Recent content by .338magnumshooter

I bought the rifle from barrett,and unfortunately they have every calibur but the .338lm! The dealer I bought the gun thru,says his distributer is all out and doesn't know when he'll be getting more! I can't find 1 dealer who can ship to hawaii!!! I'm BUMMED!!! I thought I found 1,bought half a...

As I've said in my other thread,does anyone know a dealer that ships .338lm ammo to hawaii! A dealer that works w/a freight forwarding company?? Hand loading my own ammo is definately something I have to do,but will take time and money to do so.I need a quicker solution to my problem,so if...

Yeah,thanks fitch,I'm definately going to start hand loading my own ammo,but that takes $ to get all the equiptment ill need,and time to learn how to do it properly.unfortunately,I have the same problem w/powder as well here in hawaii,and I kinda didn't want to wait months for all this to come...

I just purchased a barrett 98B LAPUA MAGNUM .338,and I can't get ahold of any ammo!!!! The problem is I live in hawaii,and d.o.t. does not allow loaded ammo to be shipped airmail. DOES ANYONE know of a dealer that ships over sea freight,or deals w/a freight forwarding company??!! My rig is fully...

I have just bought a barrett 98B .338LAPUA MAGNUM,and am thinking of purchasing a silencer.does anyone know of a good manufacturer,and where I can buy one from?? I would also like to get some for my AR-15(5.56mm),springfield XD(.45),my glock(9mm),and sig sauer(.40)cal. I heard of gemtech,but...

Thanks lou,you're right on the money about the windage,and that's a huge factor! I also agree about the military snipers and what the goverment is using! I'm also confident that it will only be a matter of time before some manufacturer has a complete optics package,capable of all neccessary...

I was just reading about the burris eliminator 4-12x42mm scope. It combines a laser range finder,ballistic computer,and a oled aiming system.apparently it ranges,computes bullet drop,and displays an illuminated aiming point,all in seconds! Range is 800yds.(reflective) and...

Thanks for the advice je! I went and bought some 250grain lockbase boattail lapua ammo.everything I've read says that handloads are the best so I will definately start doing that! Thanks again,wish me luck! .338magnumshooter!

Hello,does anyone know wich is the best ammo for my barrett 98B .338LM??? Manufacturer,grain,etc...factory loads please,thank you .338magnumshooter.

Does anyone know wich would be the best ammo for my .338 lapua magnum?? Would like a consistant load for longer ranges.lower grain vs.heavier grains,manufacturers,and any opinions on factory loads vs.hand loading...thank you,.338magnumshooter.

Thanks for the feedback capt.! I totally agree! Do you know anyone who wants to buy a countersniper scope.lol?! Do you have any info on the best ammo for the .338lapua magnum?(barrett mod.#98B) thanks again,.338MS.

As a matter of fact,you will be hearing from me again!! I appreciate the opinions and realize that the scope is not all that it claims to be,but I also need to do more thurough testing for a final judgement on this optic,althought I'm fairly certain it will fall way short of their claims!! As...

Again,I ask if anyone has any practical realworld info on the countersniper scope?? Has anyone shot with it and how accurate was it??! There will always be someone with a contrary opinion to whatever hardware you are using,so please if anyone actually has used this scope,let me...

Very rude,and un-called for comments!! People need to grow up!! Keep those personal opinions to themselves,YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE!!! Not helpfull or constructive in ANY WAY!! People make mistakes and don't need their noses rubbed in them!! Again,YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE!! Very dissapointing!! .338...

Can anyone help me? I have recently purchased a barrett 98bravo .338 lapua magnum,and a counter sniper optics 3-25x50mm scope.does anyone have any practical information,or opinions as to how accurate this scope is considering I have only had the chance to use this weapons system on a relitively...