Presmyk Report post Posted December 2, 2020 I'm looking for nosler lr accubond 265 grn and some barnes lrx to do some loads, thought I'd try find a dozen or so before I commit and go buying different bullets, loading for a lapua in savage 111 ,anyone have experience with certain bullets or powders that didn't perform well over others. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
recurveman Report post Posted December 2, 2020 I have a 338 Lapua that I've shot a little bit. I haven't done a ton of shooting but maybe 200-300 rounds down the pipe. I found that the heavier the bullet the better they did. I ran SMK's and Accu bonds. MY gun liked both. My gun really liked Retumbo. I forget how many pounds of powder went into each case but it seemed like a ton!!!!!! yeah I know it was only grains but is seemed like pounds. I never really got it perfect and never really hit any max loads. It was kind of fun to shoot but it isn't my favorite gun to shoot by far. One thing that was unique with a 338 was the recoil/noise. This gun took a bit of getting used to for me. It's a new type of recoil and noise. Give yourself a good 25-50 rounds to get used to how everything reacts. It is very different than any 300 mag. Side note: I stuggled to get the ABLR bullets to shoot in my 6.5. Love nosler and love the AB but couldn't get the ABLR to print good. Had a bunch of vertical shots and when I went to the Hornady ELDX my elevation went away. Just and FYI 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PRDATR Report post Posted December 3, 2020 On 12/2/2020 at 6:48 AM, Presmyk said: I'm looking for nosler lr accubond 265 grn and some barnes lrx to do some loads, thought I'd try find a dozen or so before I commit and go buying different bullets, loading for a lapua in savage 111 ,anyone have experience with certain bullets or powders that didn't perform well over others. Message Big Browns he has one and should be able to shed some light on his. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
