Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
Articles
Latest reviews
Author list
Classifieds
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Rifles, Bullets, Barrels & Ballistics
7mm Remington Magnum
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="BallisticsGuy" data-source="post: 1268549" data-attributes="member: 96226"><p>I get great long range performance out of it with Berger 180's at 3050 and 168's up to 3150 with US869 and Remmy brass but it eats a ton of powder and case life is relatively short compared to my non-mags. Being able to take 1800m shots and have a supersonic bullet there is nice but honestly doesn't get done a lot. Most shots, especially those in competition are much shorter. The long bombs are much fewer. I'm happier to eat the 2-4 points at the long gongs and clean right up at the shorter distances with smaller 7mm's like 7-08 or .284win (thanks to match rules I'm stuck with .223 and .308 till next season). Apart from powder consumption, brass consumption and barrel life are the comparatively severe levels of blast and the not insubstantial recoil plus the gun weighs a usefully large number of pounds more than something in a .223 or .308 size action and sucks to carry on hiking matches. If you're more recreational then yeah up to about a mile. For really reaching out to 2k or better for recreation or anything else I don't think it's much more than a novelty and the .338LM and its ilk are better suited.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BallisticsGuy, post: 1268549, member: 96226"] I get great long range performance out of it with Berger 180's at 3050 and 168's up to 3150 with US869 and Remmy brass but it eats a ton of powder and case life is relatively short compared to my non-mags. Being able to take 1800m shots and have a supersonic bullet there is nice but honestly doesn't get done a lot. Most shots, especially those in competition are much shorter. The long bombs are much fewer. I'm happier to eat the 2-4 points at the long gongs and clean right up at the shorter distances with smaller 7mm's like 7-08 or .284win (thanks to match rules I'm stuck with .223 and .308 till next season). Apart from powder consumption, brass consumption and barrel life are the comparatively severe levels of blast and the not insubstantial recoil plus the gun weighs a usefully large number of pounds more than something in a .223 or .308 size action and sucks to carry on hiking matches. If you're more recreational then yeah up to about a mile. For really reaching out to 2k or better for recreation or anything else I don't think it's much more than a novelty and the .338LM and its ilk are better suited. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Rifles, Bullets, Barrels & Ballistics
7mm Remington Magnum
Top