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What cartridge did people complain about before the Creedmoor?
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<blockquote data-quote="Darryle" data-source="post: 2842486" data-attributes="member: 109917"><p>Back around 2008/2009 I bought a Savage 112 laminate stainless fluted single shot 338 Lapua on a whim right after they were released. I bought a the only brass I could find, which IIRC was $100ish, don't remember the quantity, but it wasn't a lot, couldn't find dies in stock, but did manage to find 1 box of ammo. I mounted up an old Leupold M1 4.5 - 14 and went to my range. 3 rounds later I had a good zero, backed out to 500yds and shot a 3rd group that could be covered by your palm. Shot a couple of pigs with, biggest about 350/375lbs. All drt dead. I finished off the box of ammo on pigs, still not able to find dies, it was regulated to the back of the safe without the scope. It was heavy, cumbersome in a blind, but it was fun to shoot. I always thought that one day, I would buy dies and put it back into service around the farm. But life, kiddo, divorce, dating, remarried and 2 new kiddos kinda kept it out of my frontal cortex. Needless to say, I mentioned it to a coworker and he just had to shoot it. I loaned it to him and he eventually pestered me into selling it to him. </p><p></p><p>I told you all that to tell you that I learned about the 338 Lapua on a forum, decided that I needed/wanted one, bought one, satiated the desire to own one and then let it sit after the desire was fulfilled. Had no real use for it, had no trouble killing pigs with the 450 Marlin or the 30'06 that I normally used. A seed was planted, blossomed and died all because of internet chatter.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Darryle, post: 2842486, member: 109917"] Back around 2008/2009 I bought a Savage 112 laminate stainless fluted single shot 338 Lapua on a whim right after they were released. I bought a the only brass I could find, which IIRC was $100ish, don't remember the quantity, but it wasn't a lot, couldn't find dies in stock, but did manage to find 1 box of ammo. I mounted up an old Leupold M1 4.5 - 14 and went to my range. 3 rounds later I had a good zero, backed out to 500yds and shot a 3rd group that could be covered by your palm. Shot a couple of pigs with, biggest about 350/375lbs. All drt dead. I finished off the box of ammo on pigs, still not able to find dies, it was regulated to the back of the safe without the scope. It was heavy, cumbersome in a blind, but it was fun to shoot. I always thought that one day, I would buy dies and put it back into service around the farm. But life, kiddo, divorce, dating, remarried and 2 new kiddos kinda kept it out of my frontal cortex. Needless to say, I mentioned it to a coworker and he just had to shoot it. I loaned it to him and he eventually pestered me into selling it to him. I told you all that to tell you that I learned about the 338 Lapua on a forum, decided that I needed/wanted one, bought one, satiated the desire to own one and then let it sit after the desire was fulfilled. Had no real use for it, had no trouble killing pigs with the 450 Marlin or the 30'06 that I normally used. A seed was planted, blossomed and died all because of internet chatter. [/QUOTE]
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