7mm-08, - speed 150MK + 162 amax in 20" ??
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Re: 7mm-08, - speed 150MK + 162 amax in 20" ??
This is a PM I received from a fellow ~1 year ago, regarding shorty 7-08s... His rifle has an 18" bbl.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Not gonna say</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I had it throated out to 2.98 OAL with the AMAX and had to remove the front plate out of the AICS mag and notch the receiver for the rounds to fit. I am using 41.5 grains of Reloader 15 powder in a Lapua case with FGMM primers. I doubt I would have gotten to 2700fps without that longer throat being done.
It was truly a shot in the dark, but my thought was that the bore diameter of the round would lend itself to efficient powder burn much like a short .308. It ended up that I was correct. I wanted to create a short barreled rifle with none of the shortcomings of a short barreled rifle. I truly believe that the 7-08 is the only way to go if you are going under 20" in a short action cartridge.</div></div>
This is a PM I received from a fellow ~1 year ago, regarding shorty 7-08s... His rifle has an 18" bbl.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Not gonna say</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I had it throated out to 2.98 OAL with the AMAX and had to remove the front plate out of the AICS mag and notch the receiver for the rounds to fit. I am using 41.5 grains of Reloader 15 powder in a Lapua case with FGMM primers. I doubt I would have gotten to 2700fps without that longer throat being done.
It was truly a shot in the dark, but my thought was that the bore diameter of the round would lend itself to efficient powder burn much like a short .308. It ended up that I was correct. I wanted to create a short barreled rifle with none of the shortcomings of a short barreled rifle. I truly believe that the 7-08 is the only way to go if you are going under 20" in a short action cartridge.</div></div>
