Originally Posted by VAhuntr
Originally Posted by Rancho_Loco
Originally Posted by VAhuntr
Does the 7mm Remington Magnum perform best with a 24" or 26" barrel?


Define "perform"..


What could I expect to gain over a 22" barreled 270 Winchester?


Look at it this way, if you like.

A 7 Rem mag will do with a 160 gr bullet about what a 270 will do with a 130 gr.

And it will do with a 175 gr, about what a 270 Win will do with a 150 gr.

We could talk about lighter bullets and higher velocities in the 7 Rem Mag as well, but to me the key advantage of a 7 Rem Mag(or any magnum capacity 7mm) is the ability to push heavy 7mm bullets at the same or higher velocity than can be obtained from the smaller 7mm's with lighter bullets.



The 280 Remington is overbore.

The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.