Originally Posted by fish head
How about a rifle for all conditions.

It could be stamped:

.280 rem, 7mm express, 7mm-06, .280 whelan

Four in one. Talkin' about getting your monies worth. Huh.

That would end a lot debates on ....... vs ........

Pure genius from a marketing standpoint.


fish head


Can't be done -- because while the .280 Remington and 7mm Express are exactly the same case, the 7mm-06 is not. It is based on a .30-06 case, and is enough shorter in the shoulder length that you can't load .280/7mm Express brass in true, genuine 7mm-06 chambers. Assuming that the ".280 Whelen" is based on nothing but a Whelen case necked down to .284 -- you won't be able to chamber .280/7mm Express catridges in it either.

So you have a minimum of two, and perhaps three, chambers and cases for them described...

Dennis

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