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Is there any other rifle in the .338 caliber that can compete with .338 Lapua?
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<blockquote data-quote="Fullboar" data-source="post: 929502" data-attributes="member: 78435"><p>The 338Edge will run with the 338LM but if you are only shooting up to 925 yards I would honestly look no further than a 7mmWSM, or even one of the other 7mm short mags (belt less). The 7mmWSM shooting high BC bullets stays supersonic up to around 1400 yards plus.</p><p></p><p>There is a couple of advantages to using something like a 7mm short mag. You only get good at shooting longrange by practicing and you can get a rifles with top shelf components a lot cheaper, quality components for quality 7mm longrange ammo is under half the price of ammo for the .338LM you will be able to put more ammo downrange with the 7mm and get good compared to a .338LM and the 7mm is much easier to shoot accurately compared to the 338LM and shooting the 7mm is not as taxing as the 338LM. If you were shooting 1500 yards plus I would look at something like the 338LM or 338Edge but for under 1500 yards it's NOT NEEDED. All things being equal the 7mm (short mag) is easier to tune and get shooting good compared to a 338LM.</p><p></p><p>Just look at how many records 7mm's hold for 1000 yards, 1000 meters (1100 yards) compared to the bigger stuff like the .338LM. I use to do a lot of shooting up to 1000meters (F Class Standard and F Class Open) and I use a .308 (for standard) and a .260Rem (for open) and it's the smaller caliber (6mm, 6.5mm, 7mm) that always win the comps.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fullboar, post: 929502, member: 78435"] The 338Edge will run with the 338LM but if you are only shooting up to 925 yards I would honestly look no further than a 7mmWSM, or even one of the other 7mm short mags (belt less). The 7mmWSM shooting high BC bullets stays supersonic up to around 1400 yards plus. There is a couple of advantages to using something like a 7mm short mag. You only get good at shooting longrange by practicing and you can get a rifles with top shelf components a lot cheaper, quality components for quality 7mm longrange ammo is under half the price of ammo for the .338LM you will be able to put more ammo downrange with the 7mm and get good compared to a .338LM and the 7mm is much easier to shoot accurately compared to the 338LM and shooting the 7mm is not as taxing as the 338LM. If you were shooting 1500 yards plus I would look at something like the 338LM or 338Edge but for under 1500 yards it's NOT NEEDED. All things being equal the 7mm (short mag) is easier to tune and get shooting good compared to a 338LM. Just look at how many records 7mm's hold for 1000 yards, 1000 meters (1100 yards) compared to the bigger stuff like the .338LM. I use to do a lot of shooting up to 1000meters (F Class Standard and F Class Open) and I use a .308 (for standard) and a .260Rem (for open) and it's the smaller caliber (6mm, 6.5mm, 7mm) that always win the comps. [/QUOTE]
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