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I'm running the .338AM 270AM and the .338 Ultra Maxx which is the 270AM necked up to .338. I was thinking about getting a lathe and start building my own as well. just because I can. 
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Oh and the .338-378 WBY it's a great one too I think the .338 Lapua is so popular because of the Lapua brass. That is why I went with the 338 Lapua. The quality of the brass is excellent and the brass is very strong and ell suited to high pressure. The 338 Lapua is CIP'ed at 67,000 PSI. I realy like mine. I get 2800 FPS with the 300 SMK This group was shot at 300 yards ![[Linked Image]](http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d62/jwp475/DSC00901.jpg) The caliper is measuring the outside of the group making center to center .747" that is.238 MOA Yes the other rounds can do as well, but their are no flies on the 338 Lapua IMHO The quality of the brass ot to be good at $2 a copy.
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The quality is excellent and the cases last a very long time
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I know Remington chambers the .338 Lapua. On my budget, I'd have to go with the RUM. Besides, I like all the RUMS, except the 7mm. If I had no budget, a Kirby Allen rifle in .338 AM or .300 Express. A buddy of mine has been messing around with a .30-.338 Lapua IMP and 177 gr GS Customs. Pretty impressive, but the bullets are a PITA to get. mtmuley
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I know Remington chambers the .338 Lapua. You are wrong on that, Remington chambers a 338WM and the 338RUM. They dont chamber the 338Lapua or even produce a bolt face that will fit one. RC828
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jc, Thanks for putting that up....thats a sweet looking ready to go setup. Anyone seen, handled, or shot one?
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Don't want to hijack, but what scopes are you fellas running? Looking at the 8X32 NF for the .338L, but it's alot of scope. I ran the 6.5X20 Leupy, but it left me wanting more X's.
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I have a 375 AM in the making. It should be done any time now, I hope! I'll be running the Nightforce 5.5x22x50 NPR1.
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JC544, tried to click on your link on two different computers and no go, I guess [bleep] you in the mean time, have to see it to believe it... be cool
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Well I saw one in person at the 2006 Shot Show in Vegas, so [bleep] and and your incorrect assertion I also have a 338 Lapua made on a 700 Action Here's one that was on Gunbroker http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=148366109#PIC
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easy guys  ...i looked at the link last night myself and its written in a paragraph under the pic of the rifle that it was chabered in 338 lapua..no i dont want in this argument.. it took me a while to find it but its there....anyway, i started this thing thats now six freakin pages and you guys have helped me quite a BUNCH but one question left. my paper research tells me the 300rum is flatter shooting than the 338's. i have heard all my life that the 338 wm is better than my 300wm. honestly, is it just the energy factor or is there something im not seeing by not owning one? my choice is to go with the lapua but i keep falling back to 30 cal cause it looks so good on the remington factory ballistics charts.
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who chambers 338 lapua in a good factory rifle? and are there any sites one can go to that helps with calculating wind speed and other factors and/or scope adjustments Yeah there are a few that chamber the 338 Lapua. I would encourge you to look in to a Sako TRG-42. Just make sure it is a recent build and it has the 1-10 twist barrel not the 1-12. As for the tools to help you with reading the wind and making adjustments, nothing can top doing it and learning by shooting in the wind but you should plan to pick up a Kestrel and I would also look into a pocket PC and the Nightforce software. The TRG is a fantastic Out of the Box rifle. Best Trigger I've ever pulled. That being said I sure don't want to be toting it up a hill! I had a 338 RUM in a Sporting Weight Rifle based on a Ultra-Mag length actioned M-70. It would be the one to hunt with. That being said you really should start SHOOTING at 700-800yds LONG before you start HUNTING at 700-800yds. Buying the best rifle in the world isn't going to make you hit targets that far off without developing some skills...........................DJ
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Trajectory is a known quantity and easily compensated for. The 338's have the advantage of heavier bullets and the SMK 300 Grain has a BC of .768, the wind bucking ability is better as is the slap on the animal at lloooonnngg range
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see i told you im a beginner...wind drift..,huh,.. im not sure if a person that forgets wind drift will make a good sniper ...anywho...thanks guys. problem solved, and ill let you guys know how it ends up. thanks for all the input as you guys are cool and pretty darn smart. dont stop this thing on my account..as i may have more optics questions...
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JC544, tried to click on your link on two different computers and no go, I guess [bleep] you in the mean time, have to see it to believe it... be cool Well I can see your a class act... just pathetic. 
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easy guys :)my paper research tells me the 300rum is flatter shooting than the 338's. i have heard all my life that the 338 wm is better than my 300wm. honestly, is it just the energy factor or is there something im not seeing by not owning one? my choice is to go with the lapua but i keep falling back to 30 cal cause it looks so good on the remington factory ballistics charts. If I am going long distance on game it will be either a 7mm cartridge or a 338 cartridge. The 30 cal is not really in the mix for me. My two favorite LR rigs are 7mm Dakota and the 338AX (338 Lapua Improved).
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Sorry JWP did not realize that the fawn you smoked at 500 yards with your 338 Lapua was a Remington 
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