I normally don't go for the biggest, most powerful cartridge in any caliber and like to improve the efficiency of a good cartridge, but to complete the Texan series I have decided to build a 7 Texan. (With lots of pressure from a good friend) for the bigger 7 mm bullets and increase the powder capacity to around 115 to 116 grains average to take advantage of some of the newer powders.
My reamer drawing is finished and the reamer is in the works. lots of changes are required to up the performance and utilize the case capacity. My plan is to hold the SAAMI pressure to 62,000 psi to make the new Texan very forgiving and durable. From what I have learned from the other Texan's (30 Texan, 338 Texan, 358 Texan and the 416 Texan with their performance, I think the 7 Texan should exceed My expectations like the rest have. All of the Texans are based off the 375 Ultra Mag case, and the intent is to use an action capable of handling a 4" mag. for the big BC bullets, like the Weatherby Mark 5 or extended mag 700 actions.
Lots of good choices in 7 mm. If you are wanting to shoot the 195's and 197's I would recommend going to the larger case capacity cartridges to get the big 7 mm bullets moving
to take advantage of the BC's.
Will post the progress of this project for those interested.
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