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Why do so many people not like the 338 Lapua?
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<blockquote data-quote="MMERSS" data-source="post: 1055953" data-attributes="member: 63748"><p><span style="font-size: 10px"> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">I could describe three different 800 to 1000 yard shooting/hunting situations with three different cartridges available where one situation would be the most preferred for that particular cartridge and the least preferred with the other two. The point being what is the intended purpose.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">With that being said, for big game hunting with a possible harvest range of 800-1000 yards my favorite bullet and all around cartridge of choice is the 300 gr Berger behind a case of 90+ grains of powder. The 338LM fits this bill. I have not once considered this combination overkill even on antelope sized game. Considering probability of success within a band of harvest range requires a bullet traveling with the least amount of lag time to inform decisions with a harvest near the upper band. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">If a 223 Remington could shoot a bullet with the same amount of lag time possible as the 338 LM, with the same amount of energy, with the same amount of potential tissue damage I would shoot the 223 Remington…….but this is just not possible therefore we must choose application appropriately.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MMERSS, post: 1055953, member: 63748"] [SIZE=2] [FONT=Verdana]I could describe three different 800 to 1000 yard shooting/hunting situations with three different cartridges available where one situation would be the most preferred for that particular cartridge and the least preferred with the other two. The point being what is the intended purpose.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]With that being said, for big game hunting with a possible harvest range of 800-1000 yards my favorite bullet and all around cartridge of choice is the 300 gr Berger behind a case of 90+ grains of powder. The 338LM fits this bill. I have not once considered this combination overkill even on antelope sized game. Considering probability of success within a band of harvest range requires a bullet traveling with the least amount of lag time to inform decisions with a harvest near the upper band. [/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]If a 223 Remington could shoot a bullet with the same amount of lag time possible as the 338 LM, with the same amount of energy, with the same amount of potential tissue damage I would shoot the 223 Remington…….but this is just not possible therefore we must choose application appropriately.[/FONT] [/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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