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Posted: 3/17/2014 6:09:48 AM EDT
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Does anyone have any feedback on the DPMS LR338 federal? Seems interesting but have not seen much on it so I was hoping for some feedback on performance, weight, ease to hunt with, trigger, .. just normal real world experience.
Also, does the premium cost for ammo over 308 justify the round. Sorry for the newbie questions. (should I have post this in the Industry DPMS forum instead?) Thanks, |
I picked up a LR308 Lite Hunter model. Very decent rifle to hunt with. I think I would like it better with some kind of light weight aluminum free float but the carbon fiber does the job. I didn't really fondle one before I bought it so when it showed up and had a DPMS version of a 2 stage trigger I was  . I could get down to the 9 pound range with a lighter scope but it weighs in around 10 right now which isn't bad for a semi auto 308 with a 20" barrel. (mine is the generation 1 model btw)
As far as 338....no experience. And I'm not sure how easy it will be to find one right now with the factory pumping out Gen 2 rifles right now. |
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I built mine but used all DPMS parts in the upper, even the 18 inch barrel. The only thing not DPMS is the forend and I am more than happy with it. It is very accurate and quite easy to load for. None of my loads went over an inch and a half and most were in the one inch range plus or minus ? inch, and the 'good' loads cut that in half, going roughly ½ inch. This is for 5 shots at 100 yards.
I use .308 brass reformed which means it is a hair shorter than .338 Federal brass but it is also always available and cost next to nothing compared to the .338 Fed headstamped stuff. |
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I built mine but used all DPMS parts in the upper, even the 18 inch barrel. The only thing not DPMS is the forend and I am more than happy with it. It is very accurate and quite easy to load for. None of my loads went over an inch and a half and most were in the one inch range plus or minus ? inch, and the 'good' loads cut that in half, going roughly ½ inch. This is for 5 shots at 100 yards. I use .308 brass reformed which means it is a hair shorter than .338 Federal brass but it is also always available and cost next to nothing compared to the .338 Fed headstamped stuff. I am seriously considering getting a 338 upper. I've got one of the LR308C rifles that rarely gets shot, I could use that lower. Forming 308 to 338 sounds like a good way to get the ammo, there is no shortage of 308 in my shop. This board costs me more $$.
If it works as well as Big-bore, this will end up being an elk rifle. I want to keep it as light as possible. |
| It really is as simple as running the .308 through the .338 sizer die so long as the expander button is tapered like with Hornady dies. If not, you can just run it through a .338 Lyman M die. That's the way I make mine. M die then into the sizer to line everything up, then back through the M die to expand the neck back out and trim to even up the length. I don't like to use the expander rod in sizing dies and prefer to neck expand with M dies. |
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