DPMS LR-338: An AR-Style Rifle Chambered in .338 Federal For Serious Hunting
ByDPMS Firearms continues to provide hunters with reliable, accurate and affordable AR-style hunting rifles with the introduction of the Panther LR-338, the new rifle chambered for the .338 Federal cartridge.
Built on the immensely popular LR-308 platform, the Panther LR-338 boasts a new lightweight, extruded A3-style upper receiver (an innovative design process alleviates excess weight from the upper receiver while still maintaining integrity and durability), a carbon fiber free-float tube and a fully fluted, 18″ stainless steel barrel and slim-line compensator.
Additionally, the new LR-338 features a milled 6061-T6 aluminum, semi-automatic lower receiver, a two-stage trigger, an integral trigger guard and an aluminum magazine release button.
Additional features include a turned down gas block, sling swivel, lightweight, skeletonized, A2 buttstock with trap door assembly, and a Hogue® rubber pistol grip with finger grooves. DPMS’ hard coat anodizing and all-over black Teflon® coating completes the rifle package.
Every LR-338 rifle comes standard with two (2) steel magazines (one 4 rd. and one 19 rd.), a cleaning kit and hard case for storage. Customers will applaud the new lightweight .338 rifle from DPMS, as well as the outstanding accuracy, reliability and affordability that makes all of the Panther Long Range rifles so popular among sportsmen/women everywhere.
The Panther LR-338 (RFLR-338) weighs 7.9 pounds when empty, has an overall length of 39 and 1/4 inches, and will retail for $1,499.00. (Optics are not included with the rifle.)
1 Comments
August 7th, 2008 at 11:18 am
The biggest problem with the DPMS LR’s is that you will wait a MINIMUM of 6 months to get one. I wanted the 338 but went with the 308 mostly for factory ammo availability and variety. I’m hoping that I can get a quality 338 upper someday (hopefully from DPMS).