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
For 7 mm enthusiasts
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="fmajor" data-source="post: 854009" data-attributes="member: 20646"><p>The 'standard' 7mm-300WinMag wildcat, imho, strikes the perfect balance for increased performance btw the 7mmRM (to me the beginning of serious "7mm Elk Medicine") and the much larger 7mmSTW/7mm Dakota/7mm RUM variants.</p><p></p><p>To me, a 180gr from a 7mm @ ~3,200FPS (I'm not interested in velocity higher than that due to the offsetting "expense" of barrel cooking) would really solidify my confidence on 500-700yd medium/large sized "on-game" shots for this bore size. If bullet impact performance - in particular wgt retention/appropriate expansion - remains consistently high, this would adjust my timeline for a "bigger hammer" by quite a bit given where I currently hunt.</p><p></p><p>I think the greater challenge for these high-velocity chamberings, in a hunting context, is managing sectional density for the purpose of maintaining useful terminal performance across the velocity range. For paper-punching or varmint hunting controlled expansion is not an important criteria, but for medium/large sized game it is a very important consideration.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="fmajor, post: 854009, member: 20646"] The 'standard' 7mm-300WinMag wildcat, imho, strikes the perfect balance for increased performance btw the 7mmRM (to me the beginning of serious "7mm Elk Medicine") and the much larger 7mmSTW/7mm Dakota/7mm RUM variants. To me, a 180gr from a 7mm @ ~3,200FPS (I'm not interested in velocity higher than that due to the offsetting "expense" of barrel cooking) would really solidify my confidence on 500-700yd medium/large sized "on-game" shots for this bore size. If bullet impact performance - in particular wgt retention/appropriate expansion - remains consistently high, this would adjust my timeline for a "bigger hammer" by quite a bit given where I currently hunt. I think the greater challenge for these high-velocity chamberings, in a hunting context, is managing sectional density for the purpose of maintaining useful terminal performance across the velocity range. For paper-punching or varmint hunting controlled expansion is not an important criteria, but for medium/large sized game it is a very important consideration. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Rifles, Bullets, Barrels & Ballistics
For 7 mm enthusiasts
Top