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7mm Weatherby: Why so little attention?
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<blockquote data-quote="Tikka300man" data-source="post: 2461449" data-attributes="member: 45224"><p>I would mostly agree with you as the 7mm Weatherby is a truly great round and if taken care of properly, should have almost double the barrel life of the 7mm STW and at least triple or better than the 7mm RUM. And I would agree that it is what the 7mm Rem Mag could have been but never will be. However a minor point is that the SAAMI pressure for the Remington wasn't arbitrary. All calibers have those few loads that don't work well, giving large pressure spikes with small powder increases, before the normal mean average maximum is reached. In the case of the big Remington, it was found to have a lot more loads giving early pressure excursions, than other calibers. So the mean average maximum was reduced for safety reasons. It originally had a higher pressure limit but was subsequently reduced. Other than this minor point, I think you nailed it. The 7mm Weatherby is an overlooked gem</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tikka300man, post: 2461449, member: 45224"] I would mostly agree with you as the 7mm Weatherby is a truly great round and if taken care of properly, should have almost double the barrel life of the 7mm STW and at least triple or better than the 7mm RUM. And I would agree that it is what the 7mm Rem Mag could have been but never will be. However a minor point is that the SAAMI pressure for the Remington wasn't arbitrary. All calibers have those few loads that don't work well, giving large pressure spikes with small powder increases, before the normal mean average maximum is reached. In the case of the big Remington, it was found to have a lot more loads giving early pressure excursions, than other calibers. So the mean average maximum was reduced for safety reasons. It originally had a higher pressure limit but was subsequently reduced. Other than this minor point, I think you nailed it. The 7mm Weatherby is an overlooked gem [/QUOTE]
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