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.330 Dakota VS 33 Nosler

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.330 Dakota

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Gun Specifications

Specifications

.330 Dakota

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Height

2.74

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Average FPS

2925

Average Grain

230

Average Energy

4369

Recoil

3.11

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Ballistic Coefficient

431.33

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.330 Dakota

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Gun Descriptions

.330 Dakota

The .330 Dakota is in the proprietary cartridge class and was designed by Don Allen. Proprietary rounds are trademarked by private individuals or corporations, and the cartridges are harder to find on the commercial market. The ballistic performances based off two .330 Dakota rounds for velocity are 3,200 ft/s (210 gr) and 2,950 ft/s (250 gr) The high cost of brass for making hand loading cartridges usually turns shooters off from buying Dakota rounds. Factory ammunition is also harder to find than regular commercial market brands. The cases are able to hold a large capacity of powder. The .330 Dakota uses .338 diameter bullets and is based off the .404 Jeffery design. The casing is narrowed down at the neck and shortened from the original .404 and has the belt removed. The .330 Dakota is said to produce 10% more energy than the .338 Magnum.

33 Nosler

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 we’re ready to introduce the patriarch of the family – the 33 Nosler. The 33 shares the same parent case (404 Jeffery) as the rest of the family but fires .338 caliber bullets for the toughest of big game. The 33 Nosler is capable of propelling a 225gr AccuBond at 3025 fps and the brand new 265gr AccuBond Long Range at 2775 fps. That’s 275 fps faster than the 338 Win Mag using the same length action and 25 fps faster than the 338 Lapua at the muzzle while burning 18% less powder. The 33 Nosler is SAAMI approved and will be supported with ammunition and components from Nosler beginning Q1 of 2017.

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