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Old 12-30-2011, 12:06 PM
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Originally Posted by nekred View Post
I was referring to .270 Winchester (.277 calbre) and 7mm Remington Magnum, which is (.284 calibre)

What you say is true, but in general out of the box economy ammunition.... it was a general statement.... With a 270 I generally use 130 grain for general hunting, and with 7mm my dad always used 175 grain bullets.... So i ended up with a faster flatter trajectory than he did,

If we both used 150 grain pills, then his rifle was a hair faster... but in my opinion this would not be ideal for either rifle for maximising their potential... I like the 130 grain for 270 and 168 grain for 7mm....
The 7mm mag will be faster right across the whole spectrum of bullet weights if you compare each bullet weight against both cartridges .
You can't get around case capacity.
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