My new 338 Lapua Magnum

[lencac]

Howdy folks:
Thought I'd share with y'all my birthday and Christmas present to myself
I've named it The Beast.
It's big, it's bad, it's ferocious

That's a Leupold Mark 4, 3.5x10x42, mil-dot reticle, I believe it has M3 turrets but not sure. Look at the photo. Maybe you tell me.
Elevation turret is positive stop and has a calibrated index turret for a Sierra .308, 190gr. MK @2800 fps. out to 1000 yrds. not counting the mil-dot reticle which is another 17" of elevation or an additional 250 yrds. past 1000.
Anyway, this is a fantastic scope. The Beast needs higher than 10 power for my liking. Anybody want to talk about doing some type of scope swap?

 

[dubbleA]

Yes, those are M3 turrets and they wont match the ballistics of the 338LM.

 

[lencac]

I know the ballistics won't be the same for a 338LM. That's why I asked if anyone is interested in doing a scope swap.

 

[GJgo]

Nice stick! My savage 308 has the same stock.

Heck, I'd trade you for my SWFA SS 16x.

 

[cbmax]

Lencac,

Please let us know how that Savage shoots. Actually a range report with photos is in order

CB

 

[CmdrSlander]

Now that's a muzzle brake Your targets may collapse out of fear when you bring the "beast" out.

 

[lencac]

Thanks for the offer GJgo. I had a SS Scope 16X. Wish I still had it. The optics were well above its pay grade, rock solid and tough as nails. I traded away an Armalite AR10 SASS 16" with the SS Scope for my 30.06 Gruning Precision with this Leupold on it.
I have shot it to do a few break-in rounds and get it on paper. So groups were not the priority. But looking at the relative positioning for the 3 different loads used it should prove to be quite accurate.
I tried to get some shots in with no "witnessses" but the range filled up fast so I said "what the hell" and shot anyway. The crowd was most certainly impressed albeit not pleased
I felt like the guy who yelled "fire!" at the premiere for the new Speilburg movie .................... if you know what I mean. The recoil is stout but not uncomfortable. However, the report for the peeps on each side is, shall we say un-nerving

 

[Gordon]

Trade you a cherry MK4 16x with M1 Turrets and the badger rings I had on a Barrett .50 I could not afford to feed.

 

[lencac]

Gordon PM sent

 

[redbullitt]

You wont need to crank on it much at all FWIW. You could probably put off buying another scope for a while if you want to. Those mil dots will get me out beyond 400 yards from a 100 yard zero. 300g smk @2775.

Gotten to shoot her yet?

 

[Zak Smith]

The M3 knob has 1 MOA clicks and is just labelled for different cartridges. You don't need a new scope, just ignore the yard labels. Or you can buy knob caps from Leupold. But just ignore the yardage numbers and dial the MOA from your dope card.

 

[lencac]

Here's what I have gordon.
I haven't pulled the level off yet, pending the out come out.

 

[tobin2u]

Nice Rifle

That is a beauty of a rifle! Be sure and let us all know how you like it and how it shoots. I have been looking at one one these, but seemed like a heavy gun to carry around, but have never really picked one up either.