tahoe2
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any owners of this wildcat ? What action are you using ? How do you like it ?
Comparable to a .338? or .325 WSM?
Comparable to a .338? or .325 WSM?
^ Not so, by my figures they are at a statistical tie for performance with the 8x57 being slightly faster with 200gr class bullets and the 8mm-06 being slightly faster with 180gr class bullets. The old 8x57 is more potent then most people realize with modern powders.
That is their newest manual published in 2008. Nothing old and dangerous about that, I have used their loads for years in several cartrages and have yet to have as much as a cratered primer. So when the Hogoden manual tells me that I cannot match factory performance with a 270 WSM, and my 6.5x55 cannot exceed 2500fps with 140gr, I cannot help but laugh because I leave that in the dust with zero pressure signs.How old is that manual? Every reloading manual suggests to only use info from the newest manuals and discard old information. This is not just to keep the lawyers happy. It is because it is impossible to manufacture every batch of powder exactly the same. The properties of a given powder manufactued in 1980 and the exact powder made in 2012 may have changed slightly. As well as slight changes in bullets over the years. Loads printed in 1980 may have been perfectly safe with powders and bullets made at that time. The same load, bullet, and powder made today could be an overload.
So when the Hogoden manual tells me that I cannot match factory performance with a 270 WSM, and my 6.5x55 cannot exceed 2500fps with 140gr, I cannot help but laugh because I leave that in the dust with zero pressure signs.