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<blockquote data-quote="338Shooter" data-source="post: 1311909" data-attributes="member: 3449">Big +1.And to what Tad said about the 6.5 chambering, the snipers give up some ballistics to deliver weight on the target.&nbsp; The competent sniper is going to make proper adjustments with either chambering so that really isn&#039;t as big of a factor as Joe Hick hunter or paper puncher is going to see it as.&nbsp; Like you said the 300 will have better barrier performance and deliver more energy to the target.&nbsp; A quarter minute wind call error could cause a hit or miss to the heart on either round.&nbsp; The 300 is going to cause more shock to the body in all likelyhood.&nbsp; Is it going to be the difference? I couldn&#039;t say, but I know given the extreme skill set these guys posses I&#039;m going for the 300mag every time.Suppressed 338 Lapua doesn&#039;t feel anything like anything in a short action.&nbsp; It still kicks hard and when I start getting tired the gun starts torquing with every shot.&nbsp; It is annoying and can be painful.&nbsp; The down side to it is shooter fatigue sets in much sooner.&nbsp; You get over the sore shoulder.&nbsp; It took me about 200 rounds and it doesn&#039;t bother me at all until the next day.&nbsp; I shot about 90 in one range trip and I couldn&#039;t believe how tired it made me.&nbsp; My experience with the magnum medium bore. YMMV.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="338Shooter, post: 1311909, member: 3449"] Big +1. And to what Tad said about the 6.5 chambering, the snipers give up some ballistics to deliver weight on the target. The competent sniper is going to make proper adjustments with either chambering so that really isn't as big of a factor as Joe Hick hunter or paper puncher is going to see it as. Like you said the 300 will have better barrier performance and deliver more energy to the target. A quarter minute wind call error could cause a hit or miss to the heart on either round. The 300 is going to cause more shock to the body in all likelyhood. Is it going to be the difference? I couldn't say, but I know given the extreme skill set these guys posses I'm going for the 300mag every time. Suppressed 338 Lapua doesn't feel anything like anything in a short action. It still kicks hard and when I start getting tired the gun starts torquing with every shot. It is annoying and can be painful. The down side to it is shooter fatigue sets in much sooner. You get over the sore shoulder. It took me about 200 rounds and it doesn't bother me at all until the next day. I shot about 90 in one range trip and I couldn't believe how tired it made me. My experience with the magnum medium bore. YMMV. [/QUOTE]

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