.338 Winchester Magnum

The .338 Winchester Magnum is a .338 in (8.6 mm) caliber, belted, rimless, bottlenecked cartridge introduced in 1958 by Winchester Repeating Arms. It is based on the blown-out, shortened .375 H&H Magnum. The .338 in (8.6 mm) is the caliber at which medium-bore cartridges are considered to begin. The .338 Winchester Magnum is the first choice among professional brown bear guides in Alaska to back up clients where a powerful stopping caliber is required on charging bears. It is also the most popular medium-bore cartridge in North America and has the most widely available choice in rifles among medium bore rifles. The action length is the same as a .30-06, and most major rifle manufacturers in the United States chamber rifles for the cartridge including the semi-automatic Browning BAR Mk II Safari, making it a very powerful combination against charging dangerous game. The cartridge was intended for larger North American big-game species and has found use as for the hunting of thin-skinned African plains-game species.

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.14-222, .17 Ackley Bee, .17-223, .20 VarTarg, .218 Bee, .219 Donaldson Wasp, .22 BR Remington, .22 CHeetah, .22 Remington Automatic, .22 Remington Jet, .22 Spitfire, .221 Remington Fireball, .222 rimmed, .223 Remington, .224 Boz, .240 Weatherby Magnum, .244 H&H Magnum, .246 Purdey, .25 NAA, .25 Remington, .25 Stevens, .25 Winchester Super Short Magnum, .25-06 Remington, .25-21 Stevens, .25-25 Stevens, .256 Newton, .260 Remington, .270 British, .270 Weatherby Magnum, .270 Winchester Short Magnum, .276 Enfield, .276 Pedersen, .280 British, .280 Remington, .30 Newton, .30 RAR, .30 Remington AR, rifle cartridge, 

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