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7 STW with 140g Nosler at 3600, zero freebore, 27" pac nor three groove bbl,

257 Weatherby zero to .030 freebore, 100g at 3580, 115's at 3600, multiple barrels have done this, around 6

We sight in at 1/2" high at 200, guns shoot very tiny groups.

Animals to 550 never take a step when you put the bullet in the right place. The STW is a pure Hammer of Thor.

[quote]I expect the 28 Nosler to do the exact same thing as the 28 Nosler[/quote] reamer, reamer is on order.

We have custom 280s,280 AI's, 7/08,s, and many 6.5's

Nothing drops deer like the 7 STW with zero freebore shooting the 140g Nosler C/t bullet at 3600. Brother has an 11 T, 27" Pac Nor, three groove that is shooting the 140's at 3700 with imr 7828 and 215's.

We have two re chambered 7 Mag Sendero's SS Fluted turned into 7 STW, 25" bbls that shoot 3/8" with the 140g CT at 3550, IMR 7828.

Two cousins in Mo have 7 stw's, started with zero freebore, that are real beaters on savage 110's and they shoot them as single shots with 27" Hart #5 contour barrels with Gentry muzzle breaks. They both shoot the old Nosler 120g lead tip solid base at 3850 with IMR 7828. Their style of hunting is shooting at running deer, out in large fields. Their thinking is that speed cuts down on leade. I just let them run with it as it works very well for them. Those two guns were build in 1990 using my zero freebore reamer, fire forming brass from 8 Rem mag. Fire forming loads were 1/2" at 3750 fps with the 120's.

My next 7 STW's will be 9T, one will be set up to shoot a 165g Game Changer, with a switch barrel throated for a 175g eldX...I need to try something different.

Brother had two 257 Weatherby's built with .030 FB and he shoots one with 110g Accubonds, and the other with 115g Berger hunting. Deer flopped hard and his longest shot last year was only 430 yards.

For a guy that does not like a rifle kicking hard, the Weatherby with a gentry muzzle break is a dream come true as you do see the bullet impact the deer with a #5 contour barrel, laminated stock....sweet!

Reading these Super 7mm threads is inspiring. I just dusted off my old Rem 700 AWR in 7RUM and am excited to see what it’ll do after all these years.

To your post - I’d bet the 28 is the cream of the crop - doing everything the older cartridges were designed for but fell short in some way. I really like the idea of a 28 but like others most likely won’t make the commitment in today’s component landscape.

Scotty B is our expert on the Super 7’s or as he calls them the Hot Rod 7’s. Heed his comments. He has assumed the leadership position held by BobbyF, who I miss still.

Reading these Super 7mm threads is inspiring. I just dusted off my old Rem 700 AWR in 7RUM and am excited to see what it’ll do after all these years.

To your post - I’d bet the 28 is the cream of the crop - doing everything the older cartridges were designed for but fell short in some way. I really like the idea of a 28 but like others most likely won’t make the commitment in today’s component landscape.