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7mm or 30 cal? Just for curiosity’s sake
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<blockquote data-quote="emp1953" data-source="post: 2167109" data-attributes="member: 71817"><p>I stuck with .30's all my life, then I got a good paying job and I bought my Cooper in .270 Weatherby mag. It used up power quickly, was accurate enough and recoil became unpleasant after I had a motorcycle accident. Factory ammon for these belted magnums is ungodly expensive like 2.5 to 3 times what "normal" ammo costs. A buddy at the range had his chrony set up and let me use it, I was getting 3245 fps with 150gr noslers. He sat down with his .270win and showed me that he got 2950fps. Not as much of a gain as I had hoped. Eventually I sent the rifle back to Cooper and had a conversion to .270win and I've never regretted it. I shoot it better and I get more than my share of one shot kills. A hunting buddy was married to his 30-06 until he tried out a 7mm-08. He regularly harvests deer at 400-600yds. He took a moose at under 100yds and an elk at 180yds. I don't think his '06 has seen the light of day in 10 years. Nuff said that if you become proficient with the rifle/caliber either one is a good choice.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="emp1953, post: 2167109, member: 71817"] I stuck with .30's all my life, then I got a good paying job and I bought my Cooper in .270 Weatherby mag. It used up power quickly, was accurate enough and recoil became unpleasant after I had a motorcycle accident. Factory ammon for these belted magnums is ungodly expensive like 2.5 to 3 times what "normal" ammo costs. A buddy at the range had his chrony set up and let me use it, I was getting 3245 fps with 150gr noslers. He sat down with his .270win and showed me that he got 2950fps. Not as much of a gain as I had hoped. Eventually I sent the rifle back to Cooper and had a conversion to .270win and I've never regretted it. I shoot it better and I get more than my share of one shot kills. A hunting buddy was married to his 30-06 until he tried out a 7mm-08. He regularly harvests deer at 400-600yds. He took a moose at under 100yds and an elk at 180yds. I don't think his '06 has seen the light of day in 10 years. Nuff said that if you become proficient with the rifle/caliber either one is a good choice. [/QUOTE]
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