So I do long range shooting and have a 12 year old Savage 116 .300 RUM, topped with a NightForce NXS 8-32x56. This guy:
Been reloading that round for years now, and recently had an itch to maybe possibly switch to this rifle...the Savage 10/110 FCP HS Precision in a 338 Lapua Mag.
Reason being I want to simply upgrade the firearm itself...accutrigger, tactical stock, muzzle brake, detachable box mag, etc...not to mention newer technology. What I'm coming to find, though, is (and i never thought this was possible save for a 50BMG round) the 338 lapua costs a decent amount more to reload than the 300 RUM...specifically the brass cost. They both take pretty much the same amount of powder loads from what im getting off of Hodgdons website. Ballistics wise, they are both within inches of each other. So my question is, should I switch?
Been reloading that round for years now, and recently had an itch to maybe possibly switch to this rifle...the Savage 10/110 FCP HS Precision in a 338 Lapua Mag.
Reason being I want to simply upgrade the firearm itself...accutrigger, tactical stock, muzzle brake, detachable box mag, etc...not to mention newer technology. What I'm coming to find, though, is (and i never thought this was possible save for a 50BMG round) the 338 lapua costs a decent amount more to reload than the 300 RUM...specifically the brass cost. They both take pretty much the same amount of powder loads from what im getting off of Hodgdons website. Ballistics wise, they are both within inches of each other. So my question is, should I switch?