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No.......!!!!!
I have 4 7x57s, and expect any of them can handle a bit of hot-rodding. But from what I can tell, about anything at 2500 fps equals DRT. And with most weights you're right: the only way to guarantee that is with a hand load...and a chrono, of course.
"An archer sees how far he can be from a target and still hit it, a bowhunter sees how close he can get before he shoots." It is certainly easy to use that same line of thinking with firearms. -- Unknown
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Yup, a chrono is an absolute.
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"An archer sees how far he can be from a target and still hit it, a bowhunter sees how close he can get before he shoots." It is certainly easy to use that same line of thinking with firearms. -- Unknown
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Get two of them. One for using and the other for a spare.
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I honestly don't believe I've saved any money by handloading over buying factory ammo.
I have, however, shot a great deal more for about the same cost.
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[quote=elkhunternm]Get two of them. One for using and the other for a spare. [/quote I have two of about everything. Why do you think I have 4 7x57s???
"An archer sees how far he can be from a target and still hit it, a bowhunter sees how close he can get before he shoots." It is certainly easy to use that same line of thinking with firearms. -- Unknown
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Cuz you lost count?
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27 years as a partner in a CPA firm...losing count?
"An archer sees how far he can be from a target and still hit it, a bowhunter sees how close he can get before he shoots." It is certainly easy to use that same line of thinking with firearms. -- Unknown
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Well,yeah. You have two of about everything and you have 4-7x57's,you lost count.
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That's what happens when I don't have my ten-key.
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You guys are zero help! I'm gonna die in abject poverty!! The Scripture, Rev, the Scripture...! "For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out" 1 Tim. 6:7 Sounds like your ticket and the makings of a great sermon... DF
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You guys are zero help! I'm gonna die in abject poverty!! Yes, acceptance is the first step. next determine the throating on those 4 7x57's , and go forth and HandLoad ! Finally decide which one to Improve ! Cheers!
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I have read all of Col. Corbett's books and have one question. Did He use the 140 gr. MOL high velocity load or the original 173 gr. load? I don't think I ever saw which one either in his books or in his American Rifleman articles. -Muddy
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The Scripture, Rev, the Scripture...! "For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out" 1 Tim. 6:7 Sounds like your ticket and the makings of a great sermon... DF That's all true, but I'd really rather not live under the overpass until my final days actually come to pass!
"An archer sees how far he can be from a target and still hit it, a bowhunter sees how close he can get before he shoots." It is certainly easy to use that same line of thinking with firearms. -- Unknown
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I have read all of Col. Corbett's books and have one question. Did He use the 140 gr. MOL high velocity load or the original 173 gr. load? I don't think I ever saw which one either in his books or in his American Rifleman articles. -Muddy Not much of a loony, was he. He's pretty silent about loads, rifles, etc. For instance, in The Temple Tiger (I think) he talks about a WR rifle that had an odd trigger, but he doesn't go into any more detail. Was it a two-stage trigger? Some sort of set trigger? He said it went "click" but nothing happened. After he figured that he had to pull it twice, he never mentions it again. Dang it! I want to know what it was and what ultimately happened to it! I'd love to know what loads he used as well. Kynoch? Something else? 140 HV or the 173? Evidently, he didn't think that recording the details of the rifles and loads was terribly important to the story.
"An archer sees how far he can be from a target and still hit it, a bowhunter sees how close he can get before he shoots." It is certainly easy to use that same line of thinking with firearms. -- Unknown
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The Scripture, Rev, the Scripture...! "For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out" 1 Tim. 6:7 Sounds like your ticket and the makings of a great sermon... DF That's all true, but I'd really rather not live under the overpass until my final days actually come to pass! Yep. Timing is everything... DF
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Rev,when you getting a .375 H&H?
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When the old 7x57 no longer will do this (what are you doing this evening? )
"An archer sees how far he can be from a target and still hit it, a bowhunter sees how close he can get before he shoots." It is certainly easy to use that same line of thinking with firearms. -- Unknown
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Not much,gonna make a trolls (sherp aka herpes) night miserable.
And you?
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