Wow, March Madness shows the 7mmSTW being beat out by the .280Rem? I thought the 7mmSTW was developed to shoot from horizon to horizon? I guess this says tons about the .280Rem. Another upset looks like the lonely .308 'short pants' taking honors away from the .264WinMag. Tell me it ain't so. Any guess who the ultimate long range winner is going to be?
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Wow, March Madness shows the 7mmSTW being beat out by the .280Rem? I thought the 7mmSTW was developed to shoot from horizon to
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The ,264 Win is an impressive performer and the selection of available 6.5mm bullets gives it a measure of versatility. The 7mm Rem Mag is another cartridge I can describe in the same terms. However, for the amount of powder you burn and the performance you net, I think the .264 is a bit too overbore to be practical. The 6.5mm-'06 makes sense to me; the .264 Win Mag does not. In terms of versatility and terminal ballistic performance, I regard the .308 as a practical cartridge (for my needs). The .264 Win Mag will definitely reach out there and touch something, as will the 7mm Mag, but I am unlikely to require what either of these cartridges can offer.
In truth, anything more than a medium-capacity cartridge with bores of .25 to .30 caliber seems to go to waste in my possession, and I don't think of myself as "typical", nor do I argue with those who have needs greater than my own in terms of long-range accuracy and terminal ballistic capability. I haven't worked with the 7mm STW, but the .280 more than fulfilled any reasonable requirement for me.
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I have always felt the 280 Rem was the new and improved 30 06 if that makes any sense.With all the better bullets in the last thirty years(design and construction)the 280 is as all around as it gets but with that title being held by 06 it has a limited success.We as shooters don't need all the guns and cal we have but we buy them anyway its what makes shooting fun!
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