New Sharp Shooting Record Set

**Belmont31R** · 05-02-10, 15:55

Originally Posted by Jer

I bought a .338 Lapua rifle because after research I was just in awe of the round. After owning it and finding out that not only are there not any longer range competitions for it but most won't even allow it I think I'm going to sell it and focus on the smaller rounds for precision shooting of paper and steel. What I can tell you though is that if I was heading to the middle east somewhere's as a sniper it's the ONLY rifle I would want slung over my shoulder. I just can't seem to find a practical use for it here. What a bad ass round though and props to the shooter for an AMAZING shot x3.

Damn in Co there should be plenty to do with a 338. They are about to open a 1k yard range 20 miles from me, and I happy just to have a place to shoot beyond 300 yards for once.

**Trajan** · 05-02-10, 16:00

Originally Posted by Jer

I bought a .338 Lapua rifle because after research I was just in awe of the round. After owning it and finding out that not only are there not any longer range competitions for it but most won't even allow it I think I'm going to sell it and focus on the smaller rounds for precision shooting of paper and steel. What I can tell you though is that if I was heading to the middle east somewhere's as a sniper it's the ONLY rifle I would want slung over my shoulder. I just can't seem to find a practical use for it here. What a bad ass round though and props to the shooter for an AMAZING shot x3.

Don't make any sense that long range competitions wouldn't allow that round. Seems like the perfect snipers round.

**Cascades236** · 05-02-10, 16:54

studddddd

**Cagemonkey** · 05-02-10, 16:56

Originally Posted by Belmont31R

Our mil needs to adopt the AI .338 Lapua. The portability of our current 308 guns, and much further range than what we are currently using. The AI action is also better than the Rem 700. They are just plain built like tanks. Army also needs to drop Leupold, and get on the SB or Hendsoldt/Zeiss train.

I agree. Also, it makes no sense to use a .308 M24/M40 bolt action, considering the M110 semiauto is for all practical purposes nearly as accurate. With the .308, the argument that bolt actions are more accurate is no longer an issue.

**Jer** · 05-02-10, 17:19

Originally Posted by Belmont31R

Damn in Co there should be plenty to do with a 338. They are about to open a 1k yard range 20 miles from me, and I happy just to have a place to shoot beyond 300 yards for once.

If you know people with land that's one thing but the people that I know with land suitable for going out 2k+ yds are out of state so it doesn't help. The outdoor ranges don't get out that far either. One you can go out about 1,000yds max and the other is about 600yds max and both take about 45min to get to. Can't stretch the legs on a .338LM at either of those and a .308 will handle those ranges just fine.

Originally Posted by MG Lincoln

Don't make any sense that long range competitions wouldn't allow that round. Seems like the perfect snipers round.

Some (not all) competitions have a max size for calibers meaning that the .338LM is too large and might be considered an unfair advantage to the others. So the bottom line is there are very few competitions I could actually use it in and none that I couldn't use a .308 or smaller in and have just as good of a chance of winning. The trade-off is that the .338LM is FAR more expensive to develop rounds for and train with and takes it's toll on your body as well.

**Mark71** · 05-06-10, 10:21

Some more amazing shooting by our Brit Allies.....

Gone in 28 seconds: Rapid-fire sniper takes out five Taliban soldiers to protect British patrol

By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 1:56 PM on 6th May 2010

A British Army sharp shooter has told how he killed five Taliban soldiers in 28 seconds - in a desperate bid to protect a British patrol that the insurgents were preparing to ambush.

The enemy targets were more than a mile away when the sniper, a corporal serving with 4 Rifles, got the all clear to take them out.

The corporal - who has 37 confirmed kills in just four months in the war zone - said that he and his spotter were set up in an old fort in Haji Alem, in the Nad-e Ali district of Helmand province.

They spotted the Taliban soldiers getting ready to attack a British foot patrol.

The sniper, who has not been named for security reasons, was using the L115A3 long-range rifle, which has an effective range of 1,100 metres.

With the Taliban soldiers on the verge of engaging the British foot patrol at least 1,600m away, the corporal had to draw on every ounce of his ability.

He requested permission to fire from his superiors - a battlefield requirement if the enemy had not yet opened fire - and was given the 'weapons free' order.

He told The Sun: 'I engaged with the first insurgent. It took me nine rounds but I took him down with the ninth. Then the other four had moved closer, so I took them down as well. They were taken down in the next 28 seconds'.
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The marksman was among members of 4th Battalion The Rifles who were met by the Duchess Of Cornwall at their Wiltshire base yesterday.

Camilla, still recovering from a broken leg, used a mobility scooter and crutches to inspect the parade yesterday, meeting some of the brave soldiers horrifically wounded in Afghanistan.

The corporal played down his amazing skill yesterday, saying that his role was merely to protect his comrades, and not about notching up a kill tally.

He said: 'It's not about how many people you kill, it's about the team.'

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz0n9v5ubu4