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7mm-08 or 7x57 mauser?????
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<blockquote data-quote="FAL Shot" data-source="post: 511986" data-attributes="member: 27328"><p>Dr. Vette, I posted the reply mainly for those who would come later with a similar question.</p><p> </p><p>7x57 Mauser was never a military round in the USA, so it suffers from that regard. 7mm-08 brass is very similar to .308 Win, so on a price basis it will cost less, and that gives it a huge advantage in our marketplace. Even in Germany, the 7x57 was passed up for the 8x57 JS because Germany was economically committed to that older round. Never mind that the 7x57 would have been a better round for the troops and they would have shot a bit more accurately with it. Pedersen proposed a new cartridge similar to the 7x57 when the M1 Garand was evaluated. Gen. MacArthur turned down the new cartridge but approved the new rifle. He turned down the new cartridge mainly on economics, not that he had anything against its performance. The 1903 Springfield rifle was definitely obsolete on the future battlefield, but the .30-06 cartridge still was passable, seeing that the Germans hadn't bothered to upgrade their cartridge. We had stockpiles of .30-06 ammo, and were still in an economic depression. The Brits were also sticking with their more obsolete .303 British cartridge, and the Russians were also sticking with a rimmed cartridge that could have been upgraded as well.</p><p> </p><p>Those who don't reload should buy the best they can get. Much more selection in 7mm-08 ammo on the dealer shelves. Those who reload can simply have the best there is, which is the 7x57 Mauser. As an all-around medium big game cartridge for most people, it has never been surpassed. Since Mauser got it right the first time, it can't be surpassed to any significant degree by anybody. Modern powders and bullets only make the 7x57 better, and the steeper shoulder angle of the 7x57 make it a more modern cartridge against the 7mm-08, in spite of the fact it was invented many decades before the 7mm-08.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FAL Shot, post: 511986, member: 27328"] Dr. Vette, I posted the reply mainly for those who would come later with a similar question. 7x57 Mauser was never a military round in the USA, so it suffers from that regard. 7mm-08 brass is very similar to .308 Win, so on a price basis it will cost less, and that gives it a huge advantage in our marketplace. Even in Germany, the 7x57 was passed up for the 8x57 JS because Germany was economically committed to that older round. Never mind that the 7x57 would have been a better round for the troops and they would have shot a bit more accurately with it. Pedersen proposed a new cartridge similar to the 7x57 when the M1 Garand was evaluated. Gen. MacArthur turned down the new cartridge but approved the new rifle. He turned down the new cartridge mainly on economics, not that he had anything against its performance. The 1903 Springfield rifle was definitely obsolete on the future battlefield, but the .30-06 cartridge still was passable, seeing that the Germans hadn't bothered to upgrade their cartridge. We had stockpiles of .30-06 ammo, and were still in an economic depression. The Brits were also sticking with their more obsolete .303 British cartridge, and the Russians were also sticking with a rimmed cartridge that could have been upgraded as well. Those who don't reload should buy the best they can get. Much more selection in 7mm-08 ammo on the dealer shelves. Those who reload can simply have the best there is, which is the 7x57 Mauser. As an all-around medium big game cartridge for most people, it has never been surpassed. Since Mauser got it right the first time, it can't be surpassed to any significant degree by anybody. Modern powders and bullets only make the 7x57 better, and the steeper shoulder angle of the 7x57 make it a more modern cartridge against the 7mm-08, in spite of the fact it was invented many decades before the 7mm-08. [/QUOTE]
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