These rounds usually do not leave holes in soft targets. They tend to shred them. I shooting deer would need to be followed up by collecting peices to process later.
Still, it would be cool to shoot.
Perfect for deer chili!
This round is effectively a .340 Weatherby without the belt. It has about 200 fps on the .338 Win, which is to say it does the exact same thing 100 yards further out.
People have been killing deer with .338s for 50 years, they don’t shred anything
“These rounds usually do not leave holes in soft targets. They tend to shred them. I shooting deer would need to be followed up by collecting peices to process later.”
Nonsense. That’s all a matter of bullet construction. For instance, the Barnes monolithic bullets don’t fragment at all, while still expanding nicely. They tend to not damage too much meat even when heavy calibers are used on light game (think .375 H&H on small antelope in Africa).
The .338 Lapua is overkill for most NA game, but if it floats your boat... ;-)
(For hunting, I think an optimum point is actually the .338-06, the .30-06 Springfield necked up to .338 caliber. Plenty of range, makes a nice big hole, and you can use inexpensive bullets because the velocity is moderate. Suitable for everything up to grizzly bear while using less powder than the .300 magnums.)