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"My 7mms like the Winchester 175 grain RN and my Swedes like the 160 grain RN bullets."
I thought Winchester dropped the 175 gr. RNs a long time ago. ![]() When I had a 6.5x54 MS, it was very accurate with 160 gr. RNs. Somebody stole it DAMMIT! ![]() I've just started playing with 170 gr. RNs in my 7x57 and they are shooting quite well. I have about 500 of the long discontinued 170 gr. Sierra RNs that I found at a gun show and about 200 rounds of the 175 gr. Hornady RNs that I haven't tried yet. I have a neat custom 7x57 mauser with a semi-European style stock with a schnable foreend that is dead nuts accurate with Winchester 145 gr. factory ammo. I've been shooting the 170s in a Winchester M70 Featherweight push feed and with a factory duplication type load get .375 to .75" groups depending on my shooting ability on the day I'm shooting. My other 7x57 is a Ruger #1A but it's only good for 1.25" groups in the few loads I've shot in in it. The more I shoot the 7x57 the more the others stay home. I do prefer spitzer style bullets most of the time in the 7x57s but am considering the 170/175 gr. RNs just to see why the 7x57 attained it's reputation as a great game killer. Paul B. |
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