Is buying a 338 Lapua dumb?

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Cooldill said:
The tree-tree-eighter 'Lupee is a good round for anti-personnel and light anti-materiel out to 1500 meters in the tactical warfighting environment. It is a modern round for the modern tactical urban assault sniper operator NAVSPECWAR/DEVGRU/SEAL and if you can't handle the awesomeness, leave it to the REAL operators.

For me, I've found a .308 or .30-06 to do anything I'd ever need or even want to do with a rifle. :cool:
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I think Lopee would be closer to the pronunciation then Lupee:)
In the case of Garand his widow, son, and the Army all disagreed (there are too many Canadian French dialects current and historical to list here) but Lah-poo-ah is a city in Finland.

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Before pulling the trigger, consider all your options. Make sure to look into the 338 Rem Ultra and 340 Weatherby. Those two and the Lapua are basically the same ballistically, with more difference resulting from barrel configuration than the case. Consider the rifles they come in. The 338 Rem Ultra is significantly cheaper to feed and Remington's 700 XCR is a great rifle for a great price, and that's coming from someone that doesn't care for Remingtons. Then there's the king of the 338's: the 338-378 Weatherby that is at a whole other level. If you want something boutique and actually quite interesting, look into the 338 Norma.
 
The past few years I've been in the process of turning my not-Savages into Savages, I like being able to swap my own barrels as I need to. Easy to work on. So, whichever I end up with it'll probably be a Savage.

In my area we have massive amounts of open public land to shoot on. I don't suspect I'd shoot a 338 too often, but when I do it would be a lot of fun! It's nice to have options. Seems from the feedback that the people who have a rifle in this cal are happy they do. If I do get one I'll post how things are going.
 
I found one of the 112 Magnum Targets at a local store today, so I've been able to handle all 4 of the models now. With the exception of the BA, the other 3 really aren't as heavy as you would expect them to be. The 112 definitely has the smoothest action, I wonder if they put a little more work into those models..? Goes without saying it has the best trigger, but the others were all quite crisp & good. I've narrowed it down to the 112 MT or the 110 HS Precision. One potential concern I read about- all of the options with the AI magazines, those mags are shorter than what's ideal for the cartridge OAL. One guy said he had to 0.100" off the lands. I'll likely end up with the 112 but I have some time to think it through. I also read the 112 uses a larger screw for the scope bases than all the others.
 
The original AI magazines were made to accept SAAMI length rounds (3.60") whereas newer AI mags are available that accept the longer CIP length of 3.68". Those newer magazines don't fit my AI but I have no problem with accuracy at 3.60" overall length using 250gr Lapua Scenar bullets (1/2 moa or better out to 900 yards). Obviously, a longer mag length gives you options.
 
For the reloaders, what is a realistic cost per round if say you're reloading your brass 10 times? For Lapua brass I'd hope you can get at least that many out of it with annealing.

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If you anneal and neck size only the limiting factor will be the primer pocket. If your handloads are at the upper end or beyond max SAAMI pressures this can affect primer pocket life due to expansion. A reasonable estimation of case life is 5 to 10 uses but some may get a lot more depending on the rifle, the load and case prep. If you assume 5 then the cost per round is about $1.60. If you reach 10 then you're looking at something like $1.35. These are my numbers using Federal primers, H1000 powder and Lapua Scenar bullets. I have an induction annealer and neck size only.
 
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