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338 lapua barrel lenght / powder choice
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<blockquote data-quote="vcinri" data-source="post: 1607603" data-attributes="member: 107838"><p>I recently got into the.338 Lapua for long range shooting and I love it. I wanted to make the most out of the caliber so I was looking for at least 3000fps with a 250 gr. head. After many factory and hand loads I found 96 gr. of H1000 gave me 3050fps with great accuracy. 96.5 and 97 put me over 3100 fps but the group tightened considerably as I came down a little.</p><p></p><p>IMHO, you may have to play with the H1000 a little to see what the new setup likes. All of my research pointed to H1000 as the go to powder for the 338lm. I tried R33 & IMR but the H1000</p><p>performed best, for me anyway.</p><p></p><p>How do the bergers perform on game? I loaded 250gr. Sierra game king in my hunting loads</p><p>and took some hogs a couple of weeks ago in Texas. It seemed if I didn't hit bone I had 33 cai. hole in and out. I thought the soft points would be better than the match tips for expansion</p><p>.</p><p>VC</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vcinri, post: 1607603, member: 107838"] I recently got into the.338 Lapua for long range shooting and I love it. I wanted to make the most out of the caliber so I was looking for at least 3000fps with a 250 gr. head. After many factory and hand loads I found 96 gr. of H1000 gave me 3050fps with great accuracy. 96.5 and 97 put me over 3100 fps but the group tightened considerably as I came down a little. IMHO, you may have to play with the H1000 a little to see what the new setup likes. All of my research pointed to H1000 as the go to powder for the 338lm. I tried R33 & IMR but the H1000 performed best, for me anyway. How do the bergers perform on game? I loaded 250gr. Sierra game king in my hunting loads and took some hogs a couple of weeks ago in Texas. It seemed if I didn't hit bone I had 33 cai. hole in and out. I thought the soft points would be better than the match tips for expansion . VC [/QUOTE]
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