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drd34 
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 Topic: .338 Win Mag vs..338 Lapua?Posted: March/20/2009 at 16:58 |
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What's the dif here my brothers?
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pyro6999
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Posted: March/20/2009 at 16:59 |
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powder capacity and cost of brass and rifle. one is belted the other is not. range of effectiveness for tactical and hunting purpose. the lapua is close to the same performance as the .340wby mag.
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drd34
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Posted: March/20/2009 at 17:17 |
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What are we talking here, thousands? Is the perforance really appreciable? Would I be better off just looking for a Weatherby .340 Mag? I guess it takes us to another level, uh? From a medium range/medium game to a long range/large game rifle. Is this a safe assumption?
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pyro6999
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Posted: March/20/2009 at 17:19 |
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what do you want to do with this new rifle?? to be honest with you unless you plan to use strictly 250gr bullets the lapua wont give you much of an edge. the .338win is a great all around caliber.
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drd34
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Posted: March/20/2009 at 17:22 |
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I was thinking long range capabilities, primarily.
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pyro6999
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Posted: March/20/2009 at 17:25 |
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all of the .338 mags are pretty good at that, the .338rum and .338-378 rum are the big boys if you will, but your still only talking at most 200fps advantage with the 250 gr bullets.
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now i know why i bought a .375H&H!!
.270win sucks 343 we will never forget God Bless Chris Ledoux "good ride cowboy" |
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lucytuma
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Posted: March/20/2009 at 17:30 |
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Heavy magnums generate heavy recoil, for me the .338wm makes the most sense; tollerable recoil, lower cost to purchase ammo or reload and plenty flat shooting for anything i'm likely to use the .338 for.
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pyro6999
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Posted: March/20/2009 at 17:31 |
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thats the way i feel as well jeff
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drd34
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Posted: March/20/2009 at 17:33 |
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Would you say that the .338 Win Mag then would be a better long range choice for medium game than let's say a 30-06, or a .308? I'd like to take price into consideration here too. If we're basically pretty close ballistically, I'd opt for the least expensive.
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pyro6999
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Posted: March/20/2009 at 17:37 |
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the .338 would be fine, it would be better than the .308 and the 30-06. only bad thing is that the .30 cal stuff has a very good choice of bullets and weights, while the .338's arent to bad they do have their limits. have you considered a .300magnum of some kind or do you really want a .338 diameter rifle??
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now i know why i bought a .375H&H!!
.270win sucks 343 we will never forget God Bless Chris Ledoux "good ride cowboy" |
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drd34
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Posted: March/20/2009 at 17:40 |
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No, I haven't. I was just considering the best long range/medium sized game rifle for the buck. I have no particular preference. No pre-conceived ideas.
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pyro6999
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Posted: March/20/2009 at 17:42 |
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do you handle recoil well?? magnums in general recoil more than standard stuff like the 30-06.
tell us what your looking for here exactly, uses, finshes choice of company etc.. do you want a wooden stock or something else, stainless or matte. just for deer or do you wanna chase elk and moose and bear, or go to africa. Edited by pyro6999 - March/20/2009 at 17:44 |
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now i know why i bought a .375H&H!!
.270win sucks 343 we will never forget God Bless Chris Ledoux "good ride cowboy" |
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