Thinking about a 338 lapua rifle. But I found very few rifles chambered for this caliber. I found

Sako TRG 42 (Finland)
Lynx 93 (Finland)
Heym Express (Germany)
H&S Precision (USA)

Are there any other hunting rifles in this caliber available?

Burkhard

Sako TRG-S sporter rifle. - Dan

Prairie Gun Works is a Canadian firm that builds several different models of rifles chambered for the .338 Lapua.

Also the Armalite AR-30(USA), is chambered in .338 Lapua.

Why, go to potentially more expensive and custom guns?

The .338 Remington Ultra Mag is an identical twin of the .338 Lapua in terms of performance. You can buy the "RUM" in a Remington 700, and the ammo is also more available.

Barstooler

The Montana Rifle Co is doing the 338 Lapua in their action now.

I own the 338 RUM. It can shoot some bullets faster than the Lapua and the Lapua can shoot some bullets [ like 50 fps ] faster than the RUM

I have shot a .338 Lapua in Sako for some years now, before the .338 Ultra Mag was even thought of. I am amazed with the accuracy of my rifle with 225 and 240 grain North Fork bullets. I am also amazed that the old .340 Wby that I have shot much longer than the Lapua comes very close to the same speeds of the Lapua and Ultra Mag with 10 grains less powder. Good shooting.

For long range target work my Sako TRG is hard to beat. I would be afraid to shoot the Sako 995 (TRG-S) in 338 Lapua Magnum. It would rip my arm off. I think the Sako TRG is better built than the HS Precision rifle. The Accuracy International rifles are just not my cup of tea. The stock is very blocky and does not fit me at all. For a hunting rifle the Heym is very nice. Reimar Johannsen will also make a hunting rifle in 338 Lapua Magnum. Blaser offers their LRSII Long Range version of their R-93 in 338 Lapua Magnum. It does not feel as stable to me in recoil as the Sako TRG. ERMA did make a very accurate sniper type rifle in 338 Lapua Magnum, but I believe that has been discontinued. Some of the US Navy special Operations units have those in their arms rooms.

There is a US manufacturer who offers a very large scale version of the AR-15 in 338 Lapua Magnum. I will remember their name later tonight. I have never held or fired one of those.

For hunting purposes I would be likely to stick with a case holding about as much powder as the 340 Weatherby mentioned immediately above by my colleague. The 338 Lapua Magnum is best served with a 27" long barrel. That is unwieldy. The 338 Lapua Magnum has a very loud report, and quite a lot of muzzle blast. I am having a suppressor made for my Sako. It is horrible to shoot with just a muzzle brake. LOUD!

With Lapua Scenar or Sierra MatchKing bullets one could readily take out two legged varmints at 1,200 meters, depending on shooter skill at reading the wind.

Lawndart

RND "EDGE" IN 338 Lapua Magnum

Barrett also developed a gas operated semi-automatic rifle in 338 Lapua Magnum, but I haven't seen it on their website for a few years.

LD

27" bbl?! Why so short? I've thought about dumping a bunch of money into the Sako TRG. Everyone that has one loves it, but I guess once you spend that kind of dough, you HAVE to love it.
From what I've read, give them both 300g bullets and a 30" bbl and the LM goes about 100fps faster than the RUM. That sound about right? Maybe not much afterall, but then again, you can't get a Sako TRG in RUM.
Were it for hunting, I'd as easily buy the Rem if I liked the rifle it was in. It will do anything you have a reason to do with 250g bullets and a 26" bbl. I've had my 358-404 out in the hills a few times now, and don't mind the 26" bbl a bit.

phurley5, In my load books the Wby 340 is 100 and 200 fps slower then the RUM. It doesn't really matter to a dead moose.

The Sako TRG trigger is better than we mortals have a right to expect from a factory. The stock is infinitely adjustable, and stays adjusted. The grip promotes a clean trigger squeeze/pull and good follow through. The bipod is the best in the business, and its pivot point lies above the bore line. The TRG-41 is better built than the TRG-42 IMO. I had my choice, and opted for the older model. More hand fitting and better quality internal bolt parts. The barrel appealed to me more also. The triggers are the same.

For a hunter wanting to use the cartridge I would have a CZ in 416 Rigby reworked, and a McMillan stock fitted.

lawndart

lawndart,

I bought one of the early Sako TRG-S 338 Lapuas with the 24" barrel years ago and have used it as my main elk and sometimes deer rifle since. The rifle weighs 8 5/8 lbs unloaded with a Leupold 2.5-8 on it. The rifle is not ported or braked (I will not have brakes on hunting rifles, but that's just me).

As this is a hunting arm for me I stay with 210-250 gr bullets, not the 300gr matchkings. I recently tried and really like the Barnes TX 210s...they are pretty darn accurate and did well on my deer and elk this year.

The recoil isn't that bad if you're used to shooting bigger rifles (and the rifle has the right LOP and scope set up). Compared to my 416 Rigbys and 458 Lott the Lapua is quite tame and allows me to shoot from any field position required. If one is moving up from say a 30-06 then the Lapua is indeed a force to be reckoned with and may be regarded as "unpleasant" at least!

I really like this cartridge. It is quite flexible and has the benefit of having Lapua brass available for it, IMO the best brass available. I would love to have a custom hunter weight 338 Lapua built, but my TRG-S is more accurate than I am.

Good luck,

John

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Originally posted by Burkhard:
Thinking about a 338 lapua rifle. But I found very few rifles chambered for this caliber. I found<br /><br />Sako TRG 42 (Finland)<br />Lynx 93 (Finland)<br />Heym Express (Germany)<br />H&S Precision (USA)<br /><br />Are there any other hunting rifles in this caliber available?<br /><br />Burkhard

You can add the Dakota Arms "LongBow."