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<blockquote data-quote="toddc" data-source="post: 1270215" data-attributes="member: 4566"><p>Solid reply boss. Are you running the 285 or 250? I can imagine something being left of a deer with 2 shots from a 250. A 285 and a running away deer? Uhhhhh hmmmm. Burger anyone? You and I obviously hunt in vastly different circumstances which is often the reason for differing opinions on the web.</p><p>I have seen probably close to 1000 deer killed with a 338 300SMK and only seen 1 shot twice. We got about 3 lbs of edible meat off of it. Weird deal as the deer was facing quartering to us and the 1st shot took out the left shoulder and right hip and the deer just slowly pivoted and my cousin hit her again from right shoulder to left hip. It was TERRIBLE. I made him deal with it. Deer fell in 3 pieces while he skinned it. To this day I have NO IDEA how that thing was standing after the 1st shot.</p><p></p><p>We hunt in vastly different areas obviously and while my choice of the Lapua for plains hunting is regarded as slightly strange by the locals, a Lapua is quite a bit stranger as a woods gun for fast follow up. Kudos to making it work for you, outside the box thinking is something I admire.</p><p></p><p>As to the .25 MOA with SHORT match ammo, that is a matter of luck to some extent as we never KNOW how a rig will shoot until we shoot it. Many Lapuas especially with the longer VLDs will NEED a longer COAL to work well in ANY gun be it a Savage or Stiller or Surgeon. No builder on the planet can 100% gauarantee that a specific load at a specific COAL will shoot .25MOA be it custom or a H&R Handy rifle.</p><p></p><p>And yeah I think we all have been known to miss. I can't even really comment as I haven't taken an OFFHAND shot at a STATIONARY animal much less something running in 15 yrs and definitely wouldn't be doing it with a Lapua of any kind if I did. I guess if you are using a Lapua for short range offhand running shots then a repeater might be a good choice, this probably doesn't' cover the vast majority of Lapua usage I would guess and if it does those using it for such might know there are rigs better suited to this type of hunting. Of course its a free country thank God so don't let that stop you. I know guys who shoot a 505 Gibbs on deer as well. </p><p></p><p>If it works for you then stick with it, just realize your hunting situation probably could be better served by a lot of rigs other than a Lapua. Of course a lot of people have told me the same thing so rock on and keep whackin em.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="toddc, post: 1270215, member: 4566"] Solid reply boss. Are you running the 285 or 250? I can imagine something being left of a deer with 2 shots from a 250. A 285 and a running away deer? Uhhhhh hmmmm. Burger anyone? You and I obviously hunt in vastly different circumstances which is often the reason for differing opinions on the web. I have seen probably close to 1000 deer killed with a 338 300SMK and only seen 1 shot twice. We got about 3 lbs of edible meat off of it. Weird deal as the deer was facing quartering to us and the 1st shot took out the left shoulder and right hip and the deer just slowly pivoted and my cousin hit her again from right shoulder to left hip. It was TERRIBLE. I made him deal with it. Deer fell in 3 pieces while he skinned it. To this day I have NO IDEA how that thing was standing after the 1st shot. We hunt in vastly different areas obviously and while my choice of the Lapua for plains hunting is regarded as slightly strange by the locals, a Lapua is quite a bit stranger as a woods gun for fast follow up. Kudos to making it work for you, outside the box thinking is something I admire. As to the .25 MOA with SHORT match ammo, that is a matter of luck to some extent as we never KNOW how a rig will shoot until we shoot it. Many Lapuas especially with the longer VLDs will NEED a longer COAL to work well in ANY gun be it a Savage or Stiller or Surgeon. No builder on the planet can 100% gauarantee that a specific load at a specific COAL will shoot .25MOA be it custom or a H&R Handy rifle. And yeah I think we all have been known to miss. I can't even really comment as I haven't taken an OFFHAND shot at a STATIONARY animal much less something running in 15 yrs and definitely wouldn't be doing it with a Lapua of any kind if I did. I guess if you are using a Lapua for short range offhand running shots then a repeater might be a good choice, this probably doesn't' cover the vast majority of Lapua usage I would guess and if it does those using it for such might know there are rigs better suited to this type of hunting. Of course its a free country thank God so don't let that stop you. I know guys who shoot a 505 Gibbs on deer as well. If it works for you then stick with it, just realize your hunting situation probably could be better served by a lot of rigs other than a Lapua. Of course a lot of people have told me the same thing so rock on and keep whackin em. [/QUOTE]
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