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<blockquote data-quote="AJBello" data-source="post: 431725" data-attributes="member: 22658"><p>New ones are 1:10" twist: <a href="http://www.sako.fi/pdf/specs/TRG.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.sako.fi/pdf/specs/TRG.pdf</a></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Ah, no. </p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f17/338-edge-vs-6x6-bull-elk-1308-yards-47786/" target="_blank">http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f17/338-edge-vs-6x6-bull-elk-1308-yards-47786/</a></p><p></p><p>Obviously Shawn knows what he's doing with a rifle and not everyone can make that shot without a lot of knowledge / practice... but beyond 1000 is apparently quite doable for the Edge. For that matter, a standard Lapua runs about the same ballistics so short of doing Lapua Improved, 378 case, or 408 case, you're not going to gain anything just because you have a "Lapua" and a custom action. And any of those options come with increased costs, recoil, etc, with less barrel life. Obviously you'll make some big gains in velocity with those options, but they aren't free gains!</p><p></p><p>Everything's a compromise... Edge seemed like a good option for my wants / needs. If I planned on shooting less, and beyond 1000 at game regularly, I might have gone with something bigger.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AJBello, post: 431725, member: 22658"] New ones are 1:10" twist: [URL="http://www.sako.fi/pdf/specs/TRG.pdf"]http://www.sako.fi/pdf/specs/TRG.pdf[/URL] Ah, no. [URL="http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f17/338-edge-vs-6x6-bull-elk-1308-yards-47786/"]http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f17/338-edge-vs-6x6-bull-elk-1308-yards-47786/[/URL] Obviously Shawn knows what he's doing with a rifle and not everyone can make that shot without a lot of knowledge / practice... but beyond 1000 is apparently quite doable for the Edge. For that matter, a standard Lapua runs about the same ballistics so short of doing Lapua Improved, 378 case, or 408 case, you're not going to gain anything just because you have a "Lapua" and a custom action. And any of those options come with increased costs, recoil, etc, with less barrel life. Obviously you'll make some big gains in velocity with those options, but they aren't free gains! Everything's a compromise... Edge seemed like a good option for my wants / needs. If I planned on shooting less, and beyond 1000 at game regularly, I might have gone with something bigger. [/QUOTE]
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