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Why do so many people not like the 338 Lapua?
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<blockquote data-quote="MontanaRifleman" data-source="post: 1056414" data-attributes="member: 11717"><p>Bottom line, very generally speaking is, as long as your muzzle velocities with a Berger are lower than 3000-3100 fps and your terminal velocity is above 1800 fps or so, you are good from point blank to whatever distance you remain above a terminal velocity of 1800 fps. With a Lapua the muzzle velocity of a 300 gr Berger is going to usually be in the 2800-2900 fps range. You are going to get good expansion and deep penetration. I would use 300 Bergers on anything from small antelope to the largest game in NA excluding big coastal bears. The 300 Berger would probably work on a large coastal bear but I want to see someone else do it first... a few times. I would switch to 275 A-Frames for the big bruins.</p><p></p><p>As far as meat damage goes, 95% of my shots have been double lung shots. No meat damage with whatever cartridge and bullet I used. If you get into a situation where you have to make a less than desirable angle shot then IMO, it's better to loose some meat and put it down quick. In any case, you take a less than desirable angle shot and your going to loose meat with any cartridge/bullet you use.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MontanaRifleman, post: 1056414, member: 11717"] Bottom line, very generally speaking is, as long as your muzzle velocities with a Berger are lower than 3000-3100 fps and your terminal velocity is above 1800 fps or so, you are good from point blank to whatever distance you remain above a terminal velocity of 1800 fps. With a Lapua the muzzle velocity of a 300 gr Berger is going to usually be in the 2800-2900 fps range. You are going to get good expansion and deep penetration. I would use 300 Bergers on anything from small antelope to the largest game in NA excluding big coastal bears. The 300 Berger would probably work on a large coastal bear but I want to see someone else do it first... a few times. I would switch to 275 A-Frames for the big bruins. As far as meat damage goes, 95% of my shots have been double lung shots. No meat damage with whatever cartridge and bullet I used. If you get into a situation where you have to make a less than desirable angle shot then IMO, it's better to loose some meat and put it down quick. In any case, you take a less than desirable angle shot and your going to loose meat with any cartridge/bullet you use. [/QUOTE]
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