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Why do so many people not like the 338 Lapua?
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<blockquote data-quote="WildRose" data-source="post: 1057207" data-attributes="member: 30902"><p>There are only so many people who will buy a new rifle in any given caliber. Firearms MFG's like to come up with a New, Latest, Greatest, Bestest round occasionally and work hard to stir up interest in them.</p><p></p><p>When you look at the Swede, it's a great round but "it's old", and only a niche crowd was shooting anything in 6.5 as a hunting round in the US for several decades. Suddenly up pops the 6.5x47, Standardized 6.5x284, 260 Rem, and 6.5 Creedmore so there's lots of buzz on the forums and in magazines about them and they have created a big 6.5 push with major mfg's of both rifles and ammo/components spinning their way to the biggest market share while they can. Sooner or later one or two will become entrenched favorites and the rest will fade away.</p><p></p><p>Basically for decades we had Remington and Winchester competing and creating fads and now there are multiple good mfg's out there fighting for market share and so the fads will continue to come and go quicker than they used to since much more information can now be communicated via the internet than could have ever been done decades ago by the print media.</p><p></p><p>Add to that the hunting/shooting shows who showcase different "New, Better, Best" cartidges, rifles, and factory ammo and we just have a much more volatile and active marketplace especially with the explosion in tactical and long range shooting formats that have come into being in the last 20 years. The sport is growing rapidly and everyone wants to grab their market share as fast as they can and then they have to fight to hang onto it.</p><p></p><p>There will always be a very dedicated following for the 338 and with several different super 338's out there to choose from we'll probably always have at least a few of the major mfg's supporting the various 338's that are out there with a new, better, best tweaked .338 round popping up every few years to once again try and create a buzz and a demand.</p><p></p><p>There are a long list of reasons however as to why it will just never be a huge market as compared to the .300's, 7mm's, and 6.5's.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WildRose, post: 1057207, member: 30902"] There are only so many people who will buy a new rifle in any given caliber. Firearms MFG's like to come up with a New, Latest, Greatest, Bestest round occasionally and work hard to stir up interest in them. When you look at the Swede, it's a great round but "it's old", and only a niche crowd was shooting anything in 6.5 as a hunting round in the US for several decades. Suddenly up pops the 6.5x47, Standardized 6.5x284, 260 Rem, and 6.5 Creedmore so there's lots of buzz on the forums and in magazines about them and they have created a big 6.5 push with major mfg's of both rifles and ammo/components spinning their way to the biggest market share while they can. Sooner or later one or two will become entrenched favorites and the rest will fade away. Basically for decades we had Remington and Winchester competing and creating fads and now there are multiple good mfg's out there fighting for market share and so the fads will continue to come and go quicker than they used to since much more information can now be communicated via the internet than could have ever been done decades ago by the print media. Add to that the hunting/shooting shows who showcase different "New, Better, Best" cartidges, rifles, and factory ammo and we just have a much more volatile and active marketplace especially with the explosion in tactical and long range shooting formats that have come into being in the last 20 years. The sport is growing rapidly and everyone wants to grab their market share as fast as they can and then they have to fight to hang onto it. There will always be a very dedicated following for the 338 and with several different super 338's out there to choose from we'll probably always have at least a few of the major mfg's supporting the various 338's that are out there with a new, better, best tweaked .338 round popping up every few years to once again try and create a buzz and a demand. There are a long list of reasons however as to why it will just never be a huge market as compared to the .300's, 7mm's, and 6.5's. [/QUOTE]
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