7x57 vs. 7-08

[Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow]

Don't forget that T/Cs website shows that they supposedly are making the Icon Classic now in .280 Rem!!

All of the above is right, and the 6.5x55 is in the exact same boat ax 7x57.

 

[Maverick223]

All of the above is right, and the 6.5x55 is in the exact same boat as 7x57.

I suppose you're right... The .260Rem.:6.5x55mm::7mm-08Rem.:7x57mm, which is to say that the newer round is a short action round roughly equivalent to the original, with lighter bullets, but slightly inferior especially with heavy bullets. Also brass life if significantly reduced, but brass is cheaper and more available for the new rounds. Good analogy, Doc.

 

[Dr T]

The wildcat 7mm - 08 developed a stellar reputation for accuracy before it was standardized by Remington. And gun companies like to introduce new chamberings that will generate sales for buyers after the Latest and Greatest.

There is about as much difference between the 7mm - 08 and 7x57 as there is between the .243 Win and the 6 mm Remington. The former are based on the 308 case and the latter on the 57 mm length Mauser case. The Mauser case has a longer neck and slightly more capacity. But the boxy 308 case may burn powder more consistently.

They are similar in performance, and both much easier on you than than a 7 mm Rem Mag.

And, at least one professional ivory hunter killed a lot of elephants with a 7x57.

 

[SaxonPig]

The 280 is great but requires a full length action while the 7x57 can squeak into a shorter "intermediate" length action. Plus, while it's true the 280 does it a little better than the 7x57, do you really need more? Will an additional 150 FPS really make that much difference?

 

[Dr T]

And the 280 Rem is based on the 30-06 case (and the 308 is a shortened 30-06 case).

 

[berettashotgun]

A -57 case can be made pretty darn accurate in its 6mm form.
I bought an FN49 in 7x57 without realizing my good luck, and was ready for some recoil. Just got some punctured eardrums. I love that chambering, along with the Kentucky Rifleman I would not blink in purchasing a 700 or 70 in 7x57.