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Best 7mm case for 162gn eldx
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<blockquote data-quote="yobuck" data-source="post: 1480267" data-attributes="member: 12443"><p>As far as facts and opinions go, there is no better way to gather them than live mountainside testing.</p><p>Sitting behind them while looking thru (good) large tripod mounted binnoculars as they are being shot at long and extreme distances will change lots of preconceived thoughts and opinions.</p><p>Regardless of the cartridge being used, velocity is always the winner in long range, and there is only one way to get there. </p><p>None of us enjoy recoil, buying powder, or brass and barrels, but thats the price for top performance.</p><p>As good as cartridges like the 280 and 7 Rem mag are, they cant compare with the larger case 7mms at the longer distances with any bullet choice, and for one reason, velocity, and we either accept that or we accept less as for l/r performance.</p><p>I have myself said there comes a time to move on, and thats the point here. But that point is well beyond the distance stated above with the large 7mms using 162s. Rather, the time to move on is when deciding to use heavier bullets in them because of velocity loss when doing so. </p><p>3400+ with 190s or heavier is certainly doable, but not with a 7mm, and it requires powder, not BC numbers or tap dancing with a different case shape in order to get there.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="yobuck, post: 1480267, member: 12443"] As far as facts and opinions go, there is no better way to gather them than live mountainside testing. Sitting behind them while looking thru (good) large tripod mounted binnoculars as they are being shot at long and extreme distances will change lots of preconceived thoughts and opinions. Regardless of the cartridge being used, velocity is always the winner in long range, and there is only one way to get there. None of us enjoy recoil, buying powder, or brass and barrels, but thats the price for top performance. As good as cartridges like the 280 and 7 Rem mag are, they cant compare with the larger case 7mms at the longer distances with any bullet choice, and for one reason, velocity, and we either accept that or we accept less as for l/r performance. I have myself said there comes a time to move on, and thats the point here. But that point is well beyond the distance stated above with the large 7mms using 162s. Rather, the time to move on is when deciding to use heavier bullets in them because of velocity loss when doing so. 3400+ with 190s or heavier is certainly doable, but not with a 7mm, and it requires powder, not BC numbers or tap dancing with a different case shape in order to get there. [/QUOTE]
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