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<blockquote data-quote="WildRose" data-source="post: 1574180" data-attributes="member: 30902"><p>Before stepping up to the Lapua I'd highy encourage you to find, rent, borrow one and put a few rounds down range.</p><p></p><p>The reason you see so many of the big .30's and .338's with fw rounds through them at bargain prices on the used market is that most people can't handle the muzzle blast, recoil, or cost of shooting the big cased .338's.</p><p></p><p>To go to the Lapua case also requires you step up to a custom action that's going to be substantially higher in price than an action for the standard mag's.</p><p></p><p>Unless you're serious about shooting beyond 1,500yds a 7mm or .30 cal will do all you need or want.</p><p></p><p>I shoot .260's, 7mm Stw's, 300wm's, 300 Rum's with three each of the latter two as well as the .375 Ruger. For your application if I were starting fresh today I'd look hard at the .30 PRC and .300 Rum, the latter simply if you want the extra gas.</p><p></p><p>Till you get behind one you really can't appreciate just how big of a step up it is to the .338L and even loading your own it's very expensive to shoot as well as rather physically punishing for most shooters.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WildRose, post: 1574180, member: 30902"] Before stepping up to the Lapua I'd highy encourage you to find, rent, borrow one and put a few rounds down range. The reason you see so many of the big .30's and .338's with fw rounds through them at bargain prices on the used market is that most people can't handle the muzzle blast, recoil, or cost of shooting the big cased .338's. To go to the Lapua case also requires you step up to a custom action that's going to be substantially higher in price than an action for the standard mag's. Unless you're serious about shooting beyond 1,500yds a 7mm or .30 cal will do all you need or want. I shoot .260's, 7mm Stw's, 300wm's, 300 Rum's with three each of the latter two as well as the .375 Ruger. For your application if I were starting fresh today I'd look hard at the .30 PRC and .300 Rum, the latter simply if you want the extra gas. Till you get behind one you really can't appreciate just how big of a step up it is to the .338L and even loading your own it's very expensive to shoot as well as rather physically punishing for most shooters. [/QUOTE]
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