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Torn between two cartridges
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<blockquote data-quote="MudRunner2005" data-source="post: 1396964" data-attributes="member: 12995"><p>The 7 Wby (in the real world) only has a very slight velocity advantage over the 7RM. Also, the 7 Wby doesn't really belong in the same category as the 7mm STW, .28 Nosler, 7RUM, etc... It belongs in the same category as the 7RM, since they are nearly equal in performance.</p><p></p><p>The 7mm RUM is beyond the point of diminishing returns. The short barrel life, huge powder consumption, and throat damage doesn't justify the real-world results.</p><p></p><p>The 7mm STW & .28 Nosler (nearly identical case capacity) are about the biggest case capacity you can go in a .284" diameter bore, before seeing significant diminishing returns.</p><p></p><p>I have been shooting the 7mm STW since 2002, and have 2 of them. I'm considering converting one of them into a .28 Nosler just to see what all the fuss is about, and to add to my cartridge diversity. I will always have at least one 7mm STW in the safe, as I am WAY too vested in that cartridge to leave it behind, plus, I just always have loved that cartridge from the first time I shot one. It's also an iconic cartridge because it really started the whole "big 7mm" craze.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MudRunner2005, post: 1396964, member: 12995"] The 7 Wby (in the real world) only has a very slight velocity advantage over the 7RM. Also, the 7 Wby doesn't really belong in the same category as the 7mm STW, .28 Nosler, 7RUM, etc... It belongs in the same category as the 7RM, since they are nearly equal in performance. The 7mm RUM is beyond the point of diminishing returns. The short barrel life, huge powder consumption, and throat damage doesn't justify the real-world results. The 7mm STW & .28 Nosler (nearly identical case capacity) are about the biggest case capacity you can go in a .284" diameter bore, before seeing significant diminishing returns. I have been shooting the 7mm STW since 2002, and have 2 of them. I'm considering converting one of them into a .28 Nosler just to see what all the fuss is about, and to add to my cartridge diversity. I will always have at least one 7mm STW in the safe, as I am WAY too vested in that cartridge to leave it behind, plus, I just always have loved that cartridge from the first time I shot one. It's also an iconic cartridge because it really started the whole "big 7mm" craze. [/QUOTE]
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