All three cartridges also have the same 20 degree shoulder angle. All three cartridge are used in short-action rifles. Indeed, the. Since the. Note: while the case capacity figures listed below do give a good indication of the differences between the three cartridges, exact case capacities vary slightly according to the brand of brass used.
Even though the cartridges share the same roots, there is a pretty big difference in the ballistics of each cartridge that reflects the different priorities wildcatters had when designing the. The table below compares 55gr Nosler Varmageddon. Even discounting the extremely high velocity 55gr. For instance, the ELD-X from the. However, the. At the same time, due to the fact that the cartridge uses the most aerodynamic bullets, the 7mm loads retain a greater percentage of their muzzle energy at long range than the.
The chart below compares how much a 10 mile per hour crosswind impacts the high BC ELD-X loads for each cartridge out to yards. The superior ballistic coefficient of the 7mm Remington helps give that cartridge an advantage over the two other cartridges in terms of wind drift. The 7mm Remington load has about 2. The 7mm Remington splits the difference between the. There is more to the story than just comparing the external ballistic performance of each cartridge though.
For instance, the. Using the same rifle, a gr Nosler Partition from the. Felt recoil will vary from shooter to shooter and rifle to rifle, but free recoil energy is still a useful way to compare cartridges. Most shooters should be able to handle the recoil of all three cartridges, but the. Some people do handle recoil better than others, but all other things being equal, they will absolutely shoot more accurately with a milder recoiling cartridge.
As we previously discussed, the three cartridges fire bullets of drastically different sizes and weights: the. Finally, typical. Sectional density SD is a measure of the ratio of the diameter of a projectile to its mass.
All other things equal, a heavier projectile of a given caliber will be longer and therefore have a higher sectional density and consequently penetrate deeper than projectiles with a lower mass and sectional density.
As an example, grain and grain. This compares favorably to grain, grain, and grain. The same also goes for 90 and grain. At the same time, the. All other things being equal, a bigger bullet will make a bigger hole, cause more tissue damage, and result in more blood loss.
With the flattest trajectory and mildest recoil of the three, the. These factors make the cartridge more forgiving of range estimation errors and help maximize the shooting abilities of the hunter to a greater extent than the other two cartridges.
Those traits give hunters a tiny bit more room for error in shot placement when compared to the. Those characteristics are also helpful when hunting larger game.
Finally, the 7mm Remington strikes a good balance: it uses a larger and heavier bullet that carries more energy downrange than the. The 7mm Remington also generally uses higher SD and higher BC bullets that will penetrate deeper and more reliably, resist wind drift better, and do a better job of retaining energy at longer range than the. The shoots lighter and smaller diameter bullets at a higher velocity. For this reason, the. On the other hand, the heavier and larger diameter.
The 7mm uses heavier, larger diameter, and more aerodynamic bullets that have a higher sectional density, more frontal surface area, more resistance to wind drift, penetrate better, and carry more energy down range than the.
On the other hand, the. The 7mm Remington shoots lighter, smaller diameter, and more aerodynamic bullets with a higher sectional density faster than bullets used by the. Therefore, the 7mm has less recoil, a flatter trajectory, penetrates better, and has less wind drift at typical hunting ranges. They are all very accurate, relatively flat shooting, and hit hard enough for use on a variety of game at reasonable hunting ranges. The 7mm-Remington is relatively widely used as well, but really lags behind the other two.
Predator and varmint rounds like the Hornady V-Max and Nosler Varmageddon are also commonly available for the. Prices and availability vary, but ammunition for all three cartridges is widely available. Reloading components for all three cartridges are also widely available. Since they use the same diameter bullet as other popular cartridges like the 6mm Remington, the.
In addition to the abundant ammunition choices available in. Just like with ammunition,. All three cartridges are very common in bolt-action rifles.
Of course Remington and Winchester produce their flagship Model 70 and Model rifles in. Though there are some exceptions, but rifles of the same model chambered in each cartridge are virtually identical to each other.
It means that the. This also means that. But it also means that the. For hunting smaller game such as coyotes, bobcats, ground squirrels, prairie dogs, badgers, varmints, and so on, there is absolutely no question that the. But for hunting larger game such as elk, the. The two calibers overlap when it comes to hunting deer, as both are adequate for bringing a whitetail or mule deer down. That being said, you would likely rather want a.
In this department, the. Many citizens also wield. In particular, semi-automatic. They provide you with greater range and power over either a. Both use the same parent case, but the. If you could only own one over the other, chances are good you would find more practical use for the. Furthermore, there are a wider variety of. Alex Joseph is an avid bow hunter and father of two boys.
Originally from Tacoma, Washington. Alex now resides in California. Your email address will not be published. Soft points, however, are considered to be the alternative to hollow-points where those are not allowed.
Thanks to its soft point, this type of. These are most popular with lever action rifles. In the vs debate, there are a variety of things you need to consider.
This ultimately results in the. What does this mean for you? That said, we can make some general recommendations. Another situation in which you might prefer the. Now, if you are taking large game at long distances, this is the time for the.
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