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Forget factory ammo, compare handload data with similar pressure data and powders, both with 24� barrels:


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From Hodgdons powders:.280 Rem
140 GR. NOS PART H4831 58.5 2927 48,500 CUP

7mm Rem:
140 GR. NOS PART H4831 64.0 2950 50,200 CUP

Note: more powder, more CUP's 23 more FPS

.280
162 GR. HDY A-MAX H4350 49.5 2614 49,900 CUP

7mm:
162 GR. HDY SPBT H4350 58.0 2799 49,400 CUP

8.5 gr. of powder more than .280 and 185 fps more velocity.

I put two different sized bullets and powders so people can see for themselves:

Like I said the .280 shoots the smaller stuff better,(not better than a 7mm) than the heavier stuff.

The 7mm shoots the heavier stuff better than the lighter stuff.Even better than the .280 but at a cost. More powder, magnum barrel blast.

If a guy was dead set on the heavier bullet weights, then head on over to the 7MM Rem.

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Greater case capacity wins every time it is tried. That�s why the .280 Rem cannot keep up with the 7mm RM.


Not true on the lighter weight bullets. 7mm tends to waste powder there.

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