Thread: .338 Lapua Magnum questions

Originally Posted by tui_man2

7rem mag, 7saum i know one thats coming up for sale soon also? with few go fast bits on it forum member also.....not me

Enjoying a 16 inch barreled 7mmsaum a lot these days, 3000fps with a 140 grainer and no problem busting targets out to 1000yrds with it. My 20 inch 7mm08 pushes the 140s at 2900 so the saum is an improvement there.

Petree had no problem with first round hits on rocks at 480yrds, his first ever shots with this rifle.





On a bit of a wander we found a flax snail, its live owner inside, I have found plenty of shells in the past but never with a live inhabitant.






At a heavier end of the scale I spent the weekend carrying my lightest 338Edge around and enjoyed the use of high BC projectiles making harvesting easier. The new Gen 2 Hybrid 300 grain Berger @ 2950fps works great on our thin skinned game and certainly irons out a few unforseen variables often encountered in hilly terrain.



But you DO need a decent Muzzle brake, thanks for that KiwiGreg, it works fantastic

[QUOTE=7mmsaum;37177]Enjoying a 16 inch barreled 7mmsaum a lot these days, 3000fps with a 140 grainer and no problem busting targets out to 1000yrds with it. My 20 inch 7mm08 pushes the 140s at 2900 so the saum is an improvement there.

hey bro , neat little rifle. there i was just wondering for my own interest, how come you went with the short ultra mag and then cut the barrel and lost all that boost? isnt it loosing lots of the benifits of the extra powder n shit? like, if you cut the 7mm08 down to 18" or something and loaded it right up would it be pretty similar with way less powder? or was 140grs with 3000fps with and the shortest possible barrel the goal? cheers bro

Originally Posted by ARdave

Originally Posted by 7mmsaum

Enjoying a 16 inch barreled 7mmsaum a lot these days, 3000fps with a 140 grainer and no problem busting targets out to 1000yrds with it. My 20 inch 7mm08 pushes the 140s at 2900 so the saum is an improvement there.

hey bro , neat little rifle. there i was just wondering for my own interest, how come you went with the short ultra mag and then cut the barrel and lost all that boost? isnt it loosing lots of the benifits of the extra powder n shit? like, if you cut the 7mm08 down to 18" or something and loaded it right up would it be pretty similar with way less powder? or was 140grs with 3000fps with and the shortest possible barrel the goal? cheers bro

Short barrels are cool.

I imagine the blast is hell of unpleasant though.

haha mint. be keen to try the same thing out on a 7mm wsm in future. 16" long range barrel who woulda thought!

Originally Posted by gimp

Short barrels are cool.
I imagine the blast is hell of unpleasant though.

Spanners - For somebody that puts so much work into the backend of the forum you seem intent on fucking it up from the frontend. I dont understand it.

Like so many of your posts, you're coming across like an arrogant, conceited, classless retard.

Come on man, you're better than that............right...............maybe......... ....

Hmmmm, I wonder how long it will be before my settings get all stuffed up again....................

Originally Posted by Proudkiwi

Spanners - For somebody that puts so much work into the backend of the forum you seem intent on fucking it up from the frontend. I dont understand it.

Like so many of your posts, you're coming across like an arrogant, conceited, classless retard.

Come on man, you're better than that............right...............maybe......... ....

Hmmmm, I wonder how long it will be before my settings get all stuffed up again....................

I'll stickup for my friends or someone I've never met if they deserve it.
You know fuck all about any of the history, however any time something arcs up you're straight in there like a groupie.
With your head so far up your ass, I'm surprise you can still manage to gobb him off

If you dont like it

Originally Posted by Spanners

I'll stickup for my friends or someone I've never met if they deserve it.
You know fuck all about any of the history, however any time something arcs up you're straight in there like a groupie.
With your head so far up your ass, I'm surprise you can still manage to gobb him off

If you dont like it
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Shades of the dark side apearing here

Originally Posted by Spanners

I'll stickup for my friends or someone I've never met if they deserve it.

Spanners I didn't mean for my post to start a personal attack on you.
My comments didn't just apply to this thread.
7mmSAUM is a good guy and my comments were definately not taking a stance against him.
I just feel that Grag Duley cops a fair bit that he doesn't deserve.
Like you I stick up for people when I think they need it.

I agree with Gimp. I come here to read about hunting and shooting. I think it's time we all ended the personal attacks and went back to talking about 338's