03-08-2013, 12:36 AM
Michael Wrote:Huh..LRRPF52 - do you know why they went with .300 WinMag over .338 Lapua? Not super familiar with the ballistics of either, but I thought there were some units employing the .338 with great success.
A lot of people have been scratching their heads over that decision. All our coalition partners have adopted .338 LM as the go-to cartridge for distance. I'm guessing the combination of a few things:
* Remington and the PSR contract derail was able to re-barrel the M24 actions, since they're long already, and go with the .300 WM
* .300 WM was already in the system, in use with primarily Naval Special Warfare and Army SF
You would think that they would have gone with what coalition & NATO partners are using, but other factors led to the decision in favor of .300 WM. Training is the most important aspect at the end of the day.