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Anyone "transitioned" from .338 LM to .33XC?
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<blockquote data-quote="sable tireur" data-source="post: 2726098" data-attributes="member: 27307"><p>Just a slight deviation from a horizontal plane.</p><p></p><p>I somehow managed to skip all the hoopla surrounding the .338 Lapua. Just because the military adopted it, it did not necessarily appeal to me so much that I had to have one. I built quite a few for clients but never one for myself. However...</p><p></p><p>I (we) often used the large Sako actions (sometimes a Brevex when we could find one) for building the .338-378 Weatherby. Simply and in reality, this is the .33XC just with a belt and with a radius shoulder. Lots of long range hunters knew about the Weatherby cartridge before the Lapua showed it's face. That has since changed dramatically with the Lapua running circles around the Weatherby as far as demand is concerned and since we have access to several actions capable of managing the Lapua case.</p><p></p><p>I don't feel shorted by not shooting a Lapua since I normally will shoot the .338 Norma Mag., .338 XC (.338-378 WBY), and the .338 SnipeTac (CheyTac) and the earlier .338 Excalibur.</p><p></p><p>Choices are great!</p><p></p><p><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sable tireur, post: 2726098, member: 27307"] Just a slight deviation from a horizontal plane. I somehow managed to skip all the hoopla surrounding the .338 Lapua. Just because the military adopted it, it did not necessarily appeal to me so much that I had to have one. I built quite a few for clients but never one for myself. However... I (we) often used the large Sako actions (sometimes a Brevex when we could find one) for building the .338-378 Weatherby. Simply and in reality, this is the .33XC just with a belt and with a radius shoulder. Lots of long range hunters knew about the Weatherby cartridge before the Lapua showed it's face. That has since changed dramatically with the Lapua running circles around the Weatherby as far as demand is concerned and since we have access to several actions capable of managing the Lapua case. I don't feel shorted by not shooting a Lapua since I normally will shoot the .338 Norma Mag., .338 XC (.338-378 WBY), and the .338 SnipeTac (CheyTac) and the earlier .338 Excalibur. Choices are great! :) [/QUOTE]
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