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

A quick clip of a gallon can of water being destroyed at 300 yards with a 338 Lapua Magnum.

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[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

[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

[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

[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.

[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

[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.

[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.

[disturbedone5009]

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

[mtber360]

@disturbedone5009 in turn making the bullet rise.

[disturbedone5009]

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

[mtber360]

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

[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.

[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.