best 7mm cartridge
- Thread starter WhelanLad
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- Prince Albert, Sk
The 7mm-08 too slow for ya??
Interesting, the animals don't seem to care.
You want cool factor , accuracy or the fastest 7mm you can load for?
Interesting, the animals don't seem to care.
You want cool factor , accuracy or the fastest 7mm you can load for?
- Location
- Prince Albert, Sk
Agreed, even the difference from my 7mm-08 to 7mm WSM is hardly worth anything, I can load 150 grain grain bullets to with 100-150 ft/sec between the two, hardly worth the powder increase and jump in recoil.
7 WSM is almost dead but still magnificent!
7 WSM is a superb cartridge, one of the best cartridge introduced since 7 Rem Mag, unfortunately it does not do anything more than 7 Rem Mag and got killed in the market by 270 WSM.
Still, 7 WSM is one of the most accurate long range cartridges, fits in a short action, is as powerful as 7 Rem Mag, has better barrel life, lower recoil.
The only downsides compared to 7mm-08 Rem is shorter barrel life and the fact that the cartridge is commercially dead.
One final thing, 7mm-08, 280 Rem, 7 WSM and 7 Rem Mag are all great cartridges and differ basically in long range effectiveness, recoil and barrel life.
Alex
7 WSM is a superb cartridge, one of the best cartridge introduced since 7 Rem Mag, unfortunately it does not do anything more than 7 Rem Mag and got killed in the market by 270 WSM.
Still, 7 WSM is one of the most accurate long range cartridges, fits in a short action, is as powerful as 7 Rem Mag, has better barrel life, lower recoil.
The only downsides compared to 7mm-08 Rem is shorter barrel life and the fact that the cartridge is commercially dead.
One final thing, 7mm-08, 280 Rem, 7 WSM and 7 Rem Mag are all great cartridges and differ basically in long range effectiveness, recoil and barrel life.
Alex
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- Location
- Northeast Ontario
If 7-08 is really too slow for you then you may as well jump straight to 7mm STW...RUM if STW is still too slow for you 
7mm RM is really popular and is fairly well balanced....just a little boring
7mm RM is really popular and is fairly well balanced....just a little boring
7 saum is becoming very popular. I like 7 mag though, either rem mag or wby. Anything over 7 rem mag or 7 wby is getting quite overbore, I have a sako in 7mm lazzeroni firebird. Now thats an inefficent powder burning hog! I'm a big fan of the 2.5" magnums, .338 win, .308 norma, 7 rem, 7 wby, .257 wby etc.
I have a 7mm mag in a Tikka that is just awesome. Great cartirdge. I also have a 7X57.
Sure the mag has more power and is faster...etc BUT (and this is just my opinon), the 7X57 will do the same job and the 7X57 uses less powder.
The 7X57 has a long history and has been proven over and over to be effective on most NA game. It is a great cartridge.
Sure the mag has more power and is faster...etc BUT (and this is just my opinon), the 7X57 will do the same job and the 7X57 uses less powder.
The 7X57 has a long history and has been proven over and over to be effective on most NA game. It is a great cartridge.
- Location
- Chilliwack
The "RUM" makes my eyes do funny things..........
7mm
In my opinion cost of reloading would be neglible on the different 7mm's. I went through the same decision some years ago and chose the 7mm mag, simply for the reason you can down load, if required to duplicate the less powerfull 7's.
In my opinion cost of reloading would be neglible on the different 7mm's. I went through the same decision some years ago and chose the 7mm mag, simply for the reason you can down load, if required to duplicate the less powerfull 7's.
