hey all, im new to the forum and want to thank you all for having me here and reading this. Im seving in afghanistan right now and looking to buy a new rifle when i get back. something good for targets out to 1500m and with enough umph to take down just about any north american game animal out to about 500m. im very familiar with the M24 and M110. hate the M110 by the way. i can consistantly hit targets out to 1000m with the M24, cold bore it just lacks the umph im looking for for large game at long range. ive been looking into the .338 LM as it offers almost exactly what i am looking for. the issue im having is i want something decent "out of the box". dont want to spend more than $2500 on the rifle. optics will be another matter. any advice as far as rifles/optics or personal opinions about rifles you have fired in .338 LM would be helpfull. also if you can suggest a different round that fit my needs, by all means let me know. thanks in advance for the help.