Need help picking out a BIG rifle

[MoeMag]

Windrunner in 338 Lapua.

http://www.edmarms.com/products/m98.htm

That, or nuke 'em from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.

There ya go. Somehow that and the cheytac had turned into one gun in my mind.
Thats a winner for sure.

[Pneumagger]

Armalite makes the AR-30. They are wonderfully accurate no-frills rifles that are, for their performance, the best deal out there IMO.
You can have them chambered in .308, .300 win mag, and .338 Lapua. All are very accurate rounds.

I have few rifles currently. Only a Winchester Model 94, an SKS, and an AR15.
When time and funds allow, I will be adding:
Armalite AR10(T) with an SWR Omega 30 ($3500 w/out optics)
Armalite AR-30 in .338 Lapua with an AAC Titan ($3500 w/out optics) <--- the silencer costs as much as rifle
I may just get one or the other and work on making the rifles better instead of shooting stock.

On that note, I really only need one or two more pistols before focusing on rifles.

[kosmo]

Black hills makes 300 gr sierra matchkings in .338 lapua. Theyre a bit longer than the standard .338 rounds so they need a 1:10" twist rate, but everything Ive found says they get anywhere from 2800-2850 fps and stays supersonic out past 2000m. Found em for 900 bucks for a case of 200 at warrior-gear

[Spider-TW]

Found em for 900 bucks for a case of 200 at warrior-gear

Owwwww. Do you reload Lohman?

[Lohman446]

No... I try to avoid anything that specific to detail.

[CoolHand]

I guess a Weatherby is too traditional? I don't understand the lust that some folks have for the new exotic rounds (not saying that's for sure the case here, just putting it out there).

The .338 Lapua is a fine round, but you say that a 250 gr bullet at 2850 ft/s isn't enough energy.

Ok, then how about a 450 gr bullet at 2400 ft/s? That's 28% more energy for roughly the same size rifle (the round itself is a lot bigger though).

If that's still not enough, that same .460 wtby round can be had with a 500 gr bullet pushed at over 2600 ft/s. That's 67% more energy than the Lapua.

Unless you step up to a .50 BMG, I'm not sure how you can find more wallop in a rifle cartridge.

Are there some other parameters you've not listed, that a traditional hunting rifle cannot fulfill? Or is it just not cool enough (which is as good a reason as any, I'm just wondering)?

No offense either way, I'm just curious.

[Lohman446]

I kinda thought the 375 H+H (developed in 1912) was a traditional hunting rifle :).

No, I have not narrowed it down too far yet. If I had to pick one out today it would be the Ruger No1 (single shot, falling breech) in 375 H+H but I would opt for the stainless.

I would prefer it lean towards a traditional style firearm over some of the new "tactical" rifles. Since I may use it to hunt (and would jump at the chance to go into the rockies for elk) I prefer it be carriable.

I can cope with the single shot attributes, I will carry a 10MM as back-up anyways.

It seems to be that in traditional rounds I am left with some of the extreme Weatherby magnums, the 416, some 458s etc. The recoil tables on the 458s worry me a bit.

I looked at some of the Lapua range statistics and it really doesn't seem to do any better than the 375 H+H. Drop is very similiar with equal bullet weights, speed is very similiar, energy is very similiar. I can buy 375 H+H factory ammo from almost any source in the world.

[MoeMag]

I NEED an elephant gun.

H&H .700 Nitro express
1,000 gr (65 g) SP 2,547 ft/s (776 m/s)

[Lohman446]

H&H .700 Nitro express
1,000 gr (65 g) SP 2,547 ft/s (776 m/s)

Ever see the recoil charts on a .700 Nitro? There a lot higher than actually being hit with a 22 mag

[MoeMag]

Ever see the recoil charts on a .700 Nitro? There a lot higher than actually being hit with a 22 mag

HAHAHA! WOW. It's the same as winchesters published data for the 22 Winchester Magnum
40 gr. FMJ at muzzle from a handgun. 196ft/lbs.



Thats like someone jumping on your shoulder.

[CoolHand]

H&H .700 Nitro express
1,000 gr (65 g) SP 2,547 ft/s (776 m/s)

Might need to apply ye olde recoil reducing muzzle device to that beast.

What's a round that size cost (nevermind the rifle it comes out of)?

[Steelrat]

Wiki said it was $100 a round.

[CoolHand]

Wiki said it was $100 a round.

Da-yum!

You can literally buy 20mm API cheaper.

Wild.

[Steelrat]

It's all about the volume, baby.

[Lohman446]

I was in the store tonight and spent a lot of money

Bought a Glock 20 :) with intents to pick up the 40 compensated conversion barrel to shoot. Love the feel of the full size Glock for a range gun and love the 10MM as a back-up when hunting.

Ordered a TC Pro Hunter stainless edition with a 26" 375 H+H barrel. The little gun may be light for such a heavy load but I'm hoping the recoil reduction stock does its job. Have a feeling I might have to have a mercury tube put in to absorb some though, we'll see.