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338 LRH gun questions
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<blockquote data-quote="montana_native" data-source="post: 234508" data-attributes="member: 12881"><div style="text-align: left"><div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Looking for some ideas for a 338 caliber build. I think I am leaning toward the RUM, mostly because it's a factory chambering and reloading should, in theory, be simpler. This gun will be built on a Savage 110 action that will <u>not</u> use the barrel nut.</span></span></div> <div style="text-align: left"> </div> <div style="text-align: left"><strong><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">I have two questions:</span></span></strong></div> <div style="text-align: left"> </div> <div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong><span style="font-size: 12px">1.</span> </strong><strong><span style="font-size: 12px">What barrel length and twist would maximize performance with 250-300 gr bullets?</span></strong></span></div> <div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong><span style="font-size: 12px">2.</span> </strong><strong><span style="font-size: 12px">What are other available bullets for the 338 (besides the 250 and 300 gr SMK's) that are suitable for long range shooting? </span></strong></span></div> <div style="text-align: left"> </div> <div style="text-align: left"><strong><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">I guess my goal is to try and approach the performance of the Lapua and the Edge with a more common cartridge.</span></span></strong></div> <div style="text-align: left"> </div> <div style="text-align: left"><strong><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Thanks for any insight.</span></span></strong></div> </div></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="montana_native, post: 234508, member: 12881"] [LEFT][LEFT][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]Looking for some ideas for a 338 caliber build. I think I am leaning toward the RUM, mostly because it’s a factory chambering and reloading should, in theory, be simpler. This gun will be built on a Savage 110 action that will [U]not[/U] use the barrel nut.[/FONT][/SIZE][/LEFT] [LEFT][B][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT][/B][/LEFT] [LEFT][B][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]I have two questions:[/FONT][/SIZE][/B][/LEFT] [LEFT][B][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT][/B][/LEFT] [LEFT][FONT=Times New Roman][B][SIZE=3]1.[/SIZE] [/B][B][SIZE=3]What barrel length and twist would maximize performance with 250-300 gr bullets?[/SIZE][/B][/FONT][/LEFT] [LEFT][FONT=Times New Roman][B][SIZE=3]2.[/SIZE] [/B][B][SIZE=3]What are other available bullets for the 338 (besides the 250 and 300 gr SMK’s) that are suitable for long range shooting? [/SIZE][/B][/FONT][/LEFT] [LEFT][B][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT][/B][/LEFT] [LEFT][B][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]I guess my goal is to try and approach the performance of the Lapua and the Edge with a more common cartridge.[/FONT][/SIZE][/B][/LEFT] [LEFT][B][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT][/B][/LEFT] [LEFT][B][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]Thanks for any insight.[/FONT][/SIZE][/B][/LEFT][/LEFT] [/QUOTE]
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