Best 7mm cartridge ?
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Best 7mm cartridge ?
We'll be at the Shooting Show soon and with a 7mm variation on our FAC we're keen to paw a few rifles in that calibre. We won't be buying on the day unless there is an absolute bargain to be had (unlikely), but it's a good place to see what's on the market. What cartridge do you lot recommend? There seems to be quite a few variants on the theme. We'd like something suitable for target shooting at 600 or 1000 mards.
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Re: Best 7mm cartridge ?
7mm-08 is a choice however the straight .284 is the usual winner and the option I would choose over the .284 Shehane in the .308 bolt faces. After that you could look at the WSM and SAUM options. I have a 7mm SAUM Wildcat that has always shot well albeit it has not seen the light of day for a while.
Alternatively you could always go the Pattern 1913 route...
Alternatively you could always go the Pattern 1913 route...
Re: Best 7mm cartridge ?
I shoot a 7mm-08, flat shooting with 130gn bullets. A doddle to load. Very easy on the shoulder and on barrels, so it seems.
In 1978 I was told by my grand dad that the secret to rifle accuracy is, a quality bullet, fired down a quality barrel..... How has that changed?
Guns dont kill people. Dads with pretty Daughters do...!
Guns dont kill people. Dads with pretty Daughters do...!
Re: Best 7mm cartridge ?
Real? Or imaginary, like your friends....?saddler wrote:Or a straight pull EM-2....
In 1978 I was told by my grand dad that the secret to rifle accuracy is, a quality bullet, fired down a quality barrel..... How has that changed?
Guns dont kill people. Dads with pretty Daughters do...!
Guns dont kill people. Dads with pretty Daughters do...!
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saddler
Re: Best 7mm cartridge ?
5 years and a 3-d printer and it'll be nicely real...I hope...
...more real than some blokes section 1 Police A5s turned out to be...
...more real than some blokes section 1 Police A5s turned out to be...
Re: Best 7mm cartridge ?
How about the classic 7x57mm Mauser?
Effective, popular and relatively economical to reload with modest powder charges.
Effective, popular and relatively economical to reload with modest powder charges.
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Re: Best 7mm cartridge ?
7x57 and 7-08 are looking favourites so far... We wonder if they do a Tikka T3 Super varmint in those chamberings?
Badger
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Badger Korporashun
Quidquid latine dictum sit altum viditur.
"Quelle style, so British"
CEO (Chief Excavatin' Officer)
Badger Korporashun
Quidquid latine dictum sit altum viditur.
"Quelle style, so British"
Re: Best 7mm cartridge ?
In 1978 I was told by my grand dad that the secret to rifle accuracy is, a quality bullet, fired down a quality barrel..... How has that changed?
Guns dont kill people. Dads with pretty Daughters do...!
Guns dont kill people. Dads with pretty Daughters do...!
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meles meles
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Re: Best 7mm cartridge ?
Hmmm, that looks pretty...
Badger
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Badger Korporashun
Quidquid latine dictum sit altum viditur.
"Quelle style, so British"
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Badger Korporashun
Quidquid latine dictum sit altum viditur.
"Quelle style, so British"
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