.p.s. a way bigger PIA to shoot with regards to action size, mag length, and Cost of components. Dividing the numbers just listed for each other cartridge into that for the .338 Win. In a rather crowded field of excellent .338 magnum rifle cartridges, the .33 Nosler is outstanding. By the time the guide sat down and got into position with his rather rusty and heavily worn Ruger M77RS .338 Winchester Magnum rifle, the 1,700-pound bull had crossed the river and was beyond 500 yards, with its long legs rapidly increasing that distance. 0000011998 00000 n Long Belted wildcat cartridges and the .338 Winchester and .340 Weatherby cartridges cannot be ignored. 0000042164 00000 n Averaging across the four bullet weights, here are the percentage increases in muzzle velocity of each super magnum over the .338 Win. They work on grizzlies at close range but can reach out to put down a wounded moose at long range.. narrowed down at the neck and shortened from the original .404 and has the belt removed. All calculations were based on the heaviest Nosler AccuBond bullet available in factory-loaded ammunition for each caliber, unless otherwise noted. The newest .338 magnum, the 33 Nosler arrived on the market in 2016. These Hornady loads used Dakota cases and Federal 215 primers and were chronographed in the 25" barrel of a Dakota 76 rifle. The percentage advantages of the other cartridges over the .338 Win. Hornady .300 PRC (left) and 30 Nosler. It is purely a big-game hunting cartridge that utilizes .338-inch bullets. I was using the 250 Nosler Partition back then. Lots of recoil and muzzle blast. Mags. 0000016016 00000 n They require a hunter to understand bullet construction and terminal performance in depth, especially with cartridges on the power scales upper end. Radial vs. Directional Muzzle Brakes: Which Is Best? | Therefore, a cartridge with less recoil than another, but with similar terminal performance, is better for the simple fact a missed shot, no matter how powerful, is useless. Just was nervous these heavys might do the same. 0000016651 00000 n The classic-style, synthetic stock (a proprietary blend of Kevlar and other lightweight synthetic materials) features aluminum pillars and is Marine Tex bedded. These rounds do have one mission they are ideal for, though: Alaskan brown bears. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. The high cost of brass for making hand loading cartridges usually turns shooters off from buying Dakota Although, even the least powerful here (.338 Win. However, Im constrained to confess the fact that I have absolutely no use for bullets lighter than 180 grains in any 30-caliber magnum. All Rights Reserved. for the .338-378 Weatherby. 0000004205 00000 n Finished rifles will be around 0.75 inch shorter in the action, and barrels can be a short 22 inches and still provide full propellant burn. (.338 Win. With premium hunting bullets, they will completely penetrate a large Alaskan brown bear, moose and other large game, including Cape buffalo (where legal and as demonstrated by my old friend, the late Bill Jordan). Magnum's ballistics. They are also expensive to buy and shoot. Note the shoulder datum differences between the .26 and .28 compared to the .30 and .33. and this pattern of incremental velocity increases continues with each cartridge in the sequence. 0000011233 00000 n 0000014645 00000 n The Model 48 Patriot is designed specifically for big-game hunters, with its classic-style stock with cheekpiece. 0000049012 00000 n As to the muzzle break comment, I have yet to see a rifle around here with a muzzle break. E1?ty XxAXV,n?VXd;=d;= VVNtFmyJjFX90]_I{=sxXmR:@Ou,B"Q1lVR$O8 Q%J5Lv:>_;?f/Y#pKk/^&q"LJD5j@ QI(kWv,d y" The Nosler may be able to edge out the Dakota, but not by much. My 330 Dakota should be close to 33N and H4831 or RL26 with the 250 EH produce 1 hole groups. 0000041868 00000 n Joseph VonBenedikt is with Joel Hodgdon to talk about the improved accuracy and long-range potential of the already reliable Core-Lokt ammo line. Interview with Israeli Defense Forces, Part 1. Nosler currently offers three grades of factory loads for it: Match Grade (a 300-grain bullet at 2,550 fps), Trophy Grade (a 225-grain AccuBond at 3,025 fps), and a Trophy Grade Long Range (a 265-grain AccuBond at 2,775 fps). (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); .330 Dakota-Dakota Fail-Safe, .330 Dakota-Dakota Nosler Ballistic Tip, .330 Dakota-Dakota Swift A-Frame, .330 Dakota-Dakota Nosler Partition, .330 Dakota-Dakota Swift A-Frame, .330 Dakota-Dakota Nosler Partition. If you, the hunter, need or want it, look no further than the .338 caliber magnums. 0000051612 00000 n 0000003955 00000 n 0000057417 00000 n Worse, barrel life is short. of Israeli Defense Forces, joins David Fortier for an exclusive interview for Shotgun News. s-)@!,|Abv'=v&32>ex*!sMi-I'>IHkTd1AP@= 250 gr. Return to Shop SKU: 33-0003R Category: .33 Caliber Related products .33 Nosler $ 6.00 ea. 0000084941 00000 n You might take a look at the 330 Dakota, great round that has been around for several years and very manageable to shoot. Also, ammo gets more expensive. The trajectory of that load looks like this: +2.6" at 100 yards, +2.9" at 150 yards, +1.9" at 200 yards, -0.5" at 250 yards, and -4.6" at 300 yards. To comply with the new e-Privacy directive, we need to ask for your consent to set the cookies. They perform only a little better than the .338 Win. (Youll find this is a common thread throughout most of the following comparisons.). Keith wanted something which would hammer through a quartering-away elk (his favorite game) out to 300 or 400 yards and realized a .338 caliber bullet driven fast enough would get the job done. The successive increases in power are in the order I listed the cartridges above, except that the .340 Weatherby and .338 Remington Ultra Mag (RUM) are ballistic (but not interchangeable) twins. The newest .338 magnum, the 33 Nosler arrived on the market in 2016. 0000085726 00000 n Mag., or is likely to do so in the future. H\j0E These genuine magnum Mausers are indeed expensive and not available off the shelf in most gun stores. (.338 Lapua) and 29.4 f.p.s. We installed a Leupold 2.5 8 X scope in Leupold rings and Dakota bases. The 330 Dakota is one of four proprietary Dakota Arms cartridges based on a shortened and improved 404 Jeff rey cartridge. The .330 designation refers to the bore diameter; the cartridge uses standard .338" diameter bullets. A 24-1/2 inch barrel was used for the .338 Lapua and a 28 inch barrel (!) I have used a 250 grain Nosler Partiton load that chronographs 2870 fps in Africa to take several plains game. (The hottest reloading data I can find anywhere, including from Dakota, claims 2878 fps and 4595 ft. lbs. HubPages is a registered trademark of The Arena Platform, Inc. Other product and company names shown may be trademarks of their respective owners. Although its certainly the second-most-popular .30-caliber magnum, this short fatty has two distinct disadvantages when compared to the .300 PRC. 0000084207 00000 n Its twin bias erector system is constructed of shock resistant beryllium copper. The less recoil, the more accurate the shooter, and hence, the more effective the cartridge. The higher magnification settings make it suitable for taking game in open country where longer shots can be expected. Before there were scopes or red dots there were iron sights. 330 Dakota 1 Products 333 Barnes-Johnson Express 1 Products 333 Barnes Supreme 1 Products . trailer <<8CE3172D3CF341FB8A796892A589895E>]/Prev 173495>> startxref 0 %%EOF 124 0 obj <>stream Use the right tool for the right job. At the top end, the .338-378 Weatherby drives these four bullet weights from its 28 inch barrel about 250, 300, 400 and 300 f.p.s. trailer <]/Prev 287670>> startxref 0 %%EOF 136 0 obj <>stream Like the .338 Lapua, it is a great candidate for the 300-grain long-range bullets now on the market. 250 gr. Turning to retained energy at or near to MPBR, I used the ballistics calculator at www.hornady.com to calculate energy at the 25 yard increment closest to the MPBR of each cartridge and load. 0000083459 00000 n gets 40.4 f.p.s. 0000003017 00000 n 0000008043 00000 n Firing a 210 gr. We would have preferred a larger scope on this rifle, but we were unable to do that because of the rear sight. Compared: .338 Winchester Magnum, .338-06 A-Square and .338 Ruger Compact Magnum, 8.8% increase in powder to get 2.8% increase in MV in the .330 Dakota, 21.5% increase in powder to get 6.5% increase in MV in the .340 Weatherby, 27.3% increase in powder to get 6.5% increase in MV in the .338 RUM, 35.0% increase in powder to get 7.4% increase in MV in the .338 Lapua, 51.6% increase in powder to get 10.9% increase in MV in the .338-378 Weatherby, 14.1% more efficient than the .340 Weatherby, 37.4% more efficient than the .338-378 Weatherby. All rights reserved. 0000007944 00000 n I called the shot and told the guide to give him an additional three to four feet of lead. Long Range Hunting & Shooting 330 dakota 22250imp Aug 22, 2019 Help Support Long Range Hunting Forum Become a supporting member 2 22250imp Well-Known Member Joined Sep 26, 2012 Messages 194 Location Eastern Colorado Aug 22, 2019 #1 Picked up a newbie here a while back chambered in 330 Dakota. Either a long-range bullet fired up close, or a close-range one used too far away can cause ineffective wounds and result in lost game. DTubb is correct. 0000056789 00000 n This last fact makes it incompatible with really long-nosed, fine-entry high-BC bullets. One point for each ft-lbsf recoil less than 15, and one point deducted for every ft-lbsf greater than 15. Proprietary rounds Copyright 2015 by Gary Zinn and/or chuckhawks.com. Its a necked-down .338 Lapua, and although it blasts those bullets out with wicked speed, the cavernous capacity of that gargantuan case is too much of a good thing. The Nosler family of cartridges was born in 2014 with the introduction of the 26 Nosler, followed by the 28 Nosler in 2015, 30 Nosler in 2016 and now were ready to introduce the patriarch of the family the 33 Nosler. Read more .330 Dakota $ 6.12 ea. We used Dakota 330 brass and the Federal 215 primers throughout all our tests. The following data was developed in a Dakota 76 rifle straight from the factory. As an aside, custom rifle makers have been circumventing the head-height issue with the .300 Win. *Casing image above is an artist rendering and not a real photo of .330 Dakota Ballistics cartridge. All things equal (they seldom ever are), Id go with the .338 Win. 0000047478 00000 n The Model 48 and .33 Nosler proved an accurate combination, with several three-shot groups hovering under .5-inch. 0000004240 00000 n 215; maximum overall cartridge length: 3.320"; bullets: 225 grain Nosler Partition Spitzer or AccuBond.Use Maximum Loads with Caution: Be Alert: Publisher cannot be responsible for errors in published load data. For the best experience on our site, be sure to turn on Javascript in your browser. Today, I have to give that nod to the .300 PRC. The first has a BC of .673; the latter an eyebrow-raising .777. does this gun ever like them. The guide thanked me for doing the spotting, then stated, And that is why we use .338s in Alaska. Either way, and for all loads in between, that is a lot of wallop! 0000007711 00000 n The trajectory of the 250 grain A-Frame bullet at a MV of 2900 fps should look like this: +2.6" at 100 yards, +2.9" at 150 yards, +2.0" at 200 yards, -0.4" at 250 yards, and -4.3" at 300 yards. Mag. Detailed performance figures are summarized in the table at the articles end. Hornady reports good results with RL-19 powder behind their 225 grain bullet and RL-22 powder with their 250 grain bullets. Specialized long-range bullets were not used as they are unnecessary for most hunting situations. In a 9.5 pound (field weight) .338 Win. In 2016 the .30 Nosler was announced, and the latest cartridge to join the Nosler line is the .33 Nosler. h'@ } endstream endobj 70 0 obj <>>> endobj 71 0 obj <>/ExtGState<>/Font<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text]/Shading<>>>/Rotate 0/Thumb 60 0 R/TrimBox[0.0 0.0 432.0 648.0]/Type/Page>> endobj 72 0 obj <> endobj 73 0 obj <> endobj 74 0 obj <>stream Thank you, sir! The store will not work correctly in the case when cookies are disabled. As best I can determine, a new rifle chambered for any of these calibers is going to set one back a minimum of $2,000. 0000003979 00000 n 0000013079 00000 n The .330 Dakota has a comparable average MPBR of 292 yards, the .340 Weatherby and .338 RUM 301 yards, the .338 Lapua 304 yards and the .338-378 Weatherby 312 yards. The AccuBond is a good all-around hunting bullet with high ballistic coefficients (BC) and terminal performance similar to the time-tested Nosler Partition. The bolt body is generously vented to arrest and direct gases away from the shooter in the unlikely event of a ruptured case, while the bolt sleeve cap offers additional protection. 0000039647 00000 n of recoil, a 55% difference. There you have it, my take on 11 great .338 cartridges. Taurus has redesigned this sporting pistol for performance. (These figures, and all that follow, are NOT corrected to account for the different barrel lengths. Mag. This particular article intends to highlight the .300 PRCs advantages when compared directly to each of the currently popular .30-caliber magnums on the market. Using preproduction ammunition, muzzle velocity averaged 3,099 fps from the 26-inch barrel of the Nosler Model 48 Patriot rifle. To better understand and appreciate the .338s potency at long distance on big game, I can recall an Alaskan hunter who gut-shot a large bull moose with a big-bore, bolt-action rifle at less than 100 yards, missed his second shot and then severely scope-cut his forehead with his third shot and was unable to shoot again. Mag. What we need to know without fluff mucking up the targets. 0000054917 00000 n These close to one-ton beasts are often shot at ranges beyond those recommended for other dangerous game animals due to the open terrain common to coastal Alaska and Kodiak Island. It also prevents cross-caliber chambering. The .33 Nosler, the largest of the group, gives hunters significantly-increased velocities over the .338 Win. A Nosler Model 48 Patriot with a Leupold VX-6 2-12x 42mm scope was used to test the new .33 Nosler cartridge. You can run it in a standard long action and it can at least hang with the .338 family of . Recently, I developed a 225 grain load with the Northfork bullet, which chronographs 3050 fps. No one participating in the exercise ventured to shoot the rifle unless it was resting in a Lead Sled and the rifle, equipped with a muzzle brake, was the loudest thing I have heard short of a Browning .50 BMG. 0000039208 00000 n Answer: In a way, they are. is not a superb hunting cartridge. Long Belted was based on the full-length .300 H&H Magnum case blown out and necked to accept .333-inch bullets and was easily the most potent of the three cartridges. 0000004677 00000 n All rights reserved. The Dakotas must be built in an action having a bolt face large enough to accommodate the larger 404 Jeffrey rim width of .545". The author acknowledges hand loaders can achieve much better performance in many instances. Thanks. 300_whisper. Imagine a bullet arcing through a six-inch diameter pipe for a certain distance. 0000047572 00000 n Mag. Its not efficient at all, meaning it burns copious quantities of propellant. Mag. 225 gr. 0000048616 00000 n X)@CL ]6(uO(`ppikpp``P0,ckci|!CCF['K 9. If just just poke a hole through or open up and do their job. 0000006742 00000 n Great article. The knobs are comparatively compact, unobtrusive and are locked to prevent accidental movement in the field. That is 49% more powder to get 10% more muzzle velocity (MV). 0000003866 00000 n 0000045061 00000 n Mag.). .416 Dakota, 6.5x55mm Swedish Mauser, .257 Roberts, .32 Winchester Special, .25-35 Winchester, 7mm Remington Short Action Ultra Magnum, .300 Dakota, .270 Winchester, .240 Weatherby Magnum, .35 Whelen, .338 Lapua Magnum, .264 Winchester Magnum, .300 Remington Ultra Magnum, .308 Winchester (7.62mm NATO), .416 Weatherby Magnum. Averaged across the four bullet weights, the .338 Win. Wolfe Publishing Company | 2180 Gulfstream Suite A | Prescott, AZ 86301. Products Explore Load Data Dealer Locator Sign In 0 Home 330 Dakota Load Data - (Archived) 330 Dakota Load Data 180 Grain 200 - 210 Grain 225 Grain 250 Grain PRIVACY USE ORDER PROCESSING SERVICE & RETURNS Copyright 2023 NOSLER INC. Looking for some Barnes tsx Load data for the 330 Dakota if anyone has any. For example, in 1958 Winchester announced the .338 Winchester Magnum (for the Model 70 rifle), which was the .300 H&H Magnum case shortened, blown out with a 25-degree shoulder and necked to accept .338-inch bullets. When fired from a cartridge with ballistics similar to the .33 Nosler, low-drag .338 bullets often better many smaller magnums. The .33 Nosler is already SAAMI approved and has a maximum average pressure of 65,000 psi.