Thinking of a 338 Lapua...

[Sam1911]

Guess I misread it then. I apologize....

Hey, no worries! Felt kind of harsh the way you said it ... and I'm sensitive! But I'll heal.

It's all good.

But you'd better keep an eye on me! You just never know...

 

[browningpotato]

Yes, I may have misheard him on the scope, it may be a 6.5-20 but I know it is a leupold Mark 4. I have purchased different things from this guy before and he is no BSer. He knows his stuff and generally spares no expense. He was straight up with me about the barrel needing replaced, though he did mention it shoots fine now but no need spending that much on a precision rifle and not spending the money to make it 100%.

As for a place to shoot it, the longest range in the area is 500yrd, certainly just a warmup for a LM. I do not NEED such a rifle but I though that there is no way I could ever afford to replicate this package so if I want a rifle of this capacity, it is now or never.

I was confused about the barrel mishap as well. It seems, on a rifle of this caliber, that the maker would replace the barrel if there is a known problem. Perhaps that is where he gets the $200 replacement cost if they are giving a discount because they know it was faulty. Either way I am still kind of on the fence, that is a lot of money for a rifle with really no practical application (at least not for a civvy like me) but also it would be nice to pick up this package at such a reduced price.

 

[NG VI]

Extreme long range hunting. Do it.

 

[Maverick223]

Mav, you're just weird!

Hey, just look at some of my weird rifles...must be so.

 

[Zak Smith]

Without knowing the specifics, like who built the rifle, all the components, what ammo, etc, is included, it's hard to make a determination if it's a good deal or not.

I would counsel that unless you really need considerable terminal effects at 800+ yards, there are other cartridges that will perform very well for target use that are much cheaper and more "efficient" to shoot.

Other than the suppressor, you can buy a pretty good .338LM package for $4000.

-z

 

[AzBuckfever]

Hey, no worries! Felt kind of harsh the way you said it ... and I'm sensitive! But I'll heal.

It's all good.

But you'd better keep an eye on me! You just never know...

I am a member of our crisis intervention team with SO here if you need some assistance , otherwise, stop whining

 

[MCMXI]

Without knowing the specifics, like who built the rifle, all the components, what ammo, etc, is included, it's hard to make a determination if it's a good deal or not. Other than the suppressor, you can buy a pretty good .338LM package for $4000.

Black Hills only offers two choices in .338 Lapua Magnum ammunition (according to their website) ... factory new with either a 250gr or 300gr SMK. Either way, 700 rounds of that stuff is $$$$$ ... maybe more than $4,000. Now factor in the Leupold Mark 4 scope, Badger rings, McMillan stock and OPS INC. suppressor and the price WITHOUT the rifle is up around $6,510!! Maybe I'm way off on this but this seems like a great deal!! As someone suggested, you could sell the rifle (keep everything else) and use the money to build a .338 Lapua that you REALLY want. Or simply buy a new barrel and you'd still be way ahead of the curve. I guess it's easy to spend someone else's money!

I also agree that an outstanding .338 Lapua rifle could be assembled for less than $3,500 (Badger M2008 action, Krieger barrel, AICS stock and CG X-Treme trigger) or you could buy a Barrett 98B for about $1,000 more. However, you'd need to spend a bunch more $$$$ to buy a decent scope, rings and ammunition, not to mention a suppressor.

McMillian A1 stock ~ $500
Ops Inc. suppressor ~ $800
Leupold Mark IV 4.5-14 scope ~ $1,000
Badger rings ~ $150
Harris bipod ~ $60
Black Hills ammunition (700 = 35 boxes) ~ $4,000