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Jack O'Connor on the 7X57 #6967305 11/21/17 12:21 AM
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For those that haven't read Mr. O'Connors writings he is one of our best gun scribes ever in the opine of many especially those of us that remember him as Shooting editor of Outdoor Life. He wrote this for Gun Digest on the 7X57. Being that the 7X57 and 7mm-08 are pretty much ballistic twins he could have just as easily been using the 7mm-08 as the 7X57 if it were available, for a bit of that time it was in wildcat form but this was written about 10 years before the 7mm-08 became a commercial SAAMI round.

https://gundigest.com/more/classic-guns/forty-years-little-7mm

Lots of good insite into hunting as well as the cartridge

With the advent of newer bullets the 7X57 might just be better today than when Jack and his wife were traveling the world hunting. What he wrote about it can be said about the 7mm-08 which is its modern ballistic twin, at least until you get over 162gr bullets where the X57 will have a bit of an advantage

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lf the saying "Liar, Liar your pants on fire" were true
Mainstream news might be fun to watch
Re: Jack O'Connor on the 7X57 [Re: kmon11] #6967369 11/21/17 12:56 AM
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Great old round. I own a couple of rifles in 7X57.


...and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. Gen. 1:28
Re: Jack O'Connor on the 7X57 [Re: kmon11] #6967462 11/21/17 01:58 AM
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I have a Mannlicher-Schoenauer Model 52 in 7x57. Complete with Weaver K3 scope on Griffin&Howe mounts. It does the same job on animals it did over 60 years ago.


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I learned long ago you can't reason someone out of something they don't reason themselves into.


Re: Jack O'Connor on the 7X57 [Re: kmon11] #6967480 11/21/17 02:16 AM
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The 7x57 and 6.5x55 have been killing things for over a century. It's not a surprise their modern day equivalents 7mm-08, 6.5 Creedmoor, 260 Rem are also great game killers. The animals can't read headstamps.



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Originally Posted by Russ79
I learned long ago you can't reason someone out of something they don't reason themselves into.


Re: Jack O'Connor on the 7X57 [Re: kmon11] #6967798 11/21/17 02:24 PM
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A dealer I used to call on did something similar using concrete block with welded rebar inserted in the open chambers for walls and roof, anchored to the bottom of the foundation, and back filled with concrete...the place was COLD in the summertime too. Never had a successful breakin either.
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Re: Jack O'Connor on the 7X57 [Re: kmon11] #6987666 12/08/17 01:57 AM
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Still re-read Jack O’Connor’s works on rifles and hunting.
Not just entertaining, they are still relevant today.

Re: Jack O'Connor on the 7X57 [Re: Nogalus Prairie] #6987710 12/08/17 02:23 AM
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Did you build your rack or find it already made?

I’m looking at configuring something similar.


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I have one in a ruger Ruger #1 RSI...cool little round

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Great read, thanks for sharing!

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Did you build your rack or find it already made?

I’m looking at configuring something similar.


That’s actually at my FFL’s shop. I’m pretty sure he had it built when he built the shop.


Originally Posted by Russ79
I learned long ago you can't reason someone out of something they don't reason themselves into.


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Good read Kmon! up


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NP-
Did you build your rack or find it already made?

I’m looking at configuring something similar.


That’s actually at my FFL’s shop. I’m pretty sure he had it built when he built the shop.


I was wondering if those tags were load data or who you were leaving them to grin I like 7x57s......


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