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338 lapua v. 338-378 weatherby
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<blockquote data-quote="Lapua guy" data-source="post: 443470" data-attributes="member: 28489"><p>As you can tell by my screen name, I have to side with the 338 Lapua on this one. All are great rounds, but the Weatherby is the last one of the four (338 Lapua, 338 Edge, 338 RUM, and 338-378) that I would ever own. Muzzle velocity and energy are great, but at range, it simply doesn't perform lights out like the 338 Lapua Magnum. There is a reason why it holds the longest on record confirmed kill.</p><p></p><p>At 500 yards, the Lapua 300 grain bullet will drop around the same as the 250 grain Weatherby. The Lapua is flatter shooting by far. Velocity and energy mean nothing if accuracy isn't there, especially at range. Also, prices on Lapua are coming way down, and most very good BTHP rounds are around 40% less than the 338-378 Lapua. The other two rifles I talked about I would put ahead of the Weatherby for these reasons: 338 Edge seems to be the new deal, designed by a Lapua man that wanted to improve it. So far I haven't seen enough about it personally to go for it, but it may be my next 1000 yard gun if it does what it is supposed to do. The 338 RUM I would buy before the Weatherby due to price. You basically have 75% of of a Lapua Magnum for what used to be half the price. I said use to be, because I just purchased one of Rem. 700Ps for CHEAP, and the sucker with a spare Leupold Mk4 I had is shooting sub .378" groups at 200 yards right now. That is better than the TRG-42. Still, you can by a Rem Sendero for 500 bucks less, pay 20% less on rounds in a 338 RUM.</p><p></p><p>So, for you I would go for the Lapua, or I would go with the 338 RUM.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lapua guy, post: 443470, member: 28489"] As you can tell by my screen name, I have to side with the 338 Lapua on this one. All are great rounds, but the Weatherby is the last one of the four (338 Lapua, 338 Edge, 338 RUM, and 338-378) that I would ever own. Muzzle velocity and energy are great, but at range, it simply doesn't perform lights out like the 338 Lapua Magnum. There is a reason why it holds the longest on record confirmed kill. At 500 yards, the Lapua 300 grain bullet will drop around the same as the 250 grain Weatherby. The Lapua is flatter shooting by far. Velocity and energy mean nothing if accuracy isn't there, especially at range. Also, prices on Lapua are coming way down, and most very good BTHP rounds are around 40% less than the 338-378 Lapua. The other two rifles I talked about I would put ahead of the Weatherby for these reasons: 338 Edge seems to be the new deal, designed by a Lapua man that wanted to improve it. So far I haven't seen enough about it personally to go for it, but it may be my next 1000 yard gun if it does what it is supposed to do. The 338 RUM I would buy before the Weatherby due to price. You basically have 75% of of a Lapua Magnum for what used to be half the price. I said use to be, because I just purchased one of Rem. 700Ps for CHEAP, and the sucker with a spare Leupold Mk4 I had is shooting sub .378" groups at 200 yards right now. That is better than the TRG-42. Still, you can by a Rem Sendero for 500 bucks less, pay 20% less on rounds in a 338 RUM. So, for you I would go for the Lapua, or I would go with the 338 RUM. [/QUOTE]
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