7mm Rem Mag ~ Guess the velocity - win a gift card!

[Nechako Outdoors]

I'll be shooting a 26" barrel Browning X-Bolt Pro, chambered in 7mm Remington Magnum. Ammunition will be Federal Power Shock 175gr, rated at 2860 fps from a 24" test barrel (https://www.federalpremium.com/rifle/power-shok/power-shok-rifle/11-7RB.html)


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Whoever guesses the closest to the average velocity recorded with the Labradar, will win a $30 gift certificate to https://nechakooutdoors.ca/


(https://nechakooutdoors.ca/) the Deadline to guess is Thursday 11:59pm PST - winner will be contacted via Private Message

Guess away!

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[THE SWEDE]

My guess is 2945

[Jerrya]

I say 2845

[Brew]

2875fps is my guess

[wildcatter]

I think it will do 2950.

[Gateholio]

Should be about 2900 fps if Federal isn't embellishing the velocity. :)

[IronNoggin]

2895 is my guess

[Bubbacanuck]

2900...let's go!

[KodiakHntr]

2889 for the win.

[Westslope]

my guess is 2883.

[eastkoot]

I'll try 2880

[RambleOn]

2869 Awwwwlright!

[BC Bill]

My guess is 2920

[358mag]

my guess 2855

[landphil]

2882 is my number. I hope I didn’t get it backwards.:)

[moosinaround]

2919fps Moosin

[moosinaround]

I'll be shooting a 26" barrel Browning X-Bolt Pro, chambered in 7mm Remington Magnum. Ammunition will be Federal Power Shock 175gr, rated at 2860 fps from a 24" test barrel (https://www.federalpremium.com/rifle/power-shok/power-shok-rifle/11-7RB.html)


https://i0.wp.com/thegundealer.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cq5dam.web_.835.835-2-4.jpeg?fit=835%2C356&ssl=1

https://www.federalpremium.com/dw/image/v2/BDBJ_PRD/on/demandware.static/-/Sites-vista-master-catalog/default/dwe99d45fc/images/large/FP_7RB_7mmRemMagJSPPowerShok_Rdm.jpg?sw=800&sh=800&sm=fit


Whoever guesses the closest to the average velocity recorded with the Labradar, will win a $30 gift certificate to https://nechakooutdoors.ca/


(https://nechakooutdoors.ca/) the Deadline to guess is Thursday 11:59pm PST - winner will be contacted via Private Message

Guess away!

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Just save the 30 bucks for my RL26 order coming in soon?!! Moosin

[B.C.Boy(100%)]

2893 is my guess on the average velocity, depending on how many shots versus velocity spread.

[Spy]

I’m thinking 2800 FPS ;-)

[notyalc]

My guess is 2888fps

[BimmerBob]

2945-2955 fps avg over 5 shots

[Mr.Crumbz]

2764! Always seems to be lower than advertised.

[BCBRAD]

2825 ft/s would be my guess.

[Danny_29]

1 dollar Bob.

[Rayne]

2877fps
For the win

[srthomas75]

2910 my guess Steve

[TARCHER]

2887 my guess

[hotstuff]

2700my guess

[300rum700]

2864 is my guess

[Ambush]

2881. I have a 7MM on the bottom of a local lake. Not sure the velocity it sank at.

[BornNRazed]

2831 anything beyond that would be impressive

[Dirty]

2866 is my guess.

[Sitkaspruce]

2931

Cheers

SS

[HappyJack]

2890, would have been faster with a 26" tube.

[RiverOtter]

2875.5....

[Pacemaker]

2857 or thereabouts…

[savage10]

I’ll say…2912

[ruger416]

2925 fps should be the right numbers.

[sako79]

I guess 2914

[willyqbc]

2832 fps is my guess

[nedarb2]

I’ll guess 2946

[paraschost]

My guess 2908

[Everett]

2852 sounds right to me

[ROY-alty33]

2922 for the win

[Drillbit]

Too easy. 2860
It’s right on the box…..lol

[BradC]

I’ll try 2833

[Planer99]

2906 fps for the win

[Knute]

Pick up hat...
Throw some numbers in there...
Choose only one...
2867

[David]

Pick up hat...
Throw some numbers in there...
Choose only one...
2867

Crap! People keep choosing my numbers... so I'll do the old Price-is-Right of 2868

[donny.brooke]

2862 fps for the win lol

[mwj]

2851 fps.
MWJ

[MRP]

2840. Never trust the box specks

[tinhorse]

I'm going 2864...Faster because of the longer barrel but not to much as federal will be embellishing a little on the original speeds, which is probably closer to 2775....just a guess though..

[BrookTrout]

2850 is my guess!

[Patman7]

2917, interesting to see the chrono

[77Gunner]

2847, that's my guess.

[250 sav]

2820 maybe*******

[TyTy]

2800. Hope I’m wrong and the box is right

[wideopenthrottle]

approximately 2753.51 sounds about right...heheheh

[hawk-i]

2897 will be my guess

[Nechako Outdoors]

a few more hours to get in your guess! The Browning will be barkin' tomorrow!

[last light]

I'm guessing 2958

[sames14]

I am going with 2903

[ardri]

My gess is 2926 fps.
Regards

[sillyrabbit]

i think she'll be barkin' @ 2870

[landphil]

a few more hours to get in your guess! The Browning will be barkin' tomorrow!

OK Elmer, have fun blastin’ the easter bunny.

[kubota]

2819 perhaps...

[StoneChaser]

My guess 2863 fps

[horseman2]

My Guess 2907 fps

[Gateholio]

a few more hours to get in your guess! The Browning will be barkin' tomorrow!


Dude, do you even shoot?

:)

[Cat catcher]

My guess is
2912

[JoeSixPack]

My guess 2863 fps

Sure it's not 3167fps???

[RiverOtter]

Well, did she break the Mach 2 threshold?

[Nechako Outdoors]

Well, did she break the Mach 2 threshold?

I'm still stuck at work, leaving ASAP to shoot :mrgreen:

[rocksteady]

2712 fps is my guess

[Nechako Outdoors]

https://i.imgur.com/n7vi22r.jpg?1


22 rounds were fired, letting the barrel cool every few shots. Let's say this for now : results were interesting!

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With the closest guess of 2753 fps, congrats to http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/image.php?u=327277&dateline=1498672981 (http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/member.php?327277-wideopenthrottle) wideopenthrottle (http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/member.php?327277-wideopenthrottle)

You've won a $30 gift certificate to our webstore! I have sent you a Private Message

Thanks to all who played along, have a great weekend

[BimmerBob]

22 rounds were fired, letting the barrel cool every few shots. Let's say this for now : results were interesting!





















































With the closest guess of 2353 fps, congrats to http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/image.php?u=327277&dateline=1498672981 (http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/member.php?327277-wideopenthrottle) wideopenthrottle (http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/member.php?327277-wideopenthrottle)

You've won a $30 gift certificate to our webstore! I have sent you a Private Message

Thanks to all who played along, have a great weekend

Somehow I think you may have a typo in your msg Mark...

[Brew]

Wow! That some horrible ammo. I would never of thought any would be in below 2700

[Spy]

2800 lol was not a bad guess lol lol shitty ammo.

[MRP]

2800 lol was not a bad guess lol lol shitty ammo.
Got that right. Good old Canuck or Imperial is better than that crap.
Another reason to reload.

[RiverOtter]

You put any of those rounds on paper, Mark?
With 250'ish velocity spread, I'd imagine it would look more like a ladder test, than a grouping. Lol.

[tim3500]

I guess the 3006 is the new Magnum .

[high horse Hal]

You put any of those rounds on paper, Mark?
With 250'ish velocity spread, I'd imagine it would look more like a ladder test, than a grouping. Lol.
Should be in print on the box "Make sure you pattern your Federal rifle ammo before heading out hunting"

[todbartell]

Only shot at 100 yards, but accuracy wasn't too bad actually. I'd shoot 3, let it cool a bit, shoot another 3. So the 6 round groups ranged from 0.8moa to 1.75moa

Side note - the Insite Arms Heathen 3 port brake made the rifle really easy to shoot

[nature girl]

I am thinking 2759

[Spy]

You should do a test with some other brands of ammo and let’s keep the thread “guessing” going. This was fun lol and probably a real eye opener to many members.

[358mag]

Great post for sure
3 Things that make a liar out of every hunter
Chronograph's
Range Finder's
Boone and Crocket score sheet's
Happy Easter everyone

[B.C.Boy(100%)]

It’s a funny thing, velocities that is.
I ran some Federal blue box 308Win 150’s over the chronograph.
Box said 2820fps, and out of the 22” Kimber Hunter barrel it did just that 2820 fairly consistently.
Had a Savage 116 in 300WSM, worked up a load using 165’s, pushing 3040-3050fps, same load in a Browning rifle was 2980ish +\- some
Something very similar with a 257 Roberts, 117grain SST Superformance, 2935-50fps in one rifle, 2645-2715fps in a different rifle (again another Browning Rifle)
I sometimes wonder if different barrels of the same caliber and length behave differently.
In my experience, I’ve always seen higher velocities from Savage rifles then Browning rifles of the same caliber and barrel length using either a factory loaded cartridge or an established reload.

Earlier this year was playing around with a 270, sighted it in on cold wetcoast day at -10C 80% humidity(the moisture in the air was freezing on anything it touched) box said 130grain 3050fps, actually saw an average of 2856fps of 8 shots.
This was a box of Remington 75th anniversary loaded factory ammunition, so a production date of either 2013 or 2014, not that it matters much.
Took six shots from the same box a few weeks ago, temperature was now +10C, humidity was about 70-75%, velocity averaged 3017fps. Slightly different point of impact, but close to before.
Same all weather Ruger American rifle.
I would not have thought that the temperature would have played that much into the differences of the velocities, but I’m guessing it is what was the culprit in the differences with everything thing else being the same.

[Nechako Outdoors]

You should do a test with some other brands of ammo and let’s keep the thread “guessing” going. This was fun lol and probably a real eye opener to many members.

Yes we will do more of these. It was fun



I sometimes wonder if different barrels of the same caliber and length behave differently.
In my experience, I’ve always seen higher velocities from Savage rifles then Browning rifles of the same caliber and barrel length using either a factory loaded cartridge or an established reload.

I would not have thought that the temperature would have played that much into the differences of the velocities, but I’m guessing it is what was the culprit in the differences with everything thing else being the same.

For sure every barrel is different. Although this 7mm 175gr ammo seemed pathetic, I've seen worse :lol: Hornady's 154gr American WT ammo did 2744 fps from a 24.4" Tikka (rated @ 3035 fps 24")

Temperature does play into velocity, depending on the powder. Some types are more sensitive to cold/hot than others. I shot the ammo on Friday at +5c

[wideopenthrottle]

thanks so much...I calculated my number with all the available data....heheheh...

[todbartell]

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[JIL_24/7]

2886 fps???

[wideopenthrottle]

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yes.....exactly like that...did you secretly video tape me calculating it...….I am now searching my office for cameras...heheheh