I like to be wasteful and use full house standard 257 loads to see where they "pattern" in case I ever need to shoot them in the AI chambered gun, a Ruger 77, rechambered by Bob Dunlap. I also get very uniform fire-formed brass.

An old friend had a nice Husky Improved Mauser 1640 in 7X57 ICL Tortilla (same as AI, but with 45 degree shoulder). He forgot his ammo and ended up in Lander WY to hunt antelope without ammo. If you knew his wife it would make more sense...Banshee. She was all over his case for abandoning her for a long week.

He bought two boxes of 7X57 ammo in Idaho Falls after a hasty trip back and loss of a day's hunting. He said the ammo printed 10" higher at 200 yards than his ICL loads.

BTW, I bought the 7X57ICL from him cheap, and it's my go-to antelope rifle, a tack driver.

Last edited by luv2safari; 06/07/21.
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