The biggest surprise I saw in this thread was in bullet weight's of 150gr+ were getting way more velocity & range than I expected. I'm all ears.
Ron
I have an M70 FWT 7x57 that is a recent manufacture. I figure if a 7mm-08 has a 51mm case and a 280 has a 63mm case, the difference is 12mm, leaving the 7x57 perfectly in the middle. So, I generally start at high end 7mm-08 loads and usually end on the equivalent of mild/medium 280 loads. No pressure signs and I’m easily exceeding the anemic book loads. I’m shooting a 160gr Partition with enough RL19 to get 2650fps. No pressure signs and really accurate in my rifle.
