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338 Lapua First Range Test
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02/15/18 03:05 PM
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Texan Til I Die
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Friend of mine just picked up a new 338 Lapua and we took it out yesterday afternoon for it's first test drive. Savage 112 Magnum in 338 Lapua Vortex Razor GenII 4.5-27 MOA/MOA EGW 40 MOA Base Vortex Precision Matched Rings Vortex Scope Level Harris S-BRM Bipod 300 gr SMK Retumbo 92 gr Lapua Brass Fed 215M 2778 FPS 4 FPS SD 10 FPS ED Now here's the rest of story. He only loaded 10 rounds just to get the rifle on paper and reasonably close to zero. He picked the load more or less at random. After setting up the rifle and bore sighting, he fired one shot that was about 12 inches low left. Adjusted and fired a total of 4 more shots to get it into the orange. We kicked back and waited a few minutes for the barrel to cool, then I proceeded to shoot the 3 shot group you see at the lower portion of the bull. Now keep in mind that these were shots 6,7 and 8 from this rifle and I got a solid .5 inch group. We had just a little bit of light left, so we backed up and rang the gong from 400 with those last 2 rounds. I was pretty darn impressed with the setup. Can't wait to try it out at longer ranges. And best of all, I'm not paying for the ammo!
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Re: 338 Lapua First Range Test
[Re: Texan Til I Die]
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02/15/18 05:19 PM
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Teal28
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good looking set up. Nothing better than finding a load that quick.
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Re: 338 Lapua First Range Test
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02/15/18 05:27 PM
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I have been eyeing that rifle for a few years now, maybe I should pick one up now.
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