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7mm Rem. Mag vs. .308 Winchester
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<blockquote data-quote="Ian M" data-source="post: 30616" data-attributes="member: 25"><p>Varmint Hunter, </p><p>Your description of penetration jibes with what I was told by some very good factory bullet people - Lee Reed the guy who developed the A-Frame and Scirocco for instance. Frontal diameter is the key for transfering energy. Put a given 180 grain bullet into a .308 Win. and a .300 Weatherby and shoot them into a water tank. The Win. will outpenetrate the Weatherby but will not throw as much water about.</p><p></p><p>Michael and Dave,</p><p>I believe that we should start up a website exclusively for guys who shoot the mighty .308 Winchester loaded with 45 grains of Varget with either 168 or 175 match bullets and Winchester primers <img src="http://images/icons/grin.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> We could pat ourselves on the back and smile knowingly as the rest of the world burns all that expensive powder, melts down expensive barrels and looks down their noses at us <img src="http://images/icons/wink.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> </p><p></p><p>If I had to select between the 7mm mag and the .308 it would be the .308 because I know and can live with its trajectory. The 7mm is a hell of a killer tho and I personally like it a lot. Between the 7mm and the .300 it would be the .300 hands-down. To hell with recoil, that is why they make X-coil mushy pads and breaks. I have a very light .300 Weatherby that is a dream to carry, kicks about like a .243 or .257 Roberts because of the break on the end and a beautiful fitting Rimrock stock. Has a 25 inch Lilja and it has killed a bunch of critters. Blew a few eardrums over the years - that is the price you pay for having fun...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ian M, post: 30616, member: 25"] Varmint Hunter, Your description of penetration jibes with what I was told by some very good factory bullet people - Lee Reed the guy who developed the A-Frame and Scirocco for instance. Frontal diameter is the key for transfering energy. Put a given 180 grain bullet into a .308 Win. and a .300 Weatherby and shoot them into a water tank. The Win. will outpenetrate the Weatherby but will not throw as much water about. Michael and Dave, I believe that we should start up a website exclusively for guys who shoot the mighty .308 Winchester loaded with 45 grains of Varget with either 168 or 175 match bullets and Winchester primers [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] We could pat ourselves on the back and smile knowingly as the rest of the world burns all that expensive powder, melts down expensive barrels and looks down their noses at us [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img] If I had to select between the 7mm mag and the .308 it would be the .308 because I know and can live with its trajectory. The 7mm is a hell of a killer tho and I personally like it a lot. Between the 7mm and the .300 it would be the .300 hands-down. To hell with recoil, that is why they make X-coil mushy pads and breaks. I have a very light .300 Weatherby that is a dream to carry, kicks about like a .243 or .257 Roberts because of the break on the end and a beautiful fitting Rimrock stock. Has a 25 inch Lilja and it has killed a bunch of critters. Blew a few eardrums over the years - that is the price you pay for having fun... [/QUOTE]
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