New Remington 700P .338 Lapua. New photos on page 5 now.

[50calshooter]

A 338 Lapua as your first gun...is probably not the best choice for a couple of reasons....firstly cost....you pay to play with a 338...also there is more recoil which can cause you to develop bad habits.

My recommendation would be a 308 Win. You can shoot tons and not have to worry about the barrel life, costs are cheap and components/ammo are plentiful. It would be a better choice in the long run.

I agree with this, i plan on getting a .308 rifle to practice with first. Then hopefully that will prepare me when i am ready to upgrade to the .338 Lapua caliber The .338 is a very expensive project so it would require a lot of funds. A little much for your first rifle. I used to think this way too.

I defiantly went the opposite way.... My first three rifles...

Ruger 7mm Rem Mag
Steyr HS50 .50 BMG
Remington 700 .308 Win

In the end it turned out alright for me. I say if you can afford it, go big or go home. You could die tomorrow so live in the now...

 

[olansky]

Pretty sure Wolverine could order some in no?

 

[Kevin M.]

Somehow got unsubscribed to this thread, forgot to update it.

She puts 3 shot groups in 1/2" at 100 meters with ease and consistancy.

I load for it, and wow... 1LB of powder goes really fast when your are dumping almost 90 grains of powder into every case. Sure makes a satisfying KaBoom though. Recoil and Noise are greater then most heavy .30 Caliber rifles, but not so much more that it is unpleasant to shoot. I can go through 50 rounds in a day without feeling sore. (Other then my wallet, because that is close to $100.00 even with my reloaded casings. Thank goodness I am not using factory)

Here she is now.

- Fixed 20x Sightron III
- Weaver base drilled and tapped to hold #8 hardware as opposed to the standard #6
- Heavy duty tactical rings, 6 bolts on each ring.
- Smiley face scope cap. A great conversation starter.


Fun gun to shoot.

And of course... the .338 Lapua next to a .22, a .223, and a 308 Win. The rounds are like daggers, they are so big. Right now I am using 89.5grn of H-1000 to push a 250 grain bullet out the barrel. I had it chroneyed, and the 5 shots I fired were all within 40 FPS of each other from the slowest to the fastest. I was pretty happy with that.

Next I am going to play around with some Subsonic loads with Trailboss Powder. Should be... Fun.

 

[olansky]

you need a dead smiley face for the front lens cover

 

[Kevin M.]

I was looking around for one, but couldn't find any good ones after 20 minutes on google.

If I can't find one, I will just put this on the front.

 

[olansky]

###y rifle by the way haha looks like im going to have to sell a gun or 2 and get my .338 projects rolling

 

[kombayotch]

A dope chart would be more useful...

 

[Mystic Precision]

Great looking rig. Glad it has all come together for you.

Enjoy...

Jerry

 

[Brodie69]

Awesome rig man! Really enjoy the pics

 

[Kevin M.]

A dope chart would be more useful...

Meh. I am shooting known distances all the time. It's funnier to have that on.

Thanks for your help Jerry. I will get back to you soon regarding those .338 bullets.

 

[Mystic Precision]

New Hrn bullet has just been released.

"New" Berger bullet on the horizon.

The usual suspects continue to put big smiles on shooters.

Glad that you got that base on the way you wanted.

I have just received some new muzzle brakes with some nice features. Will test them on my rifles but might be a nice addition to your monster. R&D is fun, fun, fun...

Jerry

 

[Kevin M.]

I ended up putting a Canadian flag sticker on the front cap. Looks really good. I shall get a photo of it tomorrow, along with a shooting video on the weekend.

 

[jonathonh]

How do you like the Sightron scope? trying to decide what to equip mine with

 

[jonathonh]

are the muzzle brakes up on your site Mystic?

 

[Socrates]

congrats on the new rifle...I am thinking on buying this one too as my first rifle

 

[cr5]

I own one as well and I would suggest you buy the most expensive highest magnification glass you can afford and get the stock bedded. Other than that you don't need much, the factory trigger is good, the muzzle brake is good but a replacement that doesn't vent downwards would be nice if you shoot prone or off a dirty bench.
You will end up shooting it to at least 500m if you have access to a spot that you can shoot that far. The cartridge was designed for shooting over 1km so limiting it to 300 meters is a waste and you could have just bought a .308 and done the same thing for $20/box.
Reloading is required unless you have unlimited funds for ammo or don't plan on shooting much. Factory ammo starts at $90/box and goes up from there. Due to the length of the cartridge you'll need a magnum reloading press.
So far my best results reloading have been with 300 grain Sierra match kings and reloader 22 powder pushing around 2650fps giving 5 shot groups from the bench at 100 yards that were all touching. I'm sure there is more to be gotten from the rifle and I am still trying new powders and bullet combinations.
The rifle is great because it is still light enough to haul around hunting (carry earplugs, it's loud!). If you hunt with it I suggest head and neck shots, the doe I took with mine this year had an exit wound between the shoulder and neck big enough for me to put my hand through .

Good luck

 

[2bad4u2]

You're either insane or incredibly naive to consider a sub-sonic .338 Lapua. Not every chambering is well suited for sub sonic use and this would be one of them.

If you must have a sub sonic .338, then consider a .338 Federal which is based on the .308 Win. case.

Somehow got unsubscribed to this thread, forgot to update it.

She puts 3 shot groups in 1/2" at 100 meters with ease and consistancy.

I load for it, and wow... 1LB of powder goes really fast when your are dumping almost 90 grains of powder into every case. Sure makes a satisfying KaBoom though. Recoil and Noise are greater then most heavy .30 Caliber rifles, but not so much more that it is unpleasant to shoot. I can go through 50 rounds in a day without feeling sore. (Other then my wallet, because that is close to $100.00 even with my reloaded casings. Thank goodness I am not using factory)

Here she is now.

- Fixed 20x Sightron III
- Weaver base drilled and tapped to hold #8 hardware as opposed to the standard #6
- Heavy duty tactical rings, 6 bolts on each ring.
- Smiley face scope cap. A great conversation starter.


Fun gun to shoot.

And of course... the .338 Lapua next to a .22, a .223, and a 308 Win. The rounds are like daggers, they are so big. Right now I am using 89.5grn of H-1000 to push a 250 grain bullet out the barrel. I had it chroneyed, and the 5 shots I fired were all within 40 FPS of each other from the slowest to the fastest. I was pretty happy with that.

Next I am going to play around with some Subsonic loads with Trailboss Powder. Should be... Fun.

 

[Kevin M.]

You're either insane or incredibly naive to consider a sub-sonic .338 Lapua. Not every chambering is well suited for sub sonic use and this would be one of them.

If you must have a sub sonic .338, then consider a .338 Federal which is based on the .308 Win. case.

Can you explain why? Is this based off your personal experience or just something you are spouting off?

You have to provide some kind of expaination when saying that kind of thing.

This round will be far cheaper to shoot subsonic rounds out of, because you will be using a third of the powder. I can not see any reason why it would be insane or naive to to this.

Are Sub-sonic rounds going to blow up my gun or turn in to heat seeking baby killers?

 

[eaglesnester]

I would be putting Near rings and bases on that cannon. Out west we consider the 338LM a great long range coyote cartridge, as long as your not keeping the pelts

X2 on the Near rings and bases to start with. You should consider the Alpha 3 ring two rail mount at 535 bucks. That 338 action will twist just ever so slightly when you touch er off. This stresses Leupold duel dovetail mounts and your scope tubes. By going to the Near mounting system you can turn a 1.5" rifle into a .5 inch rifle with just that modification. The 338 magnum and above calibers are very hard on scopes and mounts. The Near system is built to and will take the abuse. Next I would look at bedding the action, and truing same, along with lapping the bolt lugs and having the trigger massaged to 1lb or so.
Cheers & Tighter Groups: Eaglesnester

 

[2bad4u2]

Can you explain why? Is this based off your personal experience or just something you are spouting off?

You have to provide some kind of expaination when saying that kind of thing.

This round will be far cheaper to shoot subsonic rounds out of, because you will be using a third of the powder. I can not see any reason why it would be insane or naive to to this.

Are Sub-sonic rounds going to blow up my gun or turn in to heat seeking baby killers?

Nah, on second thought go for it! Let us know how ya make out if you have the ability to do so. Oh, and avoid maternity wards if at all possible.