Another New Factory Round .370 SAKO

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From Federal's site: :runaway::runaway:

Cape•Shok® .370 Sako Magnum

Big game hunters looking for a new caliber offering heavy bullets will love the .370 Sako Magnum. Federal Premium® will load a 286-gr Barnes® Triple-Shock X-Bullet option, as well as a 286-gr Nosler® Partition® offering. Like its European counterpart the 9.3x66mm Sako Magnum, the new .370 Sako Mag provides excellent stopping power and is a great choice for hunting large game at shorter distances.


FEATURES & BENEFITS

* 30-06 necked up to a .366 caliber
* High energy
* Standard action allows for more rounds in magazine
* Heavy bullets for additional stopping power

PART NO. DESCRIPTION
P370B 370 Sako Mag 286-gr Nosler Partition
P370C 370 Sako Mag 286-gr Barnes Triple-Shock X-Bullet

http://www.federalpremium.com/default.asp?pg=46

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holy redundancy, batman! The 30-06 (or 7.62x63) is a whopping 1mm longer than the 9.3x62, and already shares the same base diameter.
 
Why would they call it a magnum? I would have steered clear of that and just produce more 9.3x66.

EDIT: It would seem that they wanted to make another factory round, but if they went to the .338-06, which would sell, nobody would buy the .338Fed.
 
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how common are .366/370 bullets?

the reason i think the .338 Federal is a great cartridge is because it can be formed from one of the most popular cases and theres a large selection of .338 bullets widely available. i just checked LeBarons and they dont stock anything in .366/370, whereas they have at least 9 different types of .338 bullets available.

i realise these cartridges will have different potentials because of the larger bullet and case capacity of the .370 Sako, but it just seems like a bad choice of bullet to me.
 
manbearpig said:
how common are .366/370 bullets?

the reason i think the .338 Federal is a great cartridge is because theres a large selection of .338 bullets widely available. i just checked LeBarons and they dont stock anything in .366/370, whereas they have at least 9 different types of .338 bullets available.

i realise these cartridges will have different potentials because of the larger bullet and case capacity of the .370 Sako, but it just seems like a bad choice of bullet to me.
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There are enough bullets to do anything that needs to be done with a cartridge of this class.
 
You can form 9.3x62 brass from 30-06 cases already. I'm really interested to see a diagram of this 'new' cartridge. I wonder if sako changed one minor dimension (like 1mm extra length) and slapped their name on it, or if it's more of a 9.3x62 'improved' configuration
 
so it;s sako's twist on the 375 Hawk?

this industry and it's unoriginal wheel reinvention is begining to make me ashamed to be any part of it.

it;s turning into bass fishing. marketing to the south east and those with low IQ's and money better spent.

ugh.
 
it is the 9.3x66 Sako renamed to catch the attention of american hillbillys dreaming of hunting stuff other than hogs and whitetails.
 
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I agree, the 'Magnum' title is a bit much but otherwise, as a 9.3X62 shooter(I have two of them:)), I think this is great news. Anything that promotes the caliber is good.

The 66 will have a bit more powder capacity than the 62 so velocities will be a bit higher. The federal site claims 2550 for the 286 gr bullets. Based on my experience with my 62, this is certainly realistic.

For reloaders, brass may be initially hard to get but that may change. There are plenty of choices for bullets. Currently, we have Speer(270 gr), Hornady(286 gr), Nosler(250, 286 gr), Barnes(250, 286 gr), Swift(286, 300 gr), Prvi Partizan(286 gr), Woodleigh(250, 286, 320 gr), Norma(232, 286 gr), Lapua(285 gr)

Also, the .30-06 and the 9.3X62 share the same rim diameter but the base of the 62 case about 6 thou larger than that of the 06. So when 06 brass is used to make 62 cases, chances are that the new case will have a bit of a bulge around it's base after firing.

PS
I found this 9.3X66 diagram on the Z-Hat site
93X66.jpg
 
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Sako and Federal have set out to raise some interest in this cartridge, and it is working :wave: Nobody on CGN talked about the 9.3x66, even though there have been some Sako 75s chambered in this cartridge floating around, Boonerbuck on this site actually picked one up almost two years ago on the EE for a great price.

Call it the 370 Sako Magnum, and it gets people talking and buying. ;)

I see the 9.3x66/370 Sako as an excellent alternative to those hunters who want a 375 Ruger class of cartridge, but in a nicer package than the 77 Hawkeyes. Nothing that will go down with a 300 grain .375" bullet @ 2550 fps will shrug off a .366" 285 grainer at the same speed. Nothing we hunt in North America at least :)
 
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my official take on this announcement is a resounding 'meh.' I'm not a luddite and I have nothing against new cartridge development like the WSM's. But this one? It doesn't bring a thing to the table. It's not shorter, nor faster, nor more efficient; it doesn't even LOOK different.

meh.
 
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