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338 for elk hunting- Build a lightweight rifle
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Marine sniper
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I have a 338 Lapua in the above mentioned Christenson arms TFM. It shoots well, and as mentioned with the factory brake has a fair amount of recoil. My cousin also has one- also shoots well.
My rifle of choice is my 338 LAI. Rifle weighs 11.5 pounds with scope and bipod. It is an honest .5MOA rifle. I shoot 270 ELD-X's at 3040 FPS out of a 24 in proof barrel. I put a NF on the Improved since the photo.
My rifle of choice is my 338 LAI. Rifle weighs 11.5 pounds with scope and bipod. It is an honest .5MOA rifle. I shoot 270 ELD-X's at 3040 FPS out of a 24 in proof barrel. I put a NF on the Improved since the photo.
Marine sniper
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The 338 Improved is about 100 FPS faster than the standard.
Now that one looks Very Familiar!!
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My shiny new light .338 Norma Magnum build thread!!
Some of you may have seen bits and pieces of this in other threads, but I like having threads dedicated to each rifle build I do (more for my reference later so I can document and review why I did what I did ha ha) so this is for my most recent build, and so far my favorite I have done yet!!! I...
Did HCA open up your bolt face or did you purchase a new bolt from PTG, etc.?
340Wby-4-everything
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I have a 7.25lb Scoped and loaded High Tech Shadow 340 Wby. Does anything a Lapua can with cheaper brass, less recoil and less powder (thus much cheaper). And performance on game is bang/plop.
What kind of ranges are you shooting? A 7mag would cut some ammo weight and come pretty close to 338 ballistics in the right configuration.
Also think about cutting barrel length to 24-26" if weight is the main concern.
Muzzle break or suppressor is necessary to tame recoil.
Scope is a good place to shed weight. I'm using a 16oz 4.5-14x40 Mark 4 LRT. You don't need a 40oz 5-25x56 scope to hit an elk.
My 26" (light varmint contour) 7mag with scope and bipod is 10.5-11lb and recoils like a 243.
Also think about cutting barrel length to 24-26" if weight is the main concern.
Muzzle break or suppressor is necessary to tame recoil.
Scope is a good place to shed weight. I'm using a 16oz 4.5-14x40 Mark 4 LRT. You don't need a 40oz 5-25x56 scope to hit an elk.
My 26" (light varmint contour) 7mag with scope and bipod is 10.5-11lb and recoils like a 243.
I'd have to disagree. Elk are big animals with long hair. Regardless of how far away they are or how deadly a cartridge is, finding a **** elk can be a problem.
That's where the 338 shines. Better blood trail is important. You can kill elk with a variety of cartridges but finding them is a whole different story.
Ranges are 400 to 800 yards. Typically windy too. lol
TxHeartShot
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If the recoil from a 10 lb 338 Lapua doesn't punish you then you are one tough sumbitch...but your brain will know you're being punished and will not let you remain physiologically unchanged by it after a few shots.
Jakeweb09
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HCA supplied the new bolt. I'm not 100% sure it's manufacture but if I had to put money on it it's a PTG.
Never understood the need for the 338 Lapua when the 340 Wby has been available for years. Same ballistics, less expensive ammo.
7070yshot
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I can probably get you close to 10lbs
