Proof Research is offering 7BC pre-fits for Tikka actions

[omicron1792]

About 98% of shooters

I agree with this. Every one of my friends hunt and not one reloads.

 

[DangerRanger]

I’m sure that people that buy 800$ barrels skews it more than the average hunter, it I still think reloaders over estimate how much of the population reloads

 

[Gulogulo]

It might be lower. I don't have a single person that I know of in my group of friends and acquaintances that reloads. Not one. And I grew up hunting so it's a lot of people. For virtually all hunters there is zero juice to squeeze there to make them more effective. Going from 1.25" to 0.75" groups does not make anyone a more effective hunter.

Reloading is simply an additional hobby on top of hunting that you have to make time for. And that's ok. But that's the reality.

The 7BC interests me because I can re-barrel my 270 and get what guys are seeing with 280AI and 270AI reloads out of factory ammo that has no more recoil than what I shoot now. And it will do it with a super short barrel, which I want.

I am in Missoula and have been reloading for 30 years. I'll be your acquaintance. But I get and agree with what you're saying.

 

[SloppyJ]

I’m sure that people that buy 800$ barrels skews it more than the average hunter, it I still think reloaders over estimate how much of the population reloads

I'm not saying it's the majority of people who reload. Even if I didn't reload i would have concerns on longterm availablity. All of your eggs are in the Federal basket at that point from what we've seen if you gtab a rifle in this chambering. Why would any ammunition maker branch out to get a small piece of that action and help proliforate adoption and success of this cartridge when it would take away from their own sales? I'm sure tooling to make that case is going to be extremely expensive. So why would an ammunition maker invest a ton of money on a new process that is far from proven and only help Federal? Let alone a market share that might never break over from an ROI perspective. It's a huge gamble that I believe most will watch from the sideline.

I was stating that's my personal take on it regarding reloading and I'm positive that many here share that sentiment. I'd rather wildcat something to get what I wanted where I could control the variables long term.

I am surprised at the amount of support it is gathering though from rifle manufacturers and even Proof. I'm all for new ideas that help progress what we know about cartridges so please don't get me wrong. I feel this is a pretty large uphill battle for Federal. But hats off to them for going well outside of the box when there are still some easier layups to be had.