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<blockquote data-quote="Jim Richey" data-source="post: 2041916" data-attributes="member: 116194"><p>I have a 338 laupa Improved it is really accurate fun to shoot. I load 106 gr of reloaded 33 behind a 300 gr Bullet. The rifle has a 30 Broughton barrel with a 9.3 twist with that load I get 3200 fps. You can Easy make killing shots out past 1500 yds . With that said it is not fun to carry. For years I hunted with a 338 win mag it has a 24 inch barrel and weights 9 lbs I killed over 25 elk and lots deer two moose and some antelope. The last years I hunted with it put a muzzle brake on for a lot less recoil. I shot lot of the elk over 400 yds and one over a 1000 yds. If was starting over with all the improvements of today Barrels Bullets optics. I would go with a 7 lb rifle with scope in a 6.5 or 7mm with some good Bullets. It would be a lot easier to carry and you would get just as much game. After you get older You finally realize it's better to work smarter than harder</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jim Richey, post: 2041916, member: 116194"] I have a 338 laupa Improved it is really accurate fun to shoot. I load 106 gr of reloaded 33 behind a 300 gr Bullet. The rifle has a 30 Broughton barrel with a 9.3 twist with that load I get 3200 fps. You can Easy make killing shots out past 1500 yds . With that said it is not fun to carry. For years I hunted with a 338 win mag it has a 24 inch barrel and weights 9 lbs I killed over 25 elk and lots deer two moose and some antelope. The last years I hunted with it put a muzzle brake on for a lot less recoil. I shot lot of the elk over 400 yds and one over a 1000 yds. If was starting over with all the improvements of today Barrels Bullets optics. I would go with a 7 lb rifle with scope in a 6.5 or 7mm with some good Bullets. It would be a lot easier to carry and you would get just as much game. After you get older You finally realize it’s better to work smarter than harder [/QUOTE]
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