I have to second what the members are saying about the 7x57. It has its own magic that can't be reduced to numbers.
This is and will continue to be one of the all time greats and while it canot be reduced to numbers I think that for me going out in the field with a 7x57 cartridge that has held up for 118 years in a 98 actioned rifle that has been the touchstone for gunmakers for 112years and my own nearly another 60 gives me 290year experience to call on.
The 7x57 is the one c/f rifle cartridge I would never be without and my custom 1908 DWM loves the 160gn woodleigh over 46gn H4350 for 2700fps and up to any task I might ask of it. A fast load of 3237fps for the GS HV bullet over 51gn BL-C2 is a nice adition to its repetoir.
