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7mm vs 300 wm.
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<blockquote data-quote="MontanaRifleman" data-source="post: 488741" data-attributes="member: 11717"><p>Soundwaves, there is no way on earth the a 7mm will push a 175 gr bullet anywhere near as fast as a 300 WM will push 180 gr bullet with the same length barrel... period. With my 7mm I pushed 160 NP's right at 3000 fps with a max/warm load out of a 24" barrel. With a 26" barrel you could add another 50-60 fps. on the Hodgdon site, the fastest velocity they list for a 7mm 175 gr bullet is 2800 fps with Retumbo powder. On the same site, the best velocity for the 300 WM and 180 gr bullet is 3034 fps.... 234 fps faster than the 7mm.</p><p></p><p>The 300 WM will hands down deliver more energy and momentum down range than the 7mm with comparable type bullets simply because it has more case capacity. There are no free lunches.</p><p></p><p>Having said that, the 7mm RM is a great cartridge and very capable within it's effective range.</p><p></p><p>Cheers</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MontanaRifleman, post: 488741, member: 11717"] Soundwaves, there is no way on earth the a 7mm will push a 175 gr bullet anywhere near as fast as a 300 WM will push 180 gr bullet with the same length barrel... period. With my 7mm I pushed 160 NP's right at 3000 fps with a max/warm load out of a 24" barrel. With a 26" barrel you could add another 50-60 fps. on the Hodgdon site, the fastest velocity they list for a 7mm 175 gr bullet is 2800 fps with Retumbo powder. On the same site, the best velocity for the 300 WM and 180 gr bullet is 3034 fps.... 234 fps faster than the 7mm. The 300 WM will hands down deliver more energy and momentum down range than the 7mm with comparable type bullets simply because it has more case capacity. There are no free lunches. Having said that, the 7mm RM is a great cartridge and very capable within it's effective range. Cheers [/QUOTE]
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