.338 Federal

Key specs

Type

Rifle

Origin

United States

Designer

Federal Cartridge / Sako

Introduced

2006

Case type

rimless, bottleneck

Bullet diameter

8.59 mm

Case length

51.05 mm

Overall length

69.85 mm

Typical bullet

180 gr

Typical velocity

863 m/s

Typical energy

4,339 J

Parent case

.308 Winchester