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338 Lapua vs 300 Norma
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<blockquote data-quote="tim_w" data-source="post: 1344329" data-attributes="member: 11132"><p>But while performance wise on game they maybe close to a wash there are other differences that may matter to a perspective owner:</p><p></p><p>The receiver they fit in. Lapua really need the x-LA receiver and longer mags,if they are wanting mag feed that is. The two NMs both will fit in LA and both loaded out to ideal COALs can be feed via mag. </p><p></p><p>The 300 is the hardest on the throat and therefore barrel life. Not a major consideration for a hunting only rig but still. The 338NM will win that easily and LM next.</p><p></p><p>Barrel length to get the most all the potential of the cartridge. The 338NM wins here with IMO the 300nm and LM about tied together.</p><p></p><p>The best and easiest to get brass. This goes to the LM hands down. While Norma is at the top rung its not the very top and its the only provider so far. If someone wants to use lapua brass in a NM they are going to be needing a few dies and trimming and turning.</p><p></p><p>I ended up going with the 300nm first (in the process of building). I like the flatter shooting and for target shooting some of the solids its a screaming lazer beam. Recoil is a bit less although that never really an issue with a good brake.</p><p></p><p>With that said if I had to have one hunting only setup out of the 3 and it had to cover most all conditions i.e backpacking in, brush, long shoots etc. I would be going for the 338nm and plan to build one within a year. It works great with a 24" barrel. Has almost 3x barrel life from the reports I have seen than the LM. Has the larger diameter bullet from the 300 just in case that little bit of extra surface area may help. It can fit in a mag feed LA setup. Of all of them is the easiest to tune loads for. Thus it could be made into RELATIVELY speaking lighter shorter over all setup and cover lots of hunting uses from 0-1200+ yards for anything in the Americas and most the globe.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tim_w, post: 1344329, member: 11132"] But while performance wise on game they maybe close to a wash there are other differences that may matter to a perspective owner: The receiver they fit in. Lapua really need the x-LA receiver and longer mags,if they are wanting mag feed that is. The two NMs both will fit in LA and both loaded out to ideal COALs can be feed via mag. The 300 is the hardest on the throat and therefore barrel life. Not a major consideration for a hunting only rig but still. The 338NM will win that easily and LM next. Barrel length to get the most all the potential of the cartridge. The 338NM wins here with IMO the 300nm and LM about tied together. The best and easiest to get brass. This goes to the LM hands down. While Norma is at the top rung its not the very top and its the only provider so far. If someone wants to use lapua brass in a NM they are going to be needing a few dies and trimming and turning. I ended up going with the 300nm first (in the process of building). I like the flatter shooting and for target shooting some of the solids its a screaming lazer beam. Recoil is a bit less although that never really an issue with a good brake. With that said if I had to have one hunting only setup out of the 3 and it had to cover most all conditions i.e backpacking in, brush, long shoots etc. I would be going for the 338nm and plan to build one within a year. It works great with a 24" barrel. Has almost 3x barrel life from the reports I have seen than the LM. Has the larger diameter bullet from the 300 just in case that little bit of extra surface area may help. It can fit in a mag feed LA setup. Of all of them is the easiest to tune loads for. Thus it could be made into RELATIVELY speaking lighter shorter over all setup and cover lots of hunting uses from 0-1200+ yards for anything in the Americas and most the globe. [/QUOTE]
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