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<blockquote data-quote="yobuck" data-source="post: 1492930" data-attributes="member: 12443"><p>Well try to look at it differently than apples and oranges, and simply as comparing cartridges for extreme distance shooting.</p><p> Because to my mind at least there is no other reason for owning a big 30 cal or a 338, since an 06 can certainly handle anything walking around here in this country.</p><p>So it's sorta like comparing pickup trucks, some are nice to ride to work in or haul a small camper or boat, and others are meant for more serious work, in this case long range shooting work.</p><p>And yes the serious work model rides harder, so the guy using it to commute certainly wont like it as well, but they are in fact both pickup trucks, same as all guns are guns, and all wrenches are wrenches, just intended for different use.</p><p>There is no free lunch when it comes down to performance, your gonna pay for it one way or another.</p><p>And with cartridges it will be less performance unless your willing to pay the entire price.</p><p>Again, extreme distance, meaning say 1500 and further. </p><p>Pick a nice location on a sidehill looking across a wide valley at another sidehill. </p><p>Have all the big 30 cals starting with a 300 Win mag up to the 30x378, and have a very good shooter do the shooting as you watch thru very good and very large binnoculars.</p><p> There will be no doubt in your mind as to the outcome, it will be very plain to see just by watching.</p><p> The same thing will be true if you compare the 338s starting with the Lapua. </p><p>Powder = performance, and thats constant.</p><p>The difference is that an average shooter will be a better shooter at extreme distance as for (consistency,) with a big 30 cal as compared to a smaller one, or with a smaller cartridge, and also with a big 338 using 300 gr bullets than he will be with a big 30 cal. </p><p>But these wont be guns you can just walk into a store and buy and then carry around looking for something to shoot. </p><p>Which relates back to the free lunch.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="yobuck, post: 1492930, member: 12443"] Well try to look at it differently than apples and oranges, and simply as comparing cartridges for extreme distance shooting. Because to my mind at least there is no other reason for owning a big 30 cal or a 338, since an 06 can certainly handle anything walking around here in this country. So it's sorta like comparing pickup trucks, some are nice to ride to work in or haul a small camper or boat, and others are meant for more serious work, in this case long range shooting work. And yes the serious work model rides harder, so the guy using it to commute certainly wont like it as well, but they are in fact both pickup trucks, same as all guns are guns, and all wrenches are wrenches, just intended for different use. There is no free lunch when it comes down to performance, your gonna pay for it one way or another. And with cartridges it will be less performance unless your willing to pay the entire price. Again, extreme distance, meaning say 1500 and further. Pick a nice location on a sidehill looking across a wide valley at another sidehill. Have all the big 30 cals starting with a 300 Win mag up to the 30x378, and have a very good shooter do the shooting as you watch thru very good and very large binnoculars. There will be no doubt in your mind as to the outcome, it will be very plain to see just by watching. The same thing will be true if you compare the 338s starting with the Lapua. Powder = performance, and thats constant. The difference is that an average shooter will be a better shooter at extreme distance as for (consistency,) with a big 30 cal as compared to a smaller one, or with a smaller cartridge, and also with a big 338 using 300 gr bullets than he will be with a big 30 cal. But these wont be guns you can just walk into a store and buy and then carry around looking for something to shoot. Which relates back to the free lunch. [/QUOTE]
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