The 7x57 in factory guise is a nice accurate mildly kicking round that serves well for most deer hunting so no gripes there but it's like buying a new Corvette and disconnecting two spark plugs. Why shoot a 140 gr. bullet at 2600 FPS when 2800 FPS is easily arrived at?
Paul B.
I guess I don't view it as disconnecting two plugs in a V-8 as much as I do not having to run with the accelerator on the floor all the time. It certainly can be appropriate; I'm not sure it's always necessary. Having the ability to do so, however, is certainly nice.
By the way, I wonder if the 145-gr Power Point might not be a Speer HotCor. Dunno, but unless Winchester is making it themselves I believe Speer is the only other source for 145-grain bullets.
