Anyone shoot a .338 Lapua?

Have you seen the new Savage 110 BA in that caliber? I never considered a sniper rifle but the 110 BA looks pretty cool and compared to a Barrett rifle, it's a steal!

The 338 Rem Ultra chambering will run with the 338 Lapua,dependent on the trigger actuator to call & break the shot.

338/378 Weatherby wanna bee.

Dave, I have a Dakota African Grade in 338 Lapua. With its case size, it is certainly capable of driving the heavy bullets (275 & 300gr) to an acceptable velocity for large animals. Great caliber for Eland and such, or longer distance Plains Game shooting with 225s or 250s.

I have the BAS 10 in .308 and it's a nail driver, used it in a ground cover and put a 165 Gr. Nosler below the ear of a respectable 4 point at 525 yards. I placed a direct order for the new 110 .338 Lapua and expect it here this next coming week. These are indeed BR/sniper rigs and don't carry well for hunting a foot. But if you are like me that does a lot of pre-season scouting and can use a good ground blind, you can add much more distance to your cover!

Looks like the sav/lapua has a 1:9 twist. I think it's designed to handle the 300 grain class bullets?
A buddy of mine had a custom rifle built on that casing + a bit of improvement... built to handle the 300 grainers.
If I remember right if you start the 300 gr long range sierra's at about 2900 they are still going about 1900 fps at 1000 yds.....very naughty!!

1:10" will do for the 300 grain HPBTs.

Right now Berger, Lapua and Sierra all offer that design in 250grain and 300grain.
Hornady offers a long A-Max.

Starting a 300 grain HPBT at 2,900 fps calls for too much pressure, by a long way.

There is a good accuracy node at 2,650 fps to 2,675 fps.

The Bergers are tangent ogive, not VLD's BTW.

You .338 chambering shooters might want to look seriously at the 225 and 240 grain North Fork bullets. They are super accurate in my .340 Wby and .338 Lapua. Their toughness and consistency is awesome. My son, grandson and I have been shooting them for several years now, with many good Trophys. Good shooting.

Where is Hornady's long .338 Amax?!

The 338 Lapua is an excellent cartridge, and with its high BC bullets can shoot a long ways accurately. It's a 338-378 wannabe with better brass.

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Where is Hornady's long .338 Amax?!

My bad! Soon I was told, soon. I wrote without confirming. No excuse.

Hornady does have a 250 grain HPBT, but the Amax is not ready yet.

My Sako TRG41 had a 1:12" barrel. It did great with every 250 grainer you could run through it. The 300 grain bullets just would not stabilize.

Again, my apologies for spreading a premature rumor.

Hey! I hear Ruger is making a side by side shotgun....

The 338 Lapua is an excellent cartridge and the Lapua brand brass is simply the beswt availble IMHO I love mine. The 300 SMK's at 2800 FPS are a true long range bullet.


Here is mine

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Where is Hornady's long .338 Amax?!

My bad! Soon I was told, soon. I wrote without confirming. No excuse.
Hornady does have a 250 grain HPBT, but the Amax is not ready yet.
My Sako TRG41 had a 1:12" barrel. It did great with every 250 grainer you could run through it. The 300 grain bullets just would not stabilize.
Again, my apologies for spreading a premature rumor.
Hey! I hear Ruger is making a side by side shotgun....

I've come close to buying a TRG-42 a few times but the 1-12" twist always was the deal breaker.

Does anyone here have any experience with Dakota's LongBow rifle? I've toyed with investing in one of these as well.

I think you would be happier re-barrelling a TRG-42 than getting a LongBow. The TRG-42 is all about ergonomics, and the LongBow is pretty clubby to handle.

Sort of like shooting a fence post.

LD

I did not know 42s had 1:12 barrels. My Sako 995 has a 1:10 barrel. I have never shot anything over 250 grain bullet. It is mean with just about anything out of the barrel.

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It is mean with just about anything out of the barrel.

That is a light rifle for that cartridge. I believe McMillan makes a fiberglass stock for that model. You could get a heavier "fill" (specify a .416 fill). That would increase weight, and improve harmonics at the same time.

A laminated wood stock would also help a lot with that rifle.

The TRG41/42 has an issue muscle brake that helps some with the recoil. A suppressor helps even more.