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fisherman66 · December 7, 2009, 06:47 PM

The 7x57, 7mm Mauser, 275 Rigby is a wonderful hunting round. It's pretty underloaded in the US, but still a very capable round that a little faster than a 30/30 with comparable and even slightly heavier bullets. A strong action will handle loads on par and even a little hotter than the 7-08. Recoil is tame compared to the 270, 280, 30-06 range. "Acklified" it reaches the heals of the 280. Ammo selection is a little sparse, but I can find what I want on the internet normally. Hornady's "new" superformance should put the MPBR around 250 yards.

Classy round normally found in classy rifles. Not the highest performing round, but more than adequate for the vast majority of hunters.

December 7, 2009, 06:47 PM	#7
fisherman66 Senior Member Join Date: August 22, 2005 Location: The Woodlands TX Posts: 4,679	The 7x57, 7mm Mauser, 275 Rigby is a wonderful hunting round. It's pretty underloaded in the US, but still a very capable round that a little faster than a 30/30 with comparable and even slightly heavier bullets. A strong action will handle loads on par and even a little hotter than the 7-08. Recoil is tame compared to the 270, 280, 30-06 range. "Acklified" it reaches the heals of the 280. Ammo selection is a little sparse, but I can find what I want on the internet normally. Hornady's "new" superformance should put the MPBR around 250 yards. Classy round normally found in classy rifles. Not the highest performing round, but more than adequate for the vast majority of hunters. __________________ la plus belle des ruses du diable est de vous persuader qu'il n'existe pas!