Originally Posted by ratsmacker
Originally Posted by Pete E
The 7x64mm is *the* cartridge in this class..Very popular in Europe, but I never here it mentioned on here.




But it smells just like a .280, only older by a wide margin! Yeah, we know about it, but since it's basically just another 7mm/06, we don't get excited.

Nothing wrong with it, but we've already got it with another name.


What I have noticed is that those folks who've owned riifles in both .270win and a 7x64mm all tend to like the 7x64mm better, typically saying it tends to have less muzzle blast and recoil..

The top comes up for discussion not infrequently over here and I 've heard two main theories, one being the shoulder angle of the cases are different and the other attributing to the fact that the 7x64mm tends to be seen in upper end Euro rifles which some how have better ergonomics.

I am not sure if I buy either theory, but the 7x64mm is certainly a nice round, and is very readily available over the counter in Europe filling the same niche as the .270win and the 30-06..




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