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Would the true 7mm please stand up!!!
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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 189191" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>Dave</p><p></p><p>You are right it is a 7mm in one sense of the word and so</p><p>is the 280 and the 284 just to name a few.</p><p></p><p>Back when these calibers were popular they were all giving names</p><p>that would fit into the american way of thinking.</p><p></p><p>And any time someone wanted to top the competition they raised</p><p>the numbers and it sounded more powerful so sales rose for a while.</p><p></p><p>A good example was the 280 Remingtion.It was introduced in 1957</p><p>and in an effort to boost sales in 1979 they changed the name of</p><p>the 280 to the 7mm Remingtion Express. </p><p></p><p>They used two names that were thought to sound like it was a better</p><p>round (MM's and Express)and boost sales.</p><p></p><p>Then came the trend to use the word MAGNUM with the name.</p><p></p><p>Probably the first tru 7mm was the 7x57 Mauser (some where around </p><p>1892).</p><p></p><p>The 270 Winchester came out around 1925 and has stood the test </p><p>of time even with a limited selection of bullets.some say that Winchester</p><p>decided on a .277 dia to avoid having anything like the Europeans had.</p><p></p><p>It is a great round and deserves a better selection of bullets.</p><p></p><p>Just a little history</p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 189191, member: 2736"] Dave You are right it is a 7mm in one sense of the word and so is the 280 and the 284 just to name a few. Back when these calibers were popular they were all giving names that would fit into the american way of thinking. And any time someone wanted to top the competition they raised the numbers and it sounded more powerful so sales rose for a while. A good example was the 280 Remingtion.It was introduced in 1957 and in an effort to boost sales in 1979 they changed the name of the 280 to the 7mm Remingtion Express. They used two names that were thought to sound like it was a better round (MM's and Express)and boost sales. Then came the trend to use the word MAGNUM with the name. Probably the first tru 7mm was the 7x57 Mauser (some where around 1892). The 270 Winchester came out around 1925 and has stood the test of time even with a limited selection of bullets.some say that Winchester decided on a .277 dia to avoid having anything like the Europeans had. It is a great round and deserves a better selection of bullets. Just a little history J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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