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Originally posted by lawndart:
My understanding is that it is designed for sniping work out of rifles without the .750" bolt size.

I have been getting acquainted with the Hornady 250-grain HPBT, the SMK 250-grain and 300-grain HPBTs, the Scenar 250-grain and 300-grain HPBTs, the misbegotten Berger 300-grain tangent and secant ogived, confused bullet and the surprisingly accurate Lapua FMJ 250-grain Hague specials.

This may kill off (ha, ha) the 300 Win Mag as the intermediate sniper round.

Top the brass off with a 230-grain FailSafe or North Fork, and it should be a good bear and eland thumper.

Just babbling, sorry.

LD

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Originally posted by rcamuglia:
While I was doing load development for the .338 Lapua, we encountered one of its glitches; the inability to seat close to the lands because of excessive throat. There are reamers to solve this or one can be made.

My gunsmith's input was that the .338 Lapua should be made with a 4" magazine.

He believes the .338 Norma Magnum is a superior cartridge design.

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Originally posted by BISCUT:
How does this round stack up against 338RUM? I consider my 338RUM to be a poor mans 338 Lapua At a buck a piece of brass...and 338 bullets aren't exactly cheap either.... it's still substantially less than a 338 Lapua! And rattles your teeth w. the best of em.

Anyone have a drawing to post of the 338 Norma mag?

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Originally posted by bartsche:
What is this big civilian sniper movement? Are there a lot of 2000 yard ranges croping up that I don't know about? Der older I vas der more behinder I get. roger

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Originally posted by Dago Red:
is this a 358/308 norma mag necked to 338 or a different case all together?

Red

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From Longrangehunting.com
Richard and I called wind for each other at two distances, 1536 meters (1680 yards) and 1574 meters (1722 yards which is 38 yards short of one mile). I would have taken pictures of the 1536 meter 10” groups, however the climb was impossible.

This cartridge is a BIG winner because it is very accurate, a winner because it is very forgiving, a winner because the cartridge is very efficient and the bullet stays in the powder cone, a winner because it works in the Remington long action receiver, a winner because the bullet can be seated to the correct seating depth and still cycle through the action, and a winner because the bullet doesn’t enter the transonic region until approximately 1,750 yards. When it does, it’s moving at 1,306 fps, with 1,136 foot pounds of energy. This may be one of the most unique cartridge designs of my time. No; it is the most unique cartridge design of my time.