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Old August 1, 2011, 11:19 PM   #12
golfnutrlv
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Here is an article on the current record combat sniper kill. It proved to me that while cartridge is important, the shooter, and also the environment mean more than the projectile. It's a good read.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle7113916.ece

I remember when it hit the news, a friend of mine and I calculated the ballistics of the shot. Some of the data was educated guessing, but we figured that the projectile was moving approximately 800-850 fps at the target. Pretty impressive for any round. That's more than enough downrange power for the task.

To the OP, if you are going to hunt, or shoot at targets at 1000 or less, .338 Lapua has a cool factor, but probably isn't worth the money. Now if you were going to compete at 1000 yards, I could see using a .338 Lapua if the match allowed. Honestly though, pick what you want, and what you will shoot.
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