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338 lapua vs 338rum vs 300win mag vs 308
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<blockquote data-quote="Long Time Long Ranger" data-source="post: 468330" data-attributes="member: 505"><p>Lapua Guy, I am not trying to pick a fight, I was just curious about your claims. Welcome to the forum. There are few people that own the numbers and different chamberings of big 338"s that I do and have the experience with them I have had in developing new ones over the past 35 years. My 340 Wby with a 28" barrel has an accuracy load of 2735 fps with a 300 grain bullet. My 26" barrel 338 RUM Rem 700 has an accuracy load of 2730 fps with the 300 but will hit near 2800 fps if I want to push it. I stay where the accuracy is. When the 338 RUM came out in 2001 I tested it extensively on the 1000 yard range at my shop. Accuracy loads out of a 30" barrel averaged around 2800 fps with several rifles which is ten fps faster than your Lapua. Your 2600 fps estimation for the 338 RUM is way slow. They are quite a bit faster than that. I tested the new 338 RUM against the Lapua, various improved versions I was working on and the 338-300 RUM I had been doing since late 1998. The Lapua is the best cartridge of the three mentioned here. The improved Lapua is better yet and gets a little velocity seperation from the other three.</p><p> </p><p>I like the 338 Lapua and have two right now. Here is a picture of my wife with her mulie this year shot at 516 yards with her 338 Lapua. Some of the top long range guys in the country are on this forum with many years experience with long range hunting. Just appreciate that fact and welcome to the forum. You sound like a guy who is energetic and genuinely loves the sport. You will enjoy it here.</p><p> </p><p><img src="http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr194/bullschlitz/phoebesdeer033.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p> </p><p><img src="http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr194/bullschlitz/phoebesdeer033.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p> </p><p><img src="http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr194/bullschlitz/phoebesdeer035.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Long Time Long Ranger, post: 468330, member: 505"] Lapua Guy, I am not trying to pick a fight, I was just curious about your claims. Welcome to the forum. There are few people that own the numbers and different chamberings of big 338"s that I do and have the experience with them I have had in developing new ones over the past 35 years. My 340 Wby with a 28" barrel has an accuracy load of 2735 fps with a 300 grain bullet. My 26" barrel 338 RUM Rem 700 has an accuracy load of 2730 fps with the 300 but will hit near 2800 fps if I want to push it. I stay where the accuracy is. When the 338 RUM came out in 2001 I tested it extensively on the 1000 yard range at my shop. Accuracy loads out of a 30" barrel averaged around 2800 fps with several rifles which is ten fps faster than your Lapua. Your 2600 fps estimation for the 338 RUM is way slow. They are quite a bit faster than that. I tested the new 338 RUM against the Lapua, various improved versions I was working on and the 338-300 RUM I had been doing since late 1998. The Lapua is the best cartridge of the three mentioned here. The improved Lapua is better yet and gets a little velocity seperation from the other three. I like the 338 Lapua and have two right now. Here is a picture of my wife with her mulie this year shot at 516 yards with her 338 Lapua. Some of the top long range guys in the country are on this forum with many years experience with long range hunting. Just appreciate that fact and welcome to the forum. You sound like a guy who is energetic and genuinely loves the sport. You will enjoy it here. [IMG]http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr194/bullschlitz/phoebesdeer033.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr194/bullschlitz/phoebesdeer033.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr194/bullschlitz/phoebesdeer035.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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