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<blockquote data-quote="trueblue" data-source="post: 426661" data-attributes="member: 10654"><p>jmden, thanks for the phone conversation.</p><p> </p><p>Kirby,</p><p>great post. </p><p>This thread was started for the benefit of RH300RUM, but I have to admit, I am thinking about the 338's myself again, if my shoulder keeps improving the way it has lately from surgury.</p><p>What would be your expected velocity from your AX or Lapua AI in a 28" barrel if 30" barrel was to cumbersome to use as a carry rifle?</p><p> </p><p>It seems that there is a balance that needs to be reached between weight of rifle to be able to shoot accurately and deal with recoil. I would assume that the faster you are pushing the 300gr SMK the heavier the rifle needs to be to shoot it accurately. So based on that assumption how heavy does the rifle need to be to handle the 300gr SMK at 3000fps ?</p><p>And , if a lighter rifle was the priority for a backpack rifle, would it not be benefitial to sacrifice some speed to say 2750fps and go with a 26" barrel for weight reduction and portabilty?</p><p>I know this thread started as the fastest 338 without the Cheytac, but I think it is appropriate to also look at the best balance of speed, portability, and weight issues as well.</p><p>Feedback on this would also be extremely benefitial.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trueblue, post: 426661, member: 10654"] jmden, thanks for the phone conversation. Kirby, great post. This thread was started for the benefit of RH300RUM, but I have to admit, I am thinking about the 338's myself again, if my shoulder keeps improving the way it has lately from surgury. What would be your expected velocity from your AX or Lapua AI in a 28" barrel if 30" barrel was to cumbersome to use as a carry rifle? It seems that there is a balance that needs to be reached between weight of rifle to be able to shoot accurately and deal with recoil. I would assume that the faster you are pushing the 300gr SMK the heavier the rifle needs to be to shoot it accurately. So based on that assumption how heavy does the rifle need to be to handle the 300gr SMK at 3000fps ? And , if a lighter rifle was the priority for a backpack rifle, would it not be benefitial to sacrifice some speed to say 2750fps and go with a 26" barrel for weight reduction and portabilty? I know this thread started as the fastest 338 without the Cheytac, but I think it is appropriate to also look at the best balance of speed, portability, and weight issues as well. Feedback on this would also be extremely benefitial. [/QUOTE]
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