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Rifles, Bullets, Barrels & Ballistics
7mm or 30 cal? Just for curiosity’s sake
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<blockquote data-quote="358 Guy" data-source="post: 2170999" data-attributes="member: 60067"><p>A friend of mine recently built a 30-378 with a fast twist barrel so he could shoot heavy bullets with the same BC as he shoots in his 28 Nosler. The rifle is a beast @ over 13 lbs. and has the recoil to match. His 28 Nosler weighs 10.5 lbs.. My point was that to achieve the trajectories that can be achieved with the heavy 7mm bullets you need a really heavy bullet in a 30 which in turn is going to produce greater recoil. Medium power 30's such as the 30-06 still have a lot to offer with the better bullets and components that we have today. And, as a plus, they can be comfortably housed in a sporting weight rifle. On medium sized big game at long range, the 7mm's are hard to beat. but on game much larger than that, I personally prefer the 30 cal's. I wonder what Hathcock would choose today for a sniper rifle. Fun stuff to think about.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="358 Guy, post: 2170999, member: 60067"] A friend of mine recently built a 30-378 with a fast twist barrel so he could shoot heavy bullets with the same BC as he shoots in his 28 Nosler. The rifle is a beast @ over 13 lbs. and has the recoil to match. His 28 Nosler weighs 10.5 lbs.. My point was that to achieve the trajectories that can be achieved with the heavy 7mm bullets you need a really heavy bullet in a 30 which in turn is going to produce greater recoil. Medium power 30's such as the 30-06 still have a lot to offer with the better bullets and components that we have today. And, as a plus, they can be comfortably housed in a sporting weight rifle. On medium sized big game at long range, the 7mm's are hard to beat. but on game much larger than that, I personally prefer the 30 cal's. I wonder what Hathcock would choose today for a sniper rifle. Fun stuff to think about. [/QUOTE]
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