Another thing to add for teh bullet performance in teh balistic coeficient (bc.). On all bullets that I have seen the bc is higher in the .284 bullets. That truns into better down rang eperformance more kenectic energy and with those you get deeper penetartion. I agree there isn't a ton of difference. But if I was to go hunt say Alaska and coose my 7mmm with my hanload 175 gr nosler partitions or and 06. I would take my 7mm any day. Like I said before I have both adn the 7mm does outperform the 06. The 06 is a great cliber though.

Even if i laoded my 06 with 180 nosler partitins. My 7mm with the 175 gr partitions will outperform my 06 hand down. My 7mm pushes those at 2950, and I would be luck to get the 06 to ppush the 180's 2800. therfore with the higher veocity and hige bc the 7mm wins.
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