Thread: 7x57

Originally Posted by Toby

Why the hell anyone would chose a .270 in this day and age is beyond me

Guess we need spiecal people so people can have a job looking after them

I think you will find the 270 is a bit more 'modern' than the 7x57.

Originally Posted by Shearer

I think you will find the 270 is a bit more 'modern' than the 7x57.

Firing its shitty bc pills its about as modern a mr caveman throwing a rock

I have two 7x57, both Winchester featherweights, one from 1970 in Nz and a limited run M70 from a couple years ago,
most of the USA ammo, with the exception of superformance is slow, and week due to the many old rifles out there.
so Europe ammo or hand load.
Any rifle on a new action or M98 and above can be handloaded to beat the 7-08, althought many hand loading books, show the 7-08 to be the same,
I hand load for my new 7x57, and it prints, amax, and 154gr interlock pretty much the same place and 140gr partions a bit of center.
I am 4 gr over book I think, with 162gr amax, but less than 3/4 groups,
Here is a bit of info on my results from hand loading a new featherweight, 7x57. I had no problem finding loads, and a book spec its a pussy cat to shoot.
FishnHunt - New Zealands Famous Hunting and Fishing Forum Since 1995 - Winchester Model 70, 7x57, range report.

Cheers guys. Nothing wrong with the caliber then aye

Originally Posted by Toby

Cheers guys. Nothing wrong with the caliber then aye

nothing wrong with it Toby it is one of the few calibers that you won't get hassled for owning I would even love to have a 7x57 but then the 280AI is even better

Factory ammo I have seen around here in CHC is Hornady Superformance 140 gr, Federal 180? gr (seems a bit slow at that weight), Highland 140 gr and Sellior and Bellot 140gr. Only tried the S and B, it shot really well but as I mentioned earlier the SP ammo was a tad hard on meat.
Would like to see if any shops had the Remington Corelokt 140 gr , anyone seen it around?

Oops, sorry about the size, I dont know what happened there!
Anyway this was the S and B stuff, cant complain. 100m.

Finally! A pic of a nice and perfectly zeroed (200 yrd zero) group😆



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Originally Posted by R93

Finally! A pic of a nice and perfectly zeroed (200 yrd zero) group��



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Yeah, but look at all of the cross outs.

Originally Posted by Tahr

Yeah, but look at all of the cross outs.

Ya mean bugger😆
I an so used to using targets at the club with a million patches on them I didn't even notice.
I vote he used a similar target😊

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Ha ha yeah, easy to bullshit, now you mention it!
That will do me, if the rifle can shoot other factory ammunition as well as that, and I wont be turning meat into raspberry jam with those SP's.

Originally Posted by C404

Ha ha yeah, easy to bullshit, now you mention it!
That will do me, if the rifle can shoot other factory ammunition as well as that, and I wont be turning meat into raspberry jam with those SP's.

That was damned fine shooting with factory ammo.
What's your rifle?

Doesn't Greg C shoot one?

I picked nosler bt 140 as thats in my head and you're wrong. Just for fun a 6.5 shits over .270 there as well. Also better than a 7mm but at least you get some nice heavy projectiles for the 7mm

Originally Posted by Toby

I picked nosler bt 140 as thats in my head and you're wrong. Just for fun a 6.5 shits over .270 there as well. Also better than a 7mm but at least you get some nice heavy projectiles for the 7mm

But the 6.5 is soooo slow mate