Originally Posted by roundoak
I don't listen to the 7x57 guru's, I load my 7x57s with 139 and 154 grain bullets and for nostalgia use 173 grain Sellier & Bellot SP ammo.



Same here.

Both a 700 MR and a German Mauser shoot 175 (& 173) factory stuff so well, it’s kind of a waste to reload. Still, the former dotes on the 154 SP’s over H4350, so I cobble some together from time to time.

As Poobs mentioned, though, the difference in trajectory ain’t as much as I was expecting. The killing remains boringly effective, and free of drama.

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