| sharps4590 |
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| 28/07/22 04:25 AM |
Re: 10 Best Long-Range Hunting Cartridges
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The 7 X 57 was never an official cartridge of the German military, in either war. Thet title belongs to the 8 X 57. So that argument falls on its face.
The 7x57 was used by the Boers and as a military cartridge in certain South American republics.
But that's neither the German Imperial Army nor the Nazis as was expressed in the article. It was first used by Spain and was one reason for the 1903 Springfield as the US faced it in the Spanish American War and the Philipine Insurrection.
Several Central and South American countries did use the cartridge as well as countries around the world. Even Mexico used it for a while.
It was an excellent military cartridge, just never German. Many still consider it an excellent sporting round, which it always has been.