Who makes them besides Kimber?

Mine is a Sako and mean Elk medicine with a 240 grain North Fork at 3000 plus fps. Good shooting.

Sako, Sauer, and a lot of the 'semi-custom' guys like HS Precision, Ed-Brown and the like.

DJPaintless posts here and has/had at least one of them and is real familiar with the caliber, maybe he'll add some further insight.

Good Shooting--Don

I believe ruger is chambering one also.

I have a Sako. It is not really that useful a round.

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Originally posted by 390ish:
I have a Sako. It is not really that useful a round.

I agree... Buy a .338 RUM!!!!!

390ish ----- What do you hunt and where. Good shooting.

OK Guys, Thanks, anyone else.

My Sako was a gift. I have killed groudhogs, deer and crows with the rifle. Usually shoot the Barnes 165 grain X bullets, think they are good for close to 3600 fps out of that rifle. Have a few boxes left, don't know if Barnes still makes the pill. Shoots flat and straight. I have killed elk with a 30-06 using 180 partitions before getting the 338 Lapua. Next time out West I probably take the 350 Remington Magnum. Maybe if I wound a costal groundhog I will take the Lapua into the Alder thicket in pursuit -- whatever. I do like taking it to the range and letting folks shoot all of the full house 250 grainers they want. Never had anyone shoot it more than 2x.

What is top FPS with the Laupa shooting a 250gr bullet?

Go to the following page, and click on the .338 Lapua "LongBow" Dakoata rifle:
http://dakotaarms.com/cgi-bin/quikstore.cgi?search=yes&...ngbow_Tactical_Rifle

Here is the LongBow .338 Lapua's data:
http://www.snipercentral.com/338.htm

Ray, Excellent websites, thanks

One of the 338 Lapua's designers is a member here - J Tomlinson. Drop Jonathan a PM and you would get all the information that you want.

Also, Dak45056 has a very nice rifle in the caliber that he hunts with. IIRC it was made for him by AHR though I may be wrong here and he would correct me if I am.

Good hunting!

Mehulkamdar, Thanks Buddy. I'll try a PM.

Bob,

My pleasure. You won't find a more patient and friendly expert here than Jonathan. COnsidering that he is one of the round's inventors as well, he should be able to give you all the information that you need to make your decision.

Best wishes and do post pictures of your rifle here if you get it made.

Good hunting!