Thread: New 7mm offering by federal

If high pressure and steel cases turn out to work for reloaders it does bode well for the future. Use this approach in 308based cases and you will have short light efficient rifles with magnum velocity.

I don’t really understand how pressure works tho. Even if the cases can take 80,000psi will the rifle?

looks boss as bring on the 5.56mm version

Looks like its a basically a slightly shortened 280ai loaded to 80,000psi

Originally Posted by caberslash

Should not even be entertaining that clown

I like him. He's a very successful "clown" who's asking questions and trying things.

Reading the spiel above.....higher velocity with less recoil....I call bullshit on that. Or Mr Newton must have got it wrong all those years ago with his every action has equal n opposite reaction blah blah blah. Same pay load pushed at same velocity SHOULD be same backwards push/ recoil...unless the hole it's being pushed through is larger the pressure generated / effort- work-energy needed,to make it go must be very similar.

Here we go with the good old kiwi " it's new so it must be shit " saga once again.

Since none of us have tried it and it's cost none of us fuck all,why the interest in shitting on it?

You guys sound like a bunch of kids moaning about their mates new 10 speed ��

But mines only a 3 speed

Yeah, unless the action i needs to be beefed up significantly will someone produce steel reloadable cases for other calibers? Some rifles in 223 already handle 5.56 pressure.

What's a primer fired at 80000psi look like?

I watched that video, they tested to 110,000psi!

Originally Posted by whanahuia

I like him. He's a very successful "clown" who's asking questions and trying things.

Media/industry plant who does fuck all hunting - evidently has a coin slot for any manufacturer willing to pay him

Originally Posted by norsk

Here we go with the good old kiwi " it's new so it must be shit " saga once again.

Since none of us have tried it and it's cost none of us fuck all,why the interest in shitting on it?

You guys sound like a bunch of kids moaning about their mates new 10 speed ��

Yup hope you don't mind paying $200 NZD for a box of 20 rounds. Might be alright for those who buy a rifle to not fire it but keep it at home to show their mates

Originally Posted by norsk

Here we go with the good old kiwi " it's new so it must be shit " saga once again.

Since none of us have tried it and it's cost none of us fuck all,why the interest in shitting on it?

You guys sound like a bunch of kids moaning about their mates new 10 speed ��

Not kiwi...

just a bunch of ignorant old farts with little else to do...

Sounds like a very interesting proposition, eleminating the one weakness the 7prc (and rem mag) has...

but time will tell if it will catch on.

Originally Posted by caberslash

Yup hope you don't mind paying $200 NZD for a box of 20 rounds. Might be alright for those who buy a rifle to not fire it but keep it at home to show their mates

prices in markets that actually count (i.e. the us) will be much more reasonable.

Originally Posted by caberslash

Media/industry plant who does fuck all hunting

There is fuck all hunting in the States if you look at their seasons.

Originally Posted by caberslash

evidently has a coin slot for any manufacturer willing to pay him

Really? He's a guy that gets to play with guns everyday. I'm jealous of that, but wish him the best. One of the few US YouTubers I watch because he doesn't go on about 2A bollocks and isn't prepping for a zombie apocalypse.

Originally Posted by norsk

Here we go with the good old kiwi " it's new so it must be shit " saga once again.

Since none of us have tried it and it's cost none of us fuck all,why the interest in shitting on it?

You guys sound like a bunch of kids moaning about their mates new 10 speed ��

Nailed it

I think going to higher pressure cases, is more sensible and worthwhile than simple change of shape on the same rough powder capacity, that we have seen up till now.

I like that's its kept a classic case head diameter and retains a 5 shot capacity on standard actions.

I like that it has a decent range of bullet weight options that makes it semi sensible for guys wanting to get the most out of high BC, long range, while also having a reasonable more traditional projectile option for guys like me that just want flat trajectory as possible at under 500 meters.

Im not sure that it will make a heavy projectile at those sort of velocities, any more shootable or comfortable for the average hunter. And Im unsure if the extra will be needed in most guys cases.

But it seems well thought out and developed.