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<blockquote data-quote="jmden" data-source="post: 424885" data-attributes="member: 1742"><p><a href="http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f19/338-416-rigby-37559/" target="_blank">http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f19/338-416-rigby-37559/</a></p><p> </p><p>Some comments above. Seems like I typically see Kirby talk about getting 50-75 fps or so more out of the 338-378 Weatherby than the 338 Lap Imp, but brass life is apprently terrible as it's soft AND it's expensive. From what I gathered, I'd probably go with the 338-416 Rigby (no belt, not that that is much of a big deal, just size to headspace off the shoulder, not the belt) over a 338-378 Weatherby, but I'd still take the 338 Lap Imp or 338 Lap AI over the others. My 338 AX is pushing the 300SMK at 2980fps out of a 30" barrel over 102g Retumbo and Kirby's 'modified hybrid' throat. Good enough for me and I expect many reloads. Just took my first big game animal with it last week.</p><p><a href="http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f84/washington-state-high-buck-hunt-2010-a-61184/" target="_blank">http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f84/washington-state-high-buck-hunt-2010-a-61184/</a> I thought about this build and asked alot of questions for alot of years. My rifle is probably right at 10.5 lbs w/o the NF NSX--every component ('cept the NF) was carefully picked to be as lightweight at possible and still be a lr hammer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jmden, post: 424885, member: 1742"] [URL]http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f19/338-416-rigby-37559/[/URL] Some comments above. Seems like I typically see Kirby talk about getting 50-75 fps or so more out of the 338-378 Weatherby than the 338 Lap Imp, but brass life is apprently terrible as it's soft AND it's expensive. From what I gathered, I'd probably go with the 338-416 Rigby (no belt, not that that is much of a big deal, just size to headspace off the shoulder, not the belt) over a 338-378 Weatherby, but I'd still take the 338 Lap Imp or 338 Lap AI over the others. My 338 AX is pushing the 300SMK at 2980fps out of a 30" barrel over 102g Retumbo and Kirby's 'modified hybrid' throat. Good enough for me and I expect many reloads. Just took my first big game animal with it last week. [URL]http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f84/washington-state-high-buck-hunt-2010-a-61184/[/URL] I thought about this build and asked alot of questions for alot of years. My rifle is probably right at 10.5 lbs w/o the NF NSX--every component ('cept the NF) was carefully picked to be as lightweight at possible and still be a lr hammer. [/QUOTE]
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