New 7mm cartridge from Federal

[Rflshootr]

Backcountry | Federal Premium

Federal’s 7mm Backcountry is an entirely new high-performance, all-range cartridge that reinvents ammunition as we know it. It not only provides superior ballistics and terminal performance, it does so through compact, shorter-barreled suppressed rifles.

www.federalpremium.com

 

[RichCoyle]

It's already available in the 307 Weatherby.

 

[pawhitetail]

It'll be interesting to see what the lab tested processes are for reloading and what all that will entail

 

[Horsemen61]

Steel case not good for reloading and remember no such thing as a free lunch something has to give and at 80,000 PSI I'm not interested in finding out

 

[Rflshootr]

I wonder what the price of ammo is. I'll guess probably enough to make it a flop.

 

[WWG55]

Wonder if it will do any better that True Velocity or Etronix?

 

[NotLongRange]

Although I probably don't have an interest in acquiring one, the case they're using is intriguing. It isn't just a traditional steel case, but rather some kind of stainless alloy.

It doesn't look like ammunition will be overly expensive, but I would definitely think the reloading process will be more complex…at least the resizing step.

Regardless, the use of a different metallurgy for the case is interesting.

 

[taylorms]

Steel case not good for reloading and remember no such thing as a free lunch something has to give and at 80,000 PSI I'm not interested in finding out

Honest question-Why do you say they're not good for reloading? Federal's launch ad states that the case is reloadable.

Disclaimer-I have no interest in this cartridge, but it does interest me to see how disturbed some people get when a new product is announced, but they don't like it.

 

[LDHunter]

A solution without a problem... Just more advertising hype to sell new stuff... This too shall pass....

 

[mightyman]

I think… just another partnership between gun makers and bullet Companies to come up with a new round/gun to cause everyone to get a "chubby" and want to go out and buy it
My two 7mm magnums shoot just fine

 

[DLJ6]

They claim normal barrel life but I don't understand how pressures in 80k range will not accelerate throat erosion.

 

[slick Nick]

Just drink the cool aid!

 

[Rimneck]

This is to be expected after Winchester released the 21 Sharp last year! A real freaking chess match I tell ya!

 

[Huntaddict]

Ok, taken with a grain of salt - this is Spomer talking about it - 80k psi made with a steel case smaller than a 30-06 - so maybe un-readable until someone brings out brass.