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300 PRC or 338 Lapua for bigger animals?
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<blockquote data-quote="Pdvdh" data-source="post: 2558633" data-attributes="member: 4191"><p>My big game hunting is still 90% backpack hunting in Alaska mountains. Getting to the end of that road due to age and physical limitations that come with it. I've always built rifles weighing less than most guys seem to prefer for LRH. Due to the wear and tear of having to pack them from the beginning to the end of each hunt. I've never enjoyed hunts spent cussing my rifle's weight. Not even successful hunts. Done that once. Almost twice... So I suppose I prefer recoil and noise, to running out of energy and cussing an overly heavy rifle.</p><p></p><p>Lighter rifles are more difficult to shoot well. No doubt about it. Yet I've never shot a muzzle braked backpacking weight rifle with intimidating recoil. My 10 lb 338 Lapua AI recoils less harshly than my 280 AI rifles, which have no muzzle brakes.</p><p></p><p>Recoil tolerance is definitely shooter specific. Before a guy commits $4-7K for an outfitted custom rifle, sure be good to confirm the recoil of the selected cartridge/rifle is tolerable, and won't prevent putting bullets on target. </p><p></p><p>I currently own two 300 PRC Improved rifles, one 300 Win Mag, and two 338 LAI rifles. All rifles are muzzle braked. Recoil and muzzle blast play no role in which rifle I select for a hunt. Rifle weight does. Backpacking hunts hiking up and down mountains for goat, Dall sheep, or black bear, it's always the lighter weight rifles. The 30 cal magnums. </p><p></p><p>Milder hunts involving less extreme physical exertion, or hunts targeting AK brown bear and moose. Always gonna be one of the 338s.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pdvdh, post: 2558633, member: 4191"] My big game hunting is still 90% backpack hunting in Alaska mountains. Getting to the end of that road due to age and physical limitations that come with it. I've always built rifles weighing less than most guys seem to prefer for LRH. Due to the wear and tear of having to pack them from the beginning to the end of each hunt. I've never enjoyed hunts spent cussing my rifle's weight. Not even successful hunts. Done that once. Almost twice... So I suppose I prefer recoil and noise, to running out of energy and cussing an overly heavy rifle. Lighter rifles are more difficult to shoot well. No doubt about it. Yet I've never shot a muzzle braked backpacking weight rifle with intimidating recoil. My 10 lb 338 Lapua AI recoils less harshly than my 280 AI rifles, which have no muzzle brakes. Recoil tolerance is definitely shooter specific. Before a guy commits $4-7K for an outfitted custom rifle, sure be good to confirm the recoil of the selected cartridge/rifle is tolerable, and won't prevent putting bullets on target. I currently own two 300 PRC Improved rifles, one 300 Win Mag, and two 338 LAI rifles. All rifles are muzzle braked. Recoil and muzzle blast play no role in which rifle I select for a hunt. Rifle weight does. Backpacking hunts hiking up and down mountains for goat, Dall sheep, or black bear, it's always the lighter weight rifles. The 30 cal magnums. Milder hunts involving less extreme physical exertion, or hunts targeting AK brown bear and moose. Always gonna be one of the 338s. [/QUOTE]
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