Re: Barrel life and effeciency of 7mm chamberings
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: jcvibby</div><div class="ubbcode-body">is the long cse of the 7mm Rem Mag less effecient than some of the other "short and fat cases"??? </div></div>
That's a common claim, and so is the "less inherently accurate" claim. Personally, other than things like the 9.3x74R I tend to discount that idea.
The 308 vs. 30-06 debate flares on here all the time, yet when people like MontanaMarine show back to back group tests his 06 shoots the same as his 308 does. Both precision sticks.
I think a more appropriate line of thinking is to think this way.
What is the most GEOMETRICALLY efficient way to package powder capacity? It's a roughly 1:1 ratio of length to diameter. The shoulder angle and length/diameter ratio play heavily into proper ignition, hence the inherent accuracy of a 6BR or 6PPC case.
Neither the 308, 30-06, 7RM, 7-08, etc have the necessary dimensions to mimic those stubby little BR cases, and are therefore really just a shooting myth in my mind.
Precision Shooting did an article about this idea in September.