Originally Posted by Jordan Smith
Originally Posted by Coyote_Hunter


It is also a fact that a 7mm RM can't beat the.270/150g LRAB/2910fps load at 600 without significantly more recoil - at least not with any load I've found using bullets we would actually use.



That is less a fact about the 7RM, and more a function of your preference in bullets.


So far it is true with ALL the bullets I've looked at, including Nosler, Hornady, Berger, Swift, Barnes, Speer and Federal.

In addition, the .270 chronos 2910fps from Daughter's 22" barreled M700, while all the 7mm RM load data I've looked at (Speer, Hornady, Barnes, Nosler, Accuate, Hodgdon, Lyman) uses 24" barrels. To be fair, we should adjust velocities for equal barrel lengths when comparing the two.

If you are aware of a specific 7mm RM load (or loads) that beats the .270/150g LRAB@ 2910fps without significant additional recoil, I would sincerely appreciate your providing it (or them). The .270/150g LRAB generates a calculated 17.7 ft-lbs recoil with Daughter's 8.3 pound rifle/scope/ammo combo. From what I've seen, you are in 280 Rem or AI territory by the time you approach that level of recoil with a 22" 7mm RM - and the 600-yard performance is below that of the .270 load.


Last edited by Coyote_Hunter; 01/20/19. Reason: spelnig and redundant phrase deleted

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