7mm STW is it worth it, what are the advantages, I'm one of those guys who will spend the $$$ and I like my weatherby's, but is there any advantage to the STW over 7mm Wby besides the cost of ammo & brass, or is STW expensive as well?????
7mm STW???
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Your from Medicine hat, aren't you?
Everyone from the Hat needs an STW, and I think they are the only reason the ultra hasn't booted it ftom existance yet.
STW brass (I think) is still made by Remington and will certainly be cheaper than Weatherby brass. But if your going to go super 7mm, consider the ultra, just because. I don't know why, and I never really thought velocity was the end to everything, and a couple hundred FPS certainly doesn't mean much, but I always thought it looked ###y.
Everyone from the Hat needs an STW, and I think they are the only reason the ultra hasn't booted it ftom existance yet.
STW brass (I think) is still made by Remington and will certainly be cheaper than Weatherby brass. But if your going to go super 7mm, consider the ultra, just because. I don't know why, and I never really thought velocity was the end to everything, and a couple hundred FPS certainly doesn't mean much, but I always thought it looked ###y.
Central AB Oilfield trash!!!!! I can afford the extras, just was not sure about the price of the STW compared to the Wby, I looked at the ballistics in the Nosler book and they are fairly close, I like the higher velocities and I'm getting used to paying, I thought my 257Wby was expensive until I bought a 30-378Wby, It's pricey in a whole different way!!!
I have owned three 7mmstws since 1990,and it is still my favorite cartridge.My rifles provide 3500fps with a 140gr bullet,and 1/2 moa accuracy.I also own a 7mmultramag,and prefer the stw because the ultramag only produces about 75fps more,and requires a lot more powder to do it.The 7mmstw is a step up over the 7mmweatherby.
There is nothing wrong with the 7mm STW, but there is nothing wrong with the 7mm Rem Mag,either.
There really isn't much difference between them, when handloaded. Sure, the STW goes a wee bit faster, but in bullet drop, we aren't talking much.
No difference in "holdover" to 350 yards, and past that, you should use your rangefinder and adjust scope.
There really isn't much difference between them, when handloaded. Sure, the STW goes a wee bit faster, but in bullet drop, we aren't talking much.
No difference in "holdover" to 350 yards, and past that, you should use your rangefinder and adjust scope.
I have owned several 7mm STW's [and several 7mm Rem Mags] over the years, and the 7mm STW is about 200 FPS faster with the 160 grain bullet in most rifles with 26" tubes. That is significant on a long range poke, but as Gatehouse stated, adjustment will get you the hit, even with the 7mm Rem Mag. The STW arrives at 500 with a ton of energy remaining, if that means anything to you. Regards, Eagleye.
Or 300 H&H brass, or 375 H&H brass, or 300 Wby brass. I have one, good cartridge. - dan
I've always found it to be a little less, but part of that is the bullet weights that I usually use in each. I seldom go below 180 grains in in the .300 and seldom much above 150 in the STW. With similar bullet weight the gap lessens.
As mentioned, with similar rifle and bullet weights, I doubt you could detect a difference in recoil. I did a bunch of loads with Barnes 195 gr 7mm bullets back when I first built mine (in the 80s? Memory is getting fuzzy), and it certainly felt the same as a 200 gr loaded 300 magnum to me. - dan
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Does anybody still chamber 7 stw in factory rifles ? or would someone be looking a custom job ?
For a Remington 700 that's all you would have do. For a Winchester the bolt stop has to be shortened, the magazine box spacer removed and maybe the follower changed as well. With many other actions a straight rechamber job will give you a real fast singleshot. Speaking of single-shots Ruger may still chamber the #1 in this cartridge.
