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6.5 Creedmoor vs .270 Win vs .257 Weatherby
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<blockquote data-quote="davkrat" data-source="post: 1084714" data-attributes="member: 6452"><p>Being a fellow Californian I feel your pain. I've been loading the ETips in our .308 and 7mm Rem Mags for years now. Like you said you need to push them hard. On paper they will preform at distance but real world testing the expansion you get at lower speeds is nothing to get excited about. They're rated down to 1800 fps but even at 2000 fps the nose barely peels back. I've taken California deer out to 300 yards with the .308 and think that is a good limit for it with the 150 grain ETip. </p><p></p><p>I converted my .270 Win to a 7mm Rem Mag. Partially to match my brothers so we would always have backup ammo for eachother but also because of the greater range of bullets offered in 7mm. The 150 Etip has a .498 BC and I can launch it several hundred fps faster than the .308. In the .308 I'm getting right around 2,650 fps. I've tried lots of powders but that's about the wall before I get pressure spikes. The 7mag launches the 150 at 2975. I've got them going faster but was not as accurate. The 7mm load carries significantly more velocity at much greater range. I've not taken a deer with the 7mm yet but would not hesitate out to 600 yards with the milk jug tests I've done. </p><p></p><p>I'd say get the Weatherby so you can push them as hard as possible. Our 7mm Rem Mags the recoil is very tolerable with the 150s. Nothing like shooting 180s!!! I'D consider the 7mm Rem Mag if I were you. The 7mm Etips seem to be easy to find too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="davkrat, post: 1084714, member: 6452"] Being a fellow Californian I feel your pain. I've been loading the ETips in our .308 and 7mm Rem Mags for years now. Like you said you need to push them hard. On paper they will preform at distance but real world testing the expansion you get at lower speeds is nothing to get excited about. They're rated down to 1800 fps but even at 2000 fps the nose barely peels back. I've taken California deer out to 300 yards with the .308 and think that is a good limit for it with the 150 grain ETip. I converted my .270 Win to a 7mm Rem Mag. Partially to match my brothers so we would always have backup ammo for eachother but also because of the greater range of bullets offered in 7mm. The 150 Etip has a .498 BC and I can launch it several hundred fps faster than the .308. In the .308 I'm getting right around 2,650 fps. I've tried lots of powders but that's about the wall before I get pressure spikes. The 7mag launches the 150 at 2975. I've got them going faster but was not as accurate. The 7mm load carries significantly more velocity at much greater range. I've not taken a deer with the 7mm yet but would not hesitate out to 600 yards with the milk jug tests I've done. I'd say get the Weatherby so you can push them as hard as possible. Our 7mm Rem Mags the recoil is very tolerable with the 150s. Nothing like shooting 180s!!! I'D consider the 7mm Rem Mag if I were you. The 7mm Etips seem to be easy to find too. [/QUOTE]
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