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Why do so many people not like the 338 Lapua?
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<blockquote data-quote="Broz" data-source="post: 1055886" data-attributes="member: 7503"><p>I guess you would have to see first hand the difference on elk going down shot with a large cased 338 and smaller 30's or 7's. For example I have hunted with a father and his two grown sons the last two years. Each season the sons both used my 338 to take their elk. The father used his 7mm-300 win mag. The end result was 3 bull elk taken each year. 2 with a 7-300 and a 180 Berger and 4 with a 338 with 300 Bergers. We hunt together so we all got to watch each of the 6 kills. After this season the father came to me and said I want a 338. I asked why and he said "the 338 just puts them down better." We are now changing his 7-300 to a 338 EDGE.</p><p> </p><p>My wife has now taken 5 elk total. Two with a 300 win and large bullets, three with a large 338. She is 5'2" and not a big girl. Nor does she shoot often. But this year when I offered her the option of taking her elk with my 300 win she replied, "no, I want to shoot the big gun. I want them down, and down now" Even she in her limited experience realizes there is a difference.</p><p> </p><p>So the idea that "you don't need" a large rifle is correct. Many elk are taken with 7mm's, 300's and also with even smaller chamberings. But if you actually hunt elk and see a number of bulls taken with both repeatedly, you might understand why some choose a large 338. </p><p> </p><p>Meat damage is not so much about bullet weight in my opinion. It is all about placement and velocity. Shoot a deer square in the shoulder with a 220 swift and a 52 gr bullet and see how much meat you save on that shoulder. I have done that once and learned something. Shoot a fleeing animal in the loins and back bone with a quartering away shot and you will have meat loss. Catch a few ribs on a hard quartering away shot and then into the shoulder and you will also loose meat. Shoot one fleeing in the rear quarter and.... well you get the picture. Bullet weight has less to do with it than velocity and placement. I shoot a lot of game with a big 338 and my meat loss is minimal when I do a good responsible job of proper placement.</p><p> </p><p>Just my experience after many years of hunting big game with all sizes of rifles. One size does not fit all, but all sizes have their advantages.</p><p> </p><p>Jeff</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Broz, post: 1055886, member: 7503"] I guess you would have to see first hand the difference on elk going down shot with a large cased 338 and smaller 30's or 7's. For example I have hunted with a father and his two grown sons the last two years. Each season the sons both used my 338 to take their elk. The father used his 7mm-300 win mag. The end result was 3 bull elk taken each year. 2 with a 7-300 and a 180 Berger and 4 with a 338 with 300 Bergers. We hunt together so we all got to watch each of the 6 kills. After this season the father came to me and said I want a 338. I asked why and he said "the 338 just puts them down better." We are now changing his 7-300 to a 338 EDGE. My wife has now taken 5 elk total. Two with a 300 win and large bullets, three with a large 338. She is 5'2" and not a big girl. Nor does she shoot often. But this year when I offered her the option of taking her elk with my 300 win she replied, "no, I want to shoot the big gun. I want them down, and down now" Even she in her limited experience realizes there is a difference. So the idea that "you don't need" a large rifle is correct. Many elk are taken with 7mm's, 300's and also with even smaller chamberings. But if you actually hunt elk and see a number of bulls taken with both repeatedly, you might understand why some choose a large 338. Meat damage is not so much about bullet weight in my opinion. It is all about placement and velocity. Shoot a deer square in the shoulder with a 220 swift and a 52 gr bullet and see how much meat you save on that shoulder. I have done that once and learned something. Shoot a fleeing animal in the loins and back bone with a quartering away shot and you will have meat loss. Catch a few ribs on a hard quartering away shot and then into the shoulder and you will also loose meat. Shoot one fleeing in the rear quarter and.... well you get the picture. Bullet weight has less to do with it than velocity and placement. I shoot a lot of game with a big 338 and my meat loss is minimal when I do a good responsible job of proper placement. Just my experience after many years of hunting big game with all sizes of rifles. One size does not fit all, but all sizes have their advantages. Jeff [/QUOTE]
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