armalite Ar-30

Rocky_Raccoon · #1 01-17-2007, 10:10 AM

Ive been looking around for a good long range rifle with some knock down power and i was checking out the ar30 in .338 lapua mag, i know the rounds are expensive but does anyone have any experience with this gun, pros / cons suggestions... scope suggestions ... no real purpose for it, just some long range fun with buddies and maybe kill something once in a while

Catfish · #2 01-17-2007, 01:21 PM

It is much easiser to get accuracy from a bolt gun than a semi-auto. I have not seen any data on the .338 Lapua so I`m not sure how it compairs to the .338 Win. mag, or the .338-06. I just had a .22-6mm built on a Savage action for long range. It will push an 80 gr. .22 cal bullet over 3,500 fps. Drift at 500 yrds. with a 10 mph cross wind is 15 in. There are no factory rounds that I know of that will drift less than 30 in. Haven`t got to play with it much yet, still fire forming brass and playing with different powders, but I have got groups under 1/2 moa.

fabsroman · #3 01-17-2007, 02:24 PM

The .338 Lapua Mag is faster than both the .338 Win Mag and the .338-06. I never knew it was offered in an AR-30 from Armalite because I checked out all their stuff 6 months ago when I was contemplating an AR-30 purchase. I thought I had settled on a DPMS AR-30 in .300 RSAUM, but now I am wondering if Armalite has an offering in .338 Lapua.

Rocky Raccoon, can you post a web address where I can check this out? Is it available as an upper option?

Edit: My fault, I got the AR-30 and the AR-10 confused. The AR-30 is Armalite's bolt action rifle and it resembles the AR-50. From the articles I read on the rifle, it is supposed to be very accurate.

HPBTMTCH · #4 01-17-2007, 07:55 PM

The 338 lapua is the ballistic twin to the 338 remington ultra mag. The AR30 is supposed to be pretty accurate, but it`s also pretty expensive. You could build a 338 ultra for the same money, or get a sendero, add a brake and a choate sniper stock for a lot less money and still have about the same look. JMO.

Catfish · #5 01-18-2007, 10:37 AM

Well I guess that shows what I don`t know.

I didn`t know Armolite made a bolt gun. That round should make an excellant long range round. Rocky will be able to kill field mice at 500 yrds. with that.

When you get it you`ll have an excuse to go West hunting.

Rocky_Raccoon · #6 01-18-2007, 12:35 PM

thanks alot fellas, its good to hear from you all again. imma look around a little more but ill proabbly end up buying it, ill keep ya posted

Rocky_Raccoon · #7 01-19-2007, 05:57 AM

well, im still debating on weather the pros of the .338 lapua outweigh the cons (price) but the ar30 also comes in 300winmag, now the ammo is cheaper by a long shot but what kind of performance can i get out of the 300win mag as apposed to the .338 lapua, heres an article about the .300win in the ar30 and it sounds pretty good but is a 2.0" group at 300 meters good or can other rifles priced around the same shoot better? http://www.shootingtimes.com/longgun...malite_121206/ im pretty impressed, but what do you guys think....

HPBTMTCH · #8 01-19-2007, 12:10 PM

Rocky you need to ask Boyd Heaton and get his opinion on this question. For $1200 I found a used 1000 yrd bench gun chambered for the .308 Baer, which is an improved 300 wby. With 240 gr. matchkings it will shoot inch groups at 350 yards, and 5-6 inches at 1000 yrds. You may look forever and not find such a deal, but then again, i bet there`s one for sale right now. Boyd may even know of one.