Have enjoyed the 7x57 a lot for a long time. Recently had some fun working on loads for a little competetive shoot that never happened in the end, but got some interesting results from 44g of 4895 with a 120g Hornady flat base bullet (labeled as a handgun bullet).
I run a 140 grain Ballistic Tip, over a charge of 44 grains of IMR 4895 out of my Model 70 Featherweight in 7mm Mauser....
2800 fps MV and pretty effective on what I need it to be.....
exact same point of impact also, when I load it with 115 gr Speer HPs over 28 grains of SR 4759, and recoils like a 243 if even that much...
Good luck on your trip to Africa Paul....
I am sure you are talking the Africa south of Europe.... not Oakland...
