I have four 7x57s -- three Ruger #1s and a custom Model 70 XTR FTW. Two are rare #1s, a 1B and a 1AB that I have not had time to even fire yet. The RSI and the Model 70 both shoot nicely but at different ends of the scale. The RSI prefers heavier bullets -- mainly 175s -- and the XTR is twisted for 140 gr bullets which it shoots into very tight groups.
Whenever I fully retire, I plan to wring out all of them at the range in an intensive way. I've got some Norma brass and some Norma and Lapua rounds to play with alongside the normal commercial fare. And lots of 7mm bullets in different weights and styles. I am realy interested in how the 120 Nosler BTs do on game.
Then there are the 7mm-08s to play with. The 1B SS/laminate shoots great already and the rare 7mm-08 1A is yet to be tested.
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Last edited by 1B; 12/21/07.
