Here’s a golden rule to follow for big game hunting : you will want your caliber to generate a minimum of one thousand feet per pounds of force sin order to bring down deer, elk, moose, and bear. The Art of the Rifle: General. Note that the 1891 extractor, visible at the top of the bolt, occupies a cut in the rim of the bolt face and is much narrower. While a bit shorter than the Mauser design—57mm vs. 51mm—the Remington cartridge operates at a higher pressure, and therefore matches or sometimes exceeds the Mauser velocities. They've both done their share of killing. Length refers to the cartridge case length. The 7RM will be a bit rough and louder, but you will get there faster, meaning less drift, and harder hitting. A great point is made above that the 30-06 evolved from the 7x57 and in turn gave rise to the .308 which has itself born the 7mm … However I have visitor rights to the mauser if … The legal banning of ex-military service cartridges like the .308 Winchester, 7×57mm Mauser, 8×57mm I, 8×57mm IS and the .30-06 Springfield in countries like France and Belgium also promoted acceptance and use of the 7×64mm and the 7×65mmR. What you need to keep in mind with the 7mm mauser/7x57 (same thing) is the factory loads are by and large under powered and downright anemic so some idiot does not try to shoot a hot load in a 1896 mauser and blow it up.
There are multiple 7mm magnum rounds out there, but presuming you’re comparing the 7mm Rem. The 308 will only beat it in( popularity) in this day and time. The 7mm Mauser is also known as the 7X57, 7mm Spanish Mauser, and .257 Rigby. See also. Both will get you there, but in very different ways. Mag. I'L take it over the 308 any day because I know better. The design continued in all later Mauser models, was used in our own 1903 Springfield military rifle, and appeared in many sporting rifles throughout the 20 th century. The over 100-year-old military cartridge is still useful for today’s sportsmen, and there’s plenty of … Both the 7mm-08 and its parent have a well-deserved reputation for accuracy, as well as being easy on the shoulder. List of rifle cartridges; Table of handgun and rifle cartridges; 7 mm caliber; 8×64mm S The 7mm-08 vs .308 argument is a newer one, relative to some other cartridge arguments that have now been raging for nearly a century, in the hunting and shooting world, as the 7mm-08 was introduced in the 1980’s. The .308 will be slower, but a more comfortable ride. .308 vs. 7x57? Compare yourself, you will see the difference.
The .308 vs. 7RM is like a 71 Lincoln Continental to a 71 Mach 1 Mustang.