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375 Ruger vs 338 Lapua for hunting?
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<blockquote data-quote="comfisherman" data-source="post: 2663366" data-attributes="member: 8394"><p>I've got a question for you Fifty. It's a detour but not a bad one. </p><p></p><p>With the laupa and .590 bolt face cartridges, is there a hunting style bdl that holds more than 2x down currently?</p><p></p><p>My college budget build 375 ruger is getting long in the tooth and I'd like to build a similarly configured full custom. Truth be told I've enough 375 rooogah brass to last another gun, but a 338 lapua/norma or even something like the 375-338 lapua sounds more interesting. Brass... performance.... etc all seem like valid reasons.</p><p></p><p>Living where I do some of my friends have been bear guiding since late high school. Seems like eventually they all have a come to Jesus wounded bear experience and have a local smith fit a canoe belly bottom metal to get that coveted 4th round down on the 375 hh. I remember the time my childhood friend came back and had it done, it was filmed client hunt and you could hear him racking the bolt and firing even after the bear was down and the magazine empty. When pressed on the subject he said he adrenaline had him racking the bolt and praying another round would materialize in thin air. </p><p></p><p>I've never had to hit a charging bear but was involved in two as an adolescent in the village, but whatever I build will be a bear defense gun first and lob bullets long range second. Enough guides put stock in capacity so I'm inclined to think it matters enough to consider.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Have decided modern metal is good enough adl is overkill, but I'm not ready for a magazine wart on a daily carry gun. Defiance makes a lapua/gibbs bdl, but I'm under the assumption it'd 2 down. </p><p></p><p>I know you've built a tremendous amount of lapua based rifles and wildcats. Any hinged floorplates allow me to put 3 down?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="comfisherman, post: 2663366, member: 8394"] I've got a question for you Fifty. It's a detour but not a bad one. With the laupa and .590 bolt face cartridges, is there a hunting style bdl that holds more than 2x down currently? My college budget build 375 ruger is getting long in the tooth and I'd like to build a similarly configured full custom. Truth be told I've enough 375 rooogah brass to last another gun, but a 338 lapua/norma or even something like the 375-338 lapua sounds more interesting. Brass... performance.... etc all seem like valid reasons. Living where I do some of my friends have been bear guiding since late high school. Seems like eventually they all have a come to Jesus wounded bear experience and have a local smith fit a canoe belly bottom metal to get that coveted 4th round down on the 375 hh. I remember the time my childhood friend came back and had it done, it was filmed client hunt and you could hear him racking the bolt and firing even after the bear was down and the magazine empty. When pressed on the subject he said he adrenaline had him racking the bolt and praying another round would materialize in thin air. I've never had to hit a charging bear but was involved in two as an adolescent in the village, but whatever I build will be a bear defense gun first and lob bullets long range second. Enough guides put stock in capacity so I'm inclined to think it matters enough to consider. Have decided modern metal is good enough adl is overkill, but I'm not ready for a magazine wart on a daily carry gun. Defiance makes a lapua/gibbs bdl, but I'm under the assumption it'd 2 down. I know you've built a tremendous amount of lapua based rifles and wildcats. Any hinged floorplates allow me to put 3 down? [/QUOTE]
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