338 Lapua Magnum vs. gallon can of water at 300 yards

[Business0ptics]

Quick question guys... Is a .338 a more powerful round than the .308? I am getting mixed answers here... thanks folks. Looking to buy a good hunting rifle

[smallblockfuelie]

Yes, by a very large margin

[Business0ptics]

thanks man

[BrianMDPhD]

Yes, it is by far. It is far more than anyone would ever need for hunting purposes.

[gburwash]

@Business0ptics

buy your rifle yet?......its not even close the .338 lapua was created for one thing! sniping at ultra long range. Currently it has the recort for the longest confirmed kill. At over 2.4 km !!! for a hunting round however, most shots are 200 yards or under and maybe slightly over.....your better served with the .308

[BillyDa59]

@Business0ptics If you're going to be buying you're first hunting rifle, you surely do not want a .338 Lapua. A rifle chambered in .308 is a much better starting rifle.

I realize this response is a year late, but i figure it's good advice for any new hunters with the same question.

[magnum9987]

you could, but to do so accuratey without taking test shots, you would have to be an incredible marksman. US army snipers don't even do that. They just adjust their scopes

[magnum9987]

The bullet drops in elevation. And yes you do have to adjust for changes in elevation. Though if you're really clever and experienced you could know how to compensate shoot

[magnum9987]

no I mean elevation relative to you. If the Target is above you in elevation, you raise the sights. Below you, lower the sight

[smallblockfuelie]

Evey bullet rises as it leaves the barrel. Adjustment of your scope may be necessary depending on range.

[detectiveinspekta]

The bullet will never rise though, its going to go straight down unless you are talking about shooting for miles and miles.

I found out recently that all that matters in terms of range is horizontal distance from the target, then compensate from that.

[smallblockfuelie]

A bullet DOES rise.

[detectiveinspekta]

I don't reload for a .338 lapua but have had a go on a .338 edge. To my understanding any projectile soon as it leaves the barrel drops due to gravity. Even with the .338 edge I need to compensate for the drop plus add some more from having a 1.6" gap between my rifle barrel and my scope.

[disturbedone5009]

How does a bullet rise? There is nothing on it to create lift. If you put a rifle barrel parallel to the ground it will drop as soon as it leaves the muzzel.

[mtber360]

@disturbedone5009 it rises because of the rifling in the barrel.

[disturbedone5009]

Uh no.... the rifling spins the bullet which stabilizes it like a gyroscope.

[mtber360]

@disturbedone5009 in turn making the bullet rise.

[disturbedone5009]

A bullet has nothing that produces lift. The spin does make the bullet drift but rise? No way.

[tykempster]

@smallblockfuelie

The bullet never rises, if the barrel is level. It may APPEAR to rise because the barrel is pointed at an upward angle, to meet the crosshairs, but that is because of the scope being dialed to meet that bullet.

If you put your barrel level, it is never going to hit a higher impact point than immediately out of the barrel.

[detectiveinspekta]

@tykempster I agree with this. Adding to the point of spin drift this merely makes the bullet drop not as significant at longer ranges >8000m. By that I mean the the bullet flies straight  for the first 400m then drops down a bit. For each 100m after that bullet drop gets worser and worser until it appears to get better after 800m (looking at drop for each 100m). Hence the need to incorporate spin drift into ballistics tables.

Also if you zero at say 500m then yes you have to adjust down.

[cweedsurfer]

sweet What type of Rifle are you using?

[smallblockfuelie]

It is a Remington 700. Check my other videos and you can see it. Thanks