Advances in ammunition

[MTheaded but happy]

Buying a new gun for an extra 300 to 400 fps plus dealing with variation etc is a ball ache.

Imagine this scenario, zeroing your existing 6.5creed to this high pressure ammo for a hill stalk or to try and get a big fallow buck on open fields and then once your trophy is firmly above the mantle piece going back the standard wet lettuce ammo when you don’t want to blow a muntjac in half…

I forget how lucky I am living in N.Yorks , if I went to the Harrogate Countrt Sports Show today I could get a variation in an hour . My last one that I completed online took 5 days .

I wonder how many only have one rifle to do everything? But I do get your point , though I'd be tempted to go PRC and download for the smaller species if that were the case .

 

[seedawood]

My understanding is that brass cases expand and 'grip' the inside of the chamber, hence one reason for the advise to not leave oil in the chamber after cleaning, what is going to be the effect of a non expanding steel case hammering back against your bolt face?
When can we have a debate on advancement in stalker field skills.

 

[cjm1066]

It will be down to marketing, the Creedmore was successful, the 260 Remington wasn't.

New cartridges are introduced most years, most fail.

 

[KimE]

It seems like there is a big difference between the English-speaking part of the world and the rest, in terms of calibers.
The English-speaking countries, with the USA in the lead, go for muzzle velocity.
Here in central Europe we go for heavy slow bullets. It probably also has something to do with hunting culture.
Where in the USA i have heard it is considered acceptable to shoot all the way out to 3-400 meters, it is considered unethical to shoot much more than about 150 meters here in central Europe.

Here the good old 9.3x62, with its heavy slow bullet, well on its way to achieving a popularity second only to the .308 Win.
Whereas it's been a few years since I last saw a magnum rifle it doesn't really seem like they're popular anymore.

A 350 Legend with peak alloy case buildt on a Vixen as the new 9,3*57.

 

[KimE]

My understanding is that brass cases expand and 'grip' the inside of the chamber, hence one reason for the advise to not leave oil in the chamber after cleaning, what is going to be the effect of a non expanding steel case hammering back against your bolt face?
When can we have a debate on advancement in stalker field skills.

The steel are temporary expanding not stretched as brass, yes its going to get more push on the bolt face. To limit the push on the bolt face you can use a slim cartridge as 3006 as opposed to 300wsm with more area in the base. It dont seems to be so big problem for modern actions.

 

[HonestJohn]

Wonder how an AR platform would stand up to it

 

[KimE]

Wonder how an AR platform would stand up to it

SigSauer has beefed up the locking lugs on m7(Spear) for their 6.8mm ammo.
US special forces are testing high pressure 5.56 ammo for a new rifle I suppose they are specifying better steel for a new rifle.

 

[Bowland blades]

It will be down to marketing, the Creedmore was successful, the 260 Remington wasn't.

New cartridges are introduced most years, most fail.

fail? Commercially yes ! But it was marketing over performance and I bet there are plenty of 260rem reamers in the hands of rifle smiths

 

[KimE]

6,5 Gotmore 6,5 prc killer?