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Why do so many people not like the 338 Lapua?
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<blockquote data-quote="the shotty" data-source="post: 1056168" data-attributes="member: 27217"><p>Here's my take, if you don't have much long range shooting experience and don't have deep pockets start with the 6.5 and learn/perfect your abilities while gradually buying components for the next project. This has been exactly what I have done when I was in your shoes. I started with the 12lrp on pre-order before they came out and have used it over the last number of years to really learn my reloading and shooting technique while squirreling away components for a big gun. I was dead set on a 300wm until I actually sat down and compared the price per shot to the big 338. It was something like a $.10 difference between the 300wm and the .338 figuring in brass life. Now granted the 338 has a huge start up price for components and again this is why you buy gradually and stock up. </p><p></p><p>As to the fcp, this was my choice as well. I didn't care for the stock or barrel profile of the lrh and the ba is very comfortable to me in a prone position but is a heavy pig at over 20lb for the one I was shooting. The fcp is a good balance imo and I really like the hs-precision stock. To me what holds all the savage factory offerings in 338 back is the barrel length. The kind of hunting I intend to do with this type of rife and with a weight already in the 14lb range I don't expect this to be a nimble gun and I really feel like a gun like this should have at least a 28" barrel and 30" is even better for performance. with the savage offerings having 26" tubes I didn't feel like I would be maximizing this cartridge so I decided to build instead. I picked up a savage 110 LA for $250 sold the factory barrel for $100. I bought a hs-precision take off stock for $400 and a shilen stainless select match 30" bull barrel with a DE brake (32" total) for $500, I upgraded the recoil lug to a .33 precision ground lug and the barreled action is out for coating right now for $125 so I'm about $1250 into building what I wanted at the same price as I would have spent on the fcp but I now have a custom barrel and get the gun coated. Weight for gun and bipod is 12.3 pounds ( haven't decided on scope yet)</p><p>hope I didn't derail this too badly, good luck with your decision ( sorry to all you spelling/grammar nazis, I'm stuck on my phone and spell check is being weird.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="the shotty, post: 1056168, member: 27217"] Here's my take, if you don't have much long range shooting experience and don't have deep pockets start with the 6.5 and learn/perfect your abilities while gradually buying components for the next project. This has been exactly what I have done when I was in your shoes. I started with the 12lrp on pre-order before they came out and have used it over the last number of years to really learn my reloading and shooting technique while squirreling away components for a big gun. I was dead set on a 300wm until I actually sat down and compared the price per shot to the big 338. It was something like a $.10 difference between the 300wm and the .338 figuring in brass life. Now granted the 338 has a huge start up price for components and again this is why you buy gradually and stock up. As to the fcp, this was my choice as well. I didn't care for the stock or barrel profile of the lrh and the ba is very comfortable to me in a prone position but is a heavy pig at over 20lb for the one I was shooting. The fcp is a good balance imo and I really like the hs-precision stock. To me what holds all the savage factory offerings in 338 back is the barrel length. The kind of hunting I intend to do with this type of rife and with a weight already in the 14lb range I don't expect this to be a nimble gun and I really feel like a gun like this should have at least a 28" barrel and 30" is even better for performance. with the savage offerings having 26" tubes I didn't feel like I would be maximizing this cartridge so I decided to build instead. I picked up a savage 110 LA for $250 sold the factory barrel for $100. I bought a hs-precision take off stock for $400 and a shilen stainless select match 30" bull barrel with a DE brake (32" total) for $500, I upgraded the recoil lug to a .33 precision ground lug and the barreled action is out for coating right now for $125 so I'm about $1250 into building what I wanted at the same price as I would have spent on the fcp but I now have a custom barrel and get the gun coated. Weight for gun and bipod is 12.3 pounds ( haven't decided on scope yet) hope I didn't derail this too badly, good luck with your decision ( sorry to all you spelling/grammar nazis, I'm stuck on my phone and spell check is being weird.) [/QUOTE]
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