Be careful with the Savage 338 Lapua's. I have had several guys bring them into me that just won't shoot and they end up selling them. One guy had his sent back to Savage 5 times to fix the bad chamber they put in it. Lucas is correct though, if you aren't shooting past 1k, then a 7RM with a 168 or 180 or a 300RUM will do the job nicely with less recoil and cheaper to shoot. If a guys was limiting himself to 600-700 yds, a 7RM would kill anything in the lower 48 and have way less recoil.
The Lapua is a cartridge that guys like because its a NATA round and has good brass. Performance wise, a 338 Edge stomps its and has much cheaper brass. A guy might get a couple more firings on the Lapua brass, but it still doesn't offset the cost. I build 10 Edges to every 1 Lapua in the shop. Accuracy is all on how they are put together and the components that go into the build.
