Thread: 7mm Rem Mag vs 338 Lapua Mag

Originally Posted by GWH

Run the numbers on a 7mm 195gr berger at 3100, it has 191" of windage at 1500 yards with 20 mph, or a 7mm 180 eld-m at 3200, it has 183" (if Hornadys listed BC is correct).

Both of these can be pushed at those velocities from a 26" barreled 28 Nosler, with a whole lot less recoil than a 300gr at 2850 fps. The tradeoff is barrel life, but hey we wear out tyres on our trucks too.

Obviously the 300gr 338 has higher energy, but how much do you need? You have to hit the target first before energy matters

Throw in some wind Clint and the 338 still destroys it even if numbers suggest otherwise.
Maybe not a lot but the difference is between a hit and a miss.
Everyone would rather carry the 7mm and at hunting ranges trumps the 338 in most applications imo.


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