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.338 Lapua economics and others
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<blockquote data-quote="tinman13kup" data-source="post: 559615" data-attributes="member: 36220"><p>"Economics" of the 338LM is a relative thing.</p><p> If you're just looking at some of the initial costs of things, it can be very expensive. A NIB Savage 110-BA will cost you $2K, and you cannot shoot it out of box. There is no open sights, so add a scope and rings. It's not really an offhand type gun, as it weighs about 16lbs, so add a bipod of your liking. You can get itchy and go out and buy a cheap box of Hornady ammunition, which will set you back $90 for 20rds, or you can plan ahead and grab some brass, prices starting in the low $2 per round and go up for premium brass. Bullets are not overly expensive if you go with some Bergers or Hornady, but Lapuas can be pricey to just throw down range. Powder costs as much as the powder for a 223, but it uses a WHOLE lot more of it, upwards of 90gr whereas 223 is down in the mid 20gr and 30-06 is in the mid 40s. </p><p> I picked up a 110-BA a bit back, and figured I'd only use it once in awhile when the bones weren't aching. I have a Rem700 30-06 that I use for shooting the whiskers off groundhogs, but again, the recoil can be brutal on aging bones. What has happened is the 338 is much more comfortable to shoot and makes me feel 10 yrs younger shooting a big bore. That means increased shooting, and costs, which isn't all bad, and the groundhogs hardly know the difference<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tinman13kup, post: 559615, member: 36220"] "Economics" of the 338LM is a relative thing. If you're just looking at some of the initial costs of things, it can be very expensive. A NIB Savage 110-BA will cost you $2K, and you cannot shoot it out of box. There is no open sights, so add a scope and rings. It's not really an offhand type gun, as it weighs about 16lbs, so add a bipod of your liking. You can get itchy and go out and buy a cheap box of Hornady ammunition, which will set you back $90 for 20rds, or you can plan ahead and grab some brass, prices starting in the low $2 per round and go up for premium brass. Bullets are not overly expensive if you go with some Bergers or Hornady, but Lapuas can be pricey to just throw down range. Powder costs as much as the powder for a 223, but it uses a WHOLE lot more of it, upwards of 90gr whereas 223 is down in the mid 20gr and 30-06 is in the mid 40s. I picked up a 110-BA a bit back, and figured I'd only use it once in awhile when the bones weren't aching. I have a Rem700 30-06 that I use for shooting the whiskers off groundhogs, but again, the recoil can be brutal on aging bones. What has happened is the 338 is much more comfortable to shoot and makes me feel 10 yrs younger shooting a big bore. That means increased shooting, and costs, which isn't all bad, and the groundhogs hardly know the difference:D [/QUOTE]
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