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160 gr Nosler Partition or Swift A-Frame.
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Any Partition, the Swift Scirroco is an animal, Woodleigh, Interbonds... hard to pick a bad one out the ones you’ve listed and others.
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Buy it.   Yes. Good idea!
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I wish I still had my 7mm Weatherby Ultra Light. I sold it and several other guns to fund a NULA, which I never warmed up to. Mine was a shot show or gun writer test gun that was dumped by Cabelas for $800. It shot 160 factory loads at 3250 and into 1/2" to 1". I never regret selling a gun but I do that one
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I wish I still had my 7mm Weatherby Ultra Light. I sold it and several other guns to fund a NULA, which I never warmed up to. Mine was a shot show or gun writer test gun that was dumped by Cabelas for $800. It shot 160 factory loads at 3250 and into 1/2" to 1". I never regret selling a gun but I do that one The one I have been considering is called the 'Outfitter'-looks to me like it is an Ultra Light with a few cosmetic changes?
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"For joy of knowing what may not be known we take the golden road to Samarkand."
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The 1:10" twist rate is pretty much a deal killer as far as I"m concerned. You can get the performance most people associate with the Weatherby out of the RM and WSM these days anyways.
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I do not have that particular rifle, but the 7 bee on a 700. Both the cartridge and caliber have an history of excellent performance on game.
I shoot 160`s and above for bullets, 160`s at 3150ish and 175`s at 3020 ish...don`t step to hard on loads, but they do get the job done. Don`t think you could go wrong with either. Buy it.
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I do not have that particular rifle, but the 7 bee on a 700. Both the cartridge and caliber have an history of excellent performance on game.
I shoot 160`s and above for bullets, 160`s at 3150ish and 175`s at 3020 ish...don`t step too hard on loads, but they do get the job done. Don`t think you could go wrong with either. Buy it. 10 twist handles 175’s? DF
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BTB....I have 5 boxes of Weatherby ammo loaded with 175gn Hornady FBSP bullets. Boxes with the tiger on em. I bought them from a member here some years ago...I ASSUME they were ment to be shot in Wheatherby rifles? 10 twist? I have three loaded left...been using the brass, tho shoot fine in my rifle.
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The 1:10" twist rate is pretty much a deal killer as far as I"m concerned. You can get the performance most people associate with the Weatherby out of the RM and WSM these days anyways. That doesnt sound right to me. I would think the 7 Bee would easily outrun the WSM?
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The 1:10" twist rate is pretty much a deal killer as far as I"m concerned. You can get the performance most people associate with the Weatherby out of the RM and WSM these days anyways. That doesnt sound right to me. I would think the 7 Bee would easily outrun the WSM? That's my thought, as well?
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I had one years ago and it was 100% OK. I gave it up because of the expense of Weatherby brass (made by Norma) and the fact I could not see anything it did any better then my 7MM Rem mag.
But when I had it, I fed it a pretty steady diet of 175 grain bullets and I have nothing bad to say about it, for accuracy or game killing ability.
I sold the rifle because I just like the looks of other more classic rifles better. But the MK5 is a super strong and smooth action. I shot it to some very long distances on paper targets with zero complaints . We had a 1/2 mile range where I used to shoot back then.
If the 1-10" twist was bad in any way I am fairly sure I would have seen it at 880 yards. I didn't see ANYTHING to complain about.
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I had one years ago and it was 100% OK. I gave it up because of the expense of Weatherby brass (made by Norma) and the fact I could not see anything it did any better then my 7MM Rem mag.
But when I had it, I fed it a pretty steady diet of 175 grain bullets and I have nothing bad to say about it, for accuracy or game killing ability.
I sold the
If the 1-10" twist was bad in any way I am fairly sure I would have seen it at 880 yards. I didn't see ANYTHING to complain about. I had one years ago and it was 100% OK. I gave it up because of the expense of Weatherby brass (made by Norma) and the fact I could not see anything it did any better then my 7MM Rem mag.
But when I had it, I fed it a pretty steady diet of 175 grain bullets and I have nothing bad to say about it, for accuracy or game killing ability.
I sold the rifle because I just like the looks of other more classic rifles better. But the MK5 is a super strong and smooth action. I shot it to some very long distances on paper targets with zero complaints . We had a 1/2 mile range where I used to shoot back then.
If the 1-10" twist was bad in any way I am fairly sure I would have seen it at 880 yards. I didn't see ANYTHING to complain about. szihn, Thank you! That's exactly the kind of information I need.
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10 twist handles 175’s?
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I had a 7mm Weatherby Mark V Ultra Lightweight for a while. The 1-10 twist shot fine with the 175 Hornady Spire Point here in Montana at 4000 feet above sea level at typical fall hunting temperature of 35 degrees. Also saw my companion's Mark V work fine on a bull elk at 8500 feet in Colorado, with the same bullet. I had one years ago and it was 100% OK.
I gave it up because of the expense of Weatherby brass (made by Norma) and the fact I could ******not see anything it did any better then my 7MM Rem mag.*****
But when I had it, I fed it a pretty steady diet of 175 grain bullets and I have nothing bad to say about it, for accuracy or game killing ability.
If the 1-10" twist was bad in any way I am fairly sure I would have seen it at 880 yards. I didn't see ANYTHING to complain about. DF there you have 2 good references on 10 twist and 175s. I agree with Szihn - I don't think there's enuff diff in the 7 B from the 7 RM to justify the added expense. Jerry
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My 7RM is 8 twist as I posted. I know what it'll do, even with 180's, and was curious about 10 twist with heavies..
4,000' elevation probably helps, but not sure how marginal 10 twist is with 175's. And, for sure the length of the bullet is a factor.
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L The 1:10" twist rate is pretty much a deal killer as far as I"m concerned. You can get the performance most people associate with the Weatherby out of the RM and WSM these days anyways. Hmmm.... that’s one for the “You gotta be sh1ttin’ me, Private Pyle” file.
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