Federal New Cartridge

[BelowAverageBowhunter]

Here is what I am really curious about….we know the 7BC isn’t the end of the line. There is going to be a 300BC and one would have to think a 6.5BC.

The question is…what would the parent cases be? Will the 300BC require a magnum bolt head?

I am thinking they will use an unbelted version of the 300 win mag, shortened a little to be able to use longer bullets and it will require a magnum bolt head. But that is a random guess.

A slightly shortened 30-06ai with 300win performance and fast twist barrels seems more likely.

 

[keystone112]

Here’s a crazy idea…

360 Backcountry straight wall cartridge for deer hunting in the mid-west.

 

[Sundodger]

I would like to see 6mm as the next option.

6.5 is pretty dang crowded from a marketing perspective.

Less guys are hunting with big 30 cal magnums these days.

The bullet selection in 277 isn't great.

 

[gretch6364]

If you think 6.5 is a crowded marketplace...you should see 7mm!

Maybe a 30 isn't even needed if they make a 190 terminal ascent in 7mm.

 

[wind gypsy]

If you think 6.5 is a crowded marketplace...you should see 7mm!

Maybe a 30 isn't even needed if they make a 190 terminal ascent in 7mm.

Since Terminal Ascent is mostly copper I feel like a 190 7mm version would either be a turd for it's weight ballistically or require more twist than exists in factory rifles or common 7mm blanks.

 

[Okie_Poke]

Here is what I am really curious about….we know the 7BC isn’t the end of the line. There is going to be a 300BC and one would have to think a 6.5BC.

The question is…what would the parent cases be? Will the 300BC require a magnum bolt head?

I am thinking they will use an unbelted version of the 300 win mag, shortened a little to be able to use longer bullets and it will require a magnum bolt head. But that is a random guess.

I won't be shocked if they do a 300 Backcountry (Americans love the 30 caliber after all), but that seems awfully close in use case---particularly for a hunting rifle---with their current 7mm. If it were me, I'd start somewhere else. If they do go with 300 BC for the next installment, I agree with others that it will be a Creedmoored 30-06 case (shortened, blown out, 30 degree shoulder) running heavier bullets at 300 magnum velociities.

I would like to see 6mm as the next option.

6.5 is pretty dang crowded from a marketing perspective.

Less guys are hunting with big 30 cal magnums these days.

The bullet selection in 277 isn't great.

I think a 6.5 is a likely next installment, though I don't think you're necessarily wrong about the 6mm. I think they should do a 25 (think 257 Robertsish case size at 257 Weatherby speeds) but combine it with the release of a couple of new, high-BC bullets for the caliber (Tipped Fusion and Terminal Ascent, for example). That would give them something relatively unique and a bit of a gap from their initial offering.

 

[Sundodger]

25 cal would be a smart move, not too crowded. Not real familiar with the bullet selection, but I heard Hornady just released some modern bullets in that caliber.