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338 Lapua vs 300 Norma
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<blockquote data-quote="jonthomps" data-source="post: 1341865" data-attributes="member: 5177"><p>I've owned several 338LM and three 300NM. Recoil on the 300NM is significantly less. ("But Jon, I have a ____ brake on my 338 and it recoils like a .22 short.") Great, but that's a poor argument - I can put the same brake on a 300NM. True, a 300gr bullet will carry more energy than a 215, 225, or 230gr bullet. And that would be the end of the matter if that were the only variable to consider. </p><p></p><p>Unfortunately it's not. I am significantly more confident with my 300NM than I was with any of my 338's because - I believe - the 300NM is inherently more efficient and accurate. What "accuracy" claim am I talking about? I could routinely hold 1 moa or a little better at distance (beyond 700y) with my 338's. I can routinely shoot 1/2-3/4 moa with my 300NM. Inside of 700y it's absolutely stupid accurate. My wife, who rarely shoots, shot a 1" 4-shot group at 404y cold. She was reading a book and said, "hey, can I shoot that?" And just like that she puts a group like that together. A 230gr Berger moving at 2970fps with an SD of 9 holding that level of accuracy is hard to beat. My 215gr load has the same accuracy, an SD of 8, and is moving at 3150fps!</p><p></p><p>Anyway, the differences aren't monumental but the differences are certainly there, and for me most of those differences favor of the 300NM.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jonthomps, post: 1341865, member: 5177"] I've owned several 338LM and three 300NM. Recoil on the 300NM is significantly less. ("But Jon, I have a ____ brake on my 338 and it recoils like a .22 short.") Great, but that's a poor argument - I can put the same brake on a 300NM. True, a 300gr bullet will carry more energy than a 215, 225, or 230gr bullet. And that would be the end of the matter if that were the only variable to consider. Unfortunately it's not. I am significantly more confident with my 300NM than I was with any of my 338's because - I believe - the 300NM is inherently more efficient and accurate. What "accuracy" claim am I talking about? I could routinely hold 1 moa or a little better at distance (beyond 700y) with my 338's. I can routinely shoot 1/2-3/4 moa with my 300NM. Inside of 700y it's absolutely stupid accurate. My wife, who rarely shoots, shot a 1" 4-shot group at 404y cold. She was reading a book and said, "hey, can I shoot that?" And just like that she puts a group like that together. A 230gr Berger moving at 2970fps with an SD of 9 holding that level of accuracy is hard to beat. My 215gr load has the same accuracy, an SD of 8, and is moving at 3150fps! Anyway, the differences aren't monumental but the differences are certainly there, and for me most of those differences favor of the 300NM. [/QUOTE]
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