Optimum barrel length for 338 LM - hunting setup
Looking for some input on the proper barrel length for a 338 LM hunting set up. Many options available in 24", but wondering if anyone has any real world data on what the optimum barrel length is. I know for a hunting rifle carrying around a 30" pipe on the mountain side can be cumbersome, but is the ballistic advantage worth the effort?
Looking to shoot a 300 grain pill.
Optimum barrel length for 338 LM - hunting setup
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big honkin jeep
When does T Rex season start?
To each his own but that's a whole lotta boom for hunting anything on this planet where it's desirable for at least part of the creature is to be preserved.
I mean this with all due respect but having seen way too much gun used on multiple occasions, And game animals killed far too dead, (yes there is such a thing). I'm just wondering if too much internet and the associated tables, numbers, claims, and misinformation may be involved in this plan somewhere. I fear they may be clouding the facts surrounding what happens not just on the surface which can be bad enough, but under the skin, when a .338 Lapua Magnum connects with a living creature not meant to simply be exterminated for the sake of extermination.
If that is the goal for this rifle then have at it.
Probably less damage than a fast moving .270 with 130gr softpoint at normal hunting range. I believe the intent for the .338LM is to stretch it out some. I'm no LR shooter or hunter but ringing 12" steel at 800 is not even a challenge with a good .338 LM setup even for me. No big mess to clean up with a heavy slow moving bullet.
Oh yeah, I think 26-28 is plenty of barrel. They get very "whippy" any longer unless it's a straight cylinder. Then you need wheels
for it. [emoji1]
Optimum barrel length for 338 LM - hunting setup
I'm in the process of building a 338 rum and debating the same thing. I think 27" is the shortest I'll go leaning towards 28". With a brake that puts me at 30