The first time I got behind a .338 Lapua

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I had been shooting .308 for years and thought I understood recoil. Then a friend handed me a .338 on a good rest and I sent a round into steel at 800 yards. The impact came back a second later and I just sat there rethinking everything I thought I knew about calibers.

 

[Alan]

That moment when the steel answers back late, you realize you’ve been thinking way too small.

 

[Polar_w0lf]

That first delayed steel impact at distance really changes your perspective. The .338 Lapua has a way of making even experienced shooters feel brand new again.

 

[Troy]

he .338 doesn't just change how you think about recoil, it changes how you think about distance entirely.