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Sighted in my TRG today shooting sellier and bellot .338 lapua. Shot a 3/4 inch group at 100 meters . How is that for this ammunition ? I shot off the factory Bi pod, didn't have a sand bag so I used my jacket as a substitute. Its my first precision rifle. I would imagine with a sandbag and more experience I could probably do better ? Or would I have to reload to do any better ?
 
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Big cartridges are inherently less accurate that the smaller ones. Recoil is not your friend, and the bigger it is the worse it gets. Most shooters can't handle a 30-06 let alone a 338.
 
Really ? I don't find that the TRG kicks that hard, its loud, but doesn't kick overly hard. And I'm only small 5'8" and 150 lbs. The Sako brake seems to do a pretty good job. I wouldn't imagine it would be too nice without the brake though.
 
That's a really nice group for your first go with a .338 with factory ammo, off an improvised rest - welldone!!

I was given some S&B ammo to break in my .338, and I was really unhappy with it. It shot fine, but the COAL tolerances where brutal. A few of them wouldn't even chamber.....

The TRG is a fairly heavy gun, and the brake helps a lot.

You have a great gun there!!

-J.
 
Newfie_1986 said:
Sighted in my TRG today shooting sellier and bellot .338 lapua. Shot a 3/4 inch group at 100 meters . How is that for this ammunition ? I shot off the factory Bi pod, didn't have a sand bag so I used my jacket as a substitute. Its my first precision rifle. I would imagine with a sandbag and more experience I could probably do better ? Or would I have to reload to do any better ?
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I'd say, a lot more practice is in your future. Nothing beats trigger time.
 
Great shooting for first time out

IMO , the S&B loaded ammo is good but not outstanding.

You can certainly do better with handloads . Luckily the Lapua and Norma brand brass is GTG with drilled flash holes etc so case prep is minimal .

I neck size only and its amazing how many firings you can get from the Lapua brass

Don't skimp on dies . You should go bushing dies ( I use Redding )

Just be aware the early TRG-42 are 1-12" twist rate which is not ideal for the 300Gr SMK or 300Gr Scenars . They changed this to 1-10 about 6-7 years ago

Was easy developing good loads with the 250Gr Scenars and SMK . It took a bit more work for me for the Barnes 225Gr for hunting

One thing with the Sako bipod is you really need to load it , or else its floppy

Problem with loading it at the range bench is the ski feet will slide on just about everything . I often use an Atlas for bench shooting since the rubber feet grip well

Prone or in the field the Sako is awesome

Biggest problem with bench shooting the TRG is the barrel heats up so fast ...you are burning about 100gr of powder !

I always bring another gun to play with at the range to allow the TRG-42 to cool .

You really have to spend time adjusting the stock to your liking .

Makes a huge difference on how the recoil affects you. For example, for my body, it was much better with cheekpiece offset away from me .

Adjusting the pitch and angle of the butt plate made it easier to have the rifle "push you" rather than hit you every time you pull the trigger

Not sure if you every plan to carry the rifle in the field, but the best investment I made was a TAB Biathlon sling

Lastly spend lots of time behind the gun before you play with the trigger.

The TRG trigger has awesome amount of adjust-ability but its easy to get carried away
 
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