Newtosavage
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Still funny tho. LOL
I'm a reloader and have worked up a load for my old 270 using 140gr. berger vld's at around 2900 fps. I know the .270 can do a bit better than that, but that is where I had great accuracy and not too much pressure.
I then began loading 7mm-08 for my son using 139gr. hornady sst's and found that it was best at 2950 fps, and it does this with nearly 15 grains less powder!
I couldn't believe that I was surpassing the .270 with same weight bullet and 15 gr. less powder.
My daughter now has a 7mm-08 as well and now I'm considering one for my self.
Short action, less recoil, same ballistics ... what's not to like about that?
I'm a reloader and have worked up a load for my old 270 using 140gr. berger vld's at around 2900 fps. I know the .270 can do a bit better than that, but that is where I had great accuracy and not too much pressure.
I then began loading 7mm-08 for my son using 139gr. hornady sst's and found that it was best at 2950 fps, and it does this with nearly 15 grains less powder!
I couldn't believe that I was surpassing the .270 with same weight bullet and 15 gr. less powder.
My daughter now has a 7mm-08 as well and now I'm considering one for my self.
Short action, less recoil, same ballistics ... what's not to like about that?
Like the 222Remington, 222Rem Magnum, 223 Rem, 22250Rem. All very unpopular!Honestly and realistically, it's because it has more than the metric measurement and parent case in common with the .260, REMINGTON, you want to kill a cartridge, stamp it REM and let them handle the marketing.
You forgot the 244Like the 222Remington, 222Rem Magnum, 223 Rem, 22250Rem. All very unpopular!
Same reason the .284 win isn't popular. Reason being, nobody knows.
Same reason the .284 win isn't popular. Reason being, nobody knows.
I believe we know why.
It has been marketed as a white tail round.
In todays world the internet and marketing dollars are as important as a decent assortment of factory loads and rifles. The round is amazing but we know Winchester and Remington are not particularly good at Marketing nor they have a long term vision and plan that follows through.
Companies can sell garbage with good marketing, yet w/o marketing great products might seat on the shelves unnoticed by many.
The 7mm-08 might be one of the most balanced cartriges thanks to the amazing bullets. It does everything the 308, 6.5 and smaller calibers do and much more.
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I would say more 284 being build than when it was factory. Norma making brass for 284.
Just for the record, until it was replaced by the .223 the .222 was an extremely popular caliber and offered in a wide range of rifle in US and abroad. In fact it was one of the post WWII landmark cartridge developments and still considered a benchmark in rifle accuracy.Like the 222Remington, 222Rem Magnum, 223 Rem, 22250Rem. All very unpopular!
For me, there’s just not enough advantages over my .308 at the ranges I hunt at, which are < 225 yards.
I predict the 6.5 CM is on it's way to becoming the next .308.
next 308? what do you mean?
expense of ammunition is a huge factor. Every time I see 7-08 in the stores its $30-35 per box. 6.5 creed runs as low as 16.99 per box. With the great press it gets (and rightfully so). Most Hunters and shooters arent handloaders, and if you can get accuracy at 500 plus yards with factory ammo that price its going to be popular.
We also know remington is horrible about promoting cartridges. Look at the 30 RAR, 6.5 rem mag, 350 rem mag all cartridges that had promise. Look at the 6mm remington, ballisticly superior to the 243, but winchester kills them in marketing and pricing.