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I'm questioning my .338 Lapua build now. Lol
Well mines bigger than yours so ha!
Well mines bigger than yours so ha!
If we are just talking 1000 yard hunting rifle.
It's pretty much a wash. If drop concerns you with the big 300 grain bullet, then push a 250 grain bullet to 3000 fps.
Bingo over there, lolJumping in late on the conversation now that I have some data on my 338 NM.
300 gr VLD, 2770 fps
285 gr ELDM, 2880 fps
With this real world speed and a ballistics program, 100 yard zero and @ 1000 yards
300 gr, 1841 fps, 24.62 MOA drop, 2.07 MOA drift, 2256 ft*lbs
285 gr, 1944 fps, 22.76 MOA drop, 3.05 MOA drift, 2389 ft*lbs
Basically, The 285 gr gets 100 yards more speed, energy, and less drop than the 300 grain bullet.
Now that I have a 338 and am playing around, seems to me that the NM or lapua may benefit more from a lighter weight bullet for hunting purposes. FPS at minimum expansion seems to control the effective range of most high powered guns, not ft*lbs. Thus, it seems to me, with 200+ gr bullets, speed is more valuable than weight. You can get 1800 fps and 1800 ft*lbs of energy shooting a lighter bullet faster and would have less recoil. 28 Nosler comes to mind.