| Ripp |
| (.577 member) |
| 29/01/09 01:07 AM |
Re: Sako .370..
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A Finnish point of view in the matter of 9,3x66 (.370) vs. .375 H&H:
It was about the same time as Sako Model 75 was released, that Sako developed this then proprietary cartridge. It was the first cartridge from Sako since 7x33.
It was then said in Sako advertising that 9,3x66 equals or exceeds the .375 in energy. Ok. The comparison was made using .375 H&H loaded rather mild with 300 gr. Hdy SP and 9,3x66 with then new 250 gr. Nosler Ballistic Tip. This way the new cartridge showed "better" retained downrange velocity and energy than .375 in this setup. This is nowadays referred in Finland as "the most classic example of scam by manufacturer to market a new cartridge".
Seems as though every manufacturer attempting to market "their" new products attempt to blur the facts a bit..saw it when they were pushing the new Ruger and Federal cartridges in the past year..either compare different grains or one shot in a 26" barrel and the older cartridge shot in a 22" barrel..or something similar to that...
Ripp