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I am intersted in for long range shooting, past 300 yards out to 1,000yards. I have a stainlss action, Ruger with a 27", Stainlss, Apex, Match Grade, Gain-twist, tapered bull barrell.
Other choices I have to consider for L-Range: 700/VSSF/308, 300 Win Mag, 375 H&H. and I could have a custom barrel replace the factory barrel.
Where I hunt it is open and across wind swept valleys. With no hands on experience at LRshooting I think my 338 would be somewhat ideal: heavy bullet 200 grains+, with good Ballistic Coefficient approaching 3,000fps...
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338 RUM/Edge 300 grainers....
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Rost, what do you think of the .338 Lapua? Just looking for some input. Thanks.
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Are you shooting long range or hunting long range? Title said shooting but post seems more related to hunting.
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300 RUM with Berger 190 or 210 VLD's
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300 RUM Shooting 210gr Bergers out of a 30 inch barrel
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Are you shooting long range or hunting long range? Title said shooting but post seems more related to hunting. ___________________________________________ Hunting.
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you also need to determine how much shooting you are going to do and how much you want to spend, the lapua is nice but cost more $$ to shoot compared to a rum varation.
also what are you going to be shooting???
were it me i would get a .308 and practice practice practice then up grade to a bigger gun
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My .338 Allen Magnum 300 grain SMK at 3400 fps at the muzzle = 3200 pounds of energy at 1000 yards now that�s some whoop azz and only 16.25 MOA to get there. Or my 270 Allen Magnum shooting 195�s at 3150 at the muzzle = 2001 pounds of energy at 1000 yards and only takes 19.25 MOA to get there not to shabby ether. Having Kirby build me a .338 based on 270 AM which is based of the 300 Ultra mag should be around 75 to a 100 fps faster than the Edge. 
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How heavy of a rifle are you willing to tote into the game fields? When you look at portable rifles, recoil is such that a good 6.5mm or 7mm is hard to beat. The hot 30's and 338's have their place, but one has to either compromise on recoil or weight, and going too light makes it tough to place those shots way out there. The 375 is a no go due to lack of appropriate bullets.
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How heavy of a rifle are you willing to tote into the game fields? When you look at portable rifles, recoil is such that a good 6.5mm or 7mm is hard to beat. The hot 30's and 338's have their place, but one has to either compromise on recoil or weight, and going too light makes it tough to place those shots way out there. The 375 is a no go due to lack of appropriate bullets. amen on all of that
I would not buy something that runs on any kind of primer given the possibility of primer shortages and even regulations. In fact, why not buy a flintlock? Really. Rocks aren't going away anytime soon.
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6.5/378 Weatherby mag shooting 160 grainers out of a 32" barrel. That's funny right there....
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How heavy of a rifle are you willing to tote into the game fields? When you look at portable rifles, recoil is such that a good 6.5mm or 7mm is hard to beat. The hot 30's and 338's have their place, but one has to either compromise on recoil or weight, and going too light makes it tough to place those shots way out there. The 375 is a no go due to lack of appropriate bullets. ______________________________________________ Weight will not be a problem since I plan on 'laying-in-wait' to actually snipe. Recoil is not a concern of mine...I've shot my 338 with a t-shirt on and my Ruger 338 with the Apex barrel at 27" and a tappered bull recoils like my 20ga. As for the 375H&H...many moons ago I read an article about using different dia-bullet by running them thru a lyman resizer: 35 resized down to .338, shoulda kept the article; it also told how to load when downsizing...
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How heavy of a rifle are you willing to tote into the game fields? When you look at portable rifles, recoil is such that a good 6.5mm or 7mm is hard to beat. The hot 30's and 338's have their place, but one has to either compromise on recoil or weight, and going too light makes it tough to place those shots way out there. The 375 is a no go due to lack of appropriate bullets. ______________________________________________ Weight will not be a problem since I plan on 'laying-in-wait' to actually snipe. Recoil is not a concern of mine...I've shot my 338 with a t-shirt on and my Ruger 338 with the Apex barrel at 27" and a tappered bull recoils like my 20ga. As for the 375H&H... many moons ago I read an article about using different dia-bullet by running them thru a lyman resizer: 338 resized down to .35 ,, shoulda kept the article; it also told how to load when downsizing... How is that even possible, a 338 bullet is already smaller in diamenter than a 35 cal. My 338 Laupa built on a M-700 Action with a 30" ABS barrel and 5.5X22X50 NXS all up 11.6 pounds ![[Linked Image]](http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d62/jwp475/PARKER338LM-1.jpg)
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