# The OFFICIAL Gun Thread. **URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-official-gun-thread/242496 **Category:** Shift518 Off Topic **Created:** [March 1, 2009, 9:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-official-gun-thread/242496 "2009-03-01T21:19:43Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 1284
### Author: ![Cossey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Cossey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Cossey) #### Post date: [January 12, 2012, 12:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-official-gun-thread/242496/1284 "2012-01-12T00:14:01Z")
> [@Stimulus Payment Schedule - check yours](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stimulus-payment-schedule-check-yours/46338/204): > > Looking to pick up a Remington 700P MLR .338 soon, any negatives to this gun asides from cost of ammo? .338 Lapua? I wouldn’t recommend moving up to that cartirdge unless you are proficient in shooting lesser cartridges. Otherwise you’re wasting ammo. .338 Lapua has earned confirmed kills of over a mile, and to the best of my knowledge, you won’t be seeing distances like that unless you’re overseas in the sandbox. I’d really recommend just going w/ .308 due to cost and efficiency. It’s an excellent round and can be used at any range around here and max out their longest range. I believe the longest confirmed kill is just over 800 meters with .308, so you won’t have any problem hitting a target at even 1,000 yards. If you really wanna spend $7 a round, then be my guest, but there are plenty of other cheaper options that can do what you want. Even .300 WinMag would be a better choice and more cost effective, especially since it may become a NATO cartridge in the near future so there will begin to be surplus available. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-official-gun-thread/242496)._