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Big Long Range rifles: repeater or single shot?
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<blockquote data-quote="EXPRESS" data-source="post: 1195321" data-attributes="member: 1441"><p>Yeah, so we all seem to have very similar points of view... </p><p></p><p>I can agree with everything said here. </p><p>My problem is, and remains, that because this is a switch barrel rifle, a Blaser R8, it is a repeater. And an extremely fast repeater it is - much quicker than a bolt action, so the repeatability is really something. I can shoot it at 1000 yards, and fire another round before I hear the bullet strike come back! And that's not really hurrying at all. </p><p>All in, if I can find definitive info on a Lapua based wilcat, namely with speed numbers coming from the owner/user of the rifle, that convince me it's worthwhile, I will go ahead and forget about the repeater factor. </p><p>Thing is there are some wildly different numbers out there on these rounds.</p><p>This will be a 30" barrel, and I was tossing around a .338 Norma improved cartridge (Warthog) if it could get 2900, though the proprietor of the cartridge tells me it won't quite make it but come very close. Or a Lapua based wildcat that will get me to 3000fps. Probably same deal again I think, close but no cigar. Maybe Allens' Xpress or a +P version, but those reamers specs don't seem to be obtainable.</p><p>I've found info stating the .338 Warthog can surpass 2900 easily, which would have convinced me to compromise, but I was after an all out LR barrel for this build, hence the speed numbers game, but really, when you're lobbing bullets with a BC of .8 those advantages don't come into play much, and not until nearly 2000 yards. </p><p>I could spend the extra money for custom reamers, gauges and dies on bullets to practice…</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EXPRESS, post: 1195321, member: 1441"] Yeah, so we all seem to have very similar points of view... I can agree with everything said here. My problem is, and remains, that because this is a switch barrel rifle, a Blaser R8, it is a repeater. And an extremely fast repeater it is - much quicker than a bolt action, so the repeatability is really something. I can shoot it at 1000 yards, and fire another round before I hear the bullet strike come back! And that’s not really hurrying at all. All in, if I can find definitive info on a Lapua based wilcat, namely with speed numbers coming from the owner/user of the rifle, that convince me it’s worthwhile, I will go ahead and forget about the repeater factor. Thing is there are some wildly different numbers out there on these rounds. This will be a 30” barrel, and I was tossing around a .338 Norma improved cartridge (Warthog) if it could get 2900, though the proprietor of the cartridge tells me it won’t quite make it but come very close. Or a Lapua based wildcat that will get me to 3000fps. Probably same deal again I think, close but no cigar. Maybe Allens’ Xpress or a +P version, but those reamers specs don’t seem to be obtainable. I’ve found info stating the .338 Warthog can surpass 2900 easily, which would have convinced me to compromise, but I was after an all out LR barrel for this build, hence the speed numbers game, but really, when you’re lobbing bullets with a BC of .8 those advantages don’t come into play much, and not until nearly 2000 yards. I could spend the extra money for custom reamers, gauges and dies on bullets to practice… [/QUOTE]
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