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edge or lapua mag???
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<blockquote data-quote="SavageShtr" data-source="post: 394881" data-attributes="member: 15118"><p>There is lots of good advise to be had on this site. I was in your shoes about a year and a half ago I couldn't make up my mind if I wanted a Lapua an Edge or just go with the Rum. Than I got to talking with my cousin liltank and remembered that when I had my 338 Rem mag and was looking at my reloading manual I told him that i would love to have a 338 Lapua mag some day. So I decided to go with the Lapua. Then of course I kept changing my mind should I go with an improved version or the standard Lapua. I got to talking to my smith and he told me to try the standard Lapua first and see how it shot before going with an improved version that I might not need the extra case capacity. Well long story short I built a standard Lapua on a Savage target action with a 32" Douglas brl with a 1:10 twist. I am currently using H-50 BMG with the 300gr SMK's at 2754fps and good accuracy. I have been able to run the 300gr SMK with H-1000 at 2980fps. I currently have five reloads on the brass that I'm using with no signs of giving up the ghost. With that being said build what you want to build because you are the one that is going to have to shoot it feed it and lug it around. 2750-2950 fps is a good range to be at with the 300gr's. Keep in mind that these are gonna thump you at those speeds no matter what you decide to shoot in the big 338's. Mine is in the 20# range with no brake and still has pretty good recoil to it, so you will also want a brake on it. Good luck in choosing a caliber to build on, no matter which one you choose it will be a good one.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SavageShtr, post: 394881, member: 15118"] There is lots of good advise to be had on this site. I was in your shoes about a year and a half ago I couldn't make up my mind if I wanted a Lapua an Edge or just go with the Rum. Than I got to talking with my cousin liltank and remembered that when I had my 338 Rem mag and was looking at my reloading manual I told him that i would love to have a 338 Lapua mag some day. So I decided to go with the Lapua. Then of course I kept changing my mind should I go with an improved version or the standard Lapua. I got to talking to my smith and he told me to try the standard Lapua first and see how it shot before going with an improved version that I might not need the extra case capacity. Well long story short I built a standard Lapua on a Savage target action with a 32" Douglas brl with a 1:10 twist. I am currently using H-50 BMG with the 300gr SMK's at 2754fps and good accuracy. I have been able to run the 300gr SMK with H-1000 at 2980fps. I currently have five reloads on the brass that I'm using with no signs of giving up the ghost. With that being said build what you want to build because you are the one that is going to have to shoot it feed it and lug it around. 2750-2950 fps is a good range to be at with the 300gr's. Keep in mind that these are gonna thump you at those speeds no matter what you decide to shoot in the big 338's. Mine is in the 20# range with no brake and still has pretty good recoil to it, so you will also want a brake on it. Good luck in choosing a caliber to build on, no matter which one you choose it will be a good one. [/QUOTE]
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