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Holy shit, that 80,000 PSI is crazy & makes this cartridge more than equal of a .270Win, I don't like the .270Win myself, but for Human targets it will be deadly !

You would think it will wear ever thing out faster & be more liable to problems in the field with that much pressure ?

Is it like a .27/08 as I see it is 6.8X51 ?

I just wish back in the day they never invented the .270-.277 diameter & just kept the 7mm-.284 & we would be a lot better off today, I always try to get my mates looking at a .270Win to move up to a .280Rem-7mm Express or Ackley !

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That is moving and high pressure.

277 is as close to 7mm as you get. I prefer it to the 7mm's. Just my thing. US went for the 6.8 as the original developers of the 6.8 Special force types wanted something that hits way harder than 223 out to 300mts, puts a bigger hole than 6.5 and the 7mm was to heavy for the available powder volume with projectile weight required. So they split the difference. It works as required. So now they are after more of a good thing and sticking the 6.8 projectile into a case about the same as a 308 it would look like.

I some how doubt we will be seeing the required reloading components any time soon.

Edited by Rule303 (28/12/19 07:20 AM)

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