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Re: 10,75x68 Mauser
03/08/09 05:03 PM

Looking at the old posts and a lot of comments arguing different points, which often didn't match anyway!

Peter was arguing, a 10.75x68 using modern powders could match the OLD .404J ballistics with a 400 gr projectile ie 400 gr at 2150 fps.

Others were arguing a 10.75x68 could not MATCH the .404J ballistics as the case is unquestionably bigger!

Ha ha, BOTH arguments are correct.

Today it might be possible to get 2300 fps from the modern reloaded .404J. I don't have one today so don't know.

As for the 10.75x68 not being suitable for big game today (or being considered "marginal"), if the .404J was suitable a hundred years ago (or whatever) and a sensibly modern reloaded 10.75x68 can do the same ballistics today, I don't see why buffalo, lion, even elephant have gotten tougher today.

Also the increasingly popular .450/400 gives similar ballistics ie 400 gr - 2050 to 2150 fps velocity range, so is this cartridge also marginal on DG? No, otherwise my .375 300 gr at 2300 fps should be bouncing off the beasts.

The main "historical" complaint about the 10.75x68 was the too softly jacketed bullet - 347 gr - in the original "vintage" loadings.

JMO.

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10,75x68 Mauser	grandveneur	11/04/09 02:31 AM
Re: 10,75x68 Mauser	450_366	12/04/09 11:26 PM
Re: 10,75x68 Mauser	grandveneur	13/04/09 12:07 AM
Re: 10,75x68 Mauser	peter	11/04/09 02:57 AM
Re: 10,75x68 Mauser	VonGruff	11/04/09 10:03 AM
Re: 10,75x68 Mauser	peter	12/04/09 05:12 AM
Re: 10,75x68 Mauser	VonGruff	12/04/09 05:56 PM
Re: 10,75x68 Mauser	peter	13/04/09 03:45 AM
Re: 10,75x68 Mauser	VonGruff	13/04/09 07:52 AM
Re: 10,75x68 Mauser	peter	14/04/09 01:46 AM
Re: 10,75x68 Mauser	VonGruff	14/04/09 07:09 AM
Re: 10,75x68 Mauser	eagle27	14/04/09 05:21 PM
Re: 10,75x68 Mauser	peter	15/04/09 03:54 AM
Re: 10,75x68 Mauser	ozhunter	14/04/09 08:16 PM
Re: 10,75x68 Mauser	Rolf	15/04/09 03:39 AM
Re: 10,75x68 Mauser	grandveneur	13/04/09 04:49 AM
Re: 10,75x68 Mauser	peter	13/04/09 04:52 AM
Re: 10,75x68 Mauser	grandveneur	02/08/09 08:19 PM
Re: 10,75x68 Mauser	simonsaorsa	05/08/09 01:49 AM
Re: 10,75x68 Mauser	eagle27	05/08/09 04:46 PM
Re: 10,75x68 Mauser	peter	02/08/09 09:53 PM
Re: 10,75x68 Mauser	grandveneur	03/08/09 12:52 AM
Re: 10,75x68 Mauser	NitroX	03/08/09 05:03 PM
Re: 10,75x68 Mauser	VonGruff	04/08/09 05:50 AM
Re: 10,75x68 Mauser	eagle27	04/08/09 05:00 PM
Re: 10,75x68 Mauser	eagle27	04/08/09 07:13 PM
Re: 10,75x68 Mauser	andrevannibos	04/08/09 07:36 PM
Re: 10,75x68 Mauser	eagle27	03/08/09 06:56 PM
Re: 10,75x68 Mauser	andrevannibos	03/08/09 11:29 PM
Re: 10,75x68 Mauser	grandveneur	12/04/09 06:14 PM
Re: 10,75x68 Mauser	VonGruff	12/04/09 06:47 PM
Re: 10,75x68 Mauser	lancaster	11/04/09 03:25 AM
Re: 10,75x68 Mauser	ozhunter	11/04/09 09:38 AM
Re: 10,75x68 Mauser	grandveneur	11/04/09 04:20 PM
Re: 10,75x68 Mauser	grandveneur	13/04/09 12:17 AM
Re: 10,75x68 Mauser	450_366	13/04/09 04:39 AM

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