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375 Ruger vs 338 Lapua for hunting?
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<blockquote data-quote="Fiftydriver" data-source="post: 2663423" data-attributes="member: 10"><p>The sunny hill rigby/lapua hinged floorplate holds three and is flush with the bottom of the stock, use them all the time on my Stalker rifles.</p><p></p><p>if someone came to me with your purpose in mind, i would never recommend a lapua class case for a DEFENSIVE bear gun. Hunting, yes, for sure but for purely defensive work, it would likely be on a standard belted mag case. Depending on the typical bear size in your area it would start at a 375 wby(can shoot 375 h&h in a pinch). If you have BIG bears, 416 rem mag or 458 Lott.</p><p></p><p>with that said, i would also recommend loading them to a point where pressure wise they were good performing but very comfortable for absolute function above all else. </p><p></p><p>long slender rounds feed like a dream, especially from a staggered box mag. the shorter and fatter the case gets the choppier they feed and the better they do with a center feed mag design, which right there drops one round of capacity.</p><p></p><p>a 400 gr. 416 at 2300 fps would be plenty potent, as would a 500 gr 458 at 2200 fps. Both 100-150 fps off max pressure levels but still plenty potent for close range battle and ensure function.</p><p></p><p>simply for the added rounds in the mag i would recomment that route. Even a 338 win mag loaded with something like the 300 gr accubond or 280 gr barnes at 2500 fps would be serious CLOSE RANGE bear stopper medicine. Not sexy but a serious fighting tool. That is the way i would go for a purely DEFENSIVE bear rifle.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fiftydriver, post: 2663423, member: 10"] The sunny hill rigby/lapua hinged floorplate holds three and is flush with the bottom of the stock, use them all the time on my Stalker rifles. if someone came to me with your purpose in mind, i would never recommend a lapua class case for a DEFENSIVE bear gun. Hunting, yes, for sure but for purely defensive work, it would likely be on a standard belted mag case. Depending on the typical bear size in your area it would start at a 375 wby(can shoot 375 h&h in a pinch). If you have BIG bears, 416 rem mag or 458 Lott. with that said, i would also recommend loading them to a point where pressure wise they were good performing but very comfortable for absolute function above all else. long slender rounds feed like a dream, especially from a staggered box mag. the shorter and fatter the case gets the choppier they feed and the better they do with a center feed mag design, which right there drops one round of capacity. a 400 gr. 416 at 2300 fps would be plenty potent, as would a 500 gr 458 at 2200 fps. Both 100-150 fps off max pressure levels but still plenty potent for close range battle and ensure function. simply for the added rounds in the mag i would recomment that route. Even a 338 win mag loaded with something like the 300 gr accubond or 280 gr barnes at 2500 fps would be serious CLOSE RANGE bear stopper medicine. Not sexy but a serious fighting tool. That is the way i would go for a purely DEFENSIVE bear rifle. [/QUOTE]
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