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<blockquote data-quote="MudRunner2005" data-source="post: 957105" data-attributes="member: 12995"><p>I agree. I see a fair bit of .338 Lapuas around here and RUM calibers sitting on used racks at gun shops. Most people get bit by the bug, and then get bit by the caliber, and don't want to play anymore. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p> </p><p>There are legit places a .338 Lapua or large .338 have a niche. I don't take that away...But for what 90% of the people in the lower 48 hunt, there is no need for such a weapon. And even of that 10% that do have the need, I'd say 85% of those hunters don't have the skillset to reach a shooting distance to ever need anything more than a .300 WinMag.</p><p> </p><p>In Alabama, unless you're an oddball like me, and you have a caliber larger than a 7mm RemMag you will never reach its full potential. I intentionally hunt powerlines, and wide-open areas where I can shoot LR, because I have the weapons to do so. To most around here a 200 yard shot on a whitetail is considered a "long ways away". I dropped 2 this year in 2 shots without thinking twice, between 175-225 yards. I didn't even compensate...It was point, click, drop... Most hunters around here would never think of doing that. They'd try to draw them in closer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MudRunner2005, post: 957105, member: 12995"] I agree. I see a fair bit of .338 Lapuas around here and RUM calibers sitting on used racks at gun shops. Most people get bit by the bug, and then get bit by the caliber, and don't want to play anymore. :D There are legit places a .338 Lapua or large .338 have a niche. I don't take that away...But for what 90% of the people in the lower 48 hunt, there is no need for such a weapon. And even of that 10% that do have the need, I'd say 85% of those hunters don't have the skillset to reach a shooting distance to ever need anything more than a .300 WinMag. In Alabama, unless you're an oddball like me, and you have a caliber larger than a 7mm RemMag you will never reach its full potential. I intentionally hunt powerlines, and wide-open areas where I can shoot LR, because I have the weapons to do so. To most around here a 200 yard shot on a whitetail is considered a "long ways away". I dropped 2 this year in 2 shots without thinking twice, between 175-225 yards. I didn't even compensate...It was point, click, drop... Most hunters around here would never think of doing that. They'd try to draw them in closer. [/QUOTE]
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