Federal does it again 😅

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I'm not sure I get how what they did was worth sending emails that said "something big is coming". It's a steel cased, magnum bolt face, long action 7mm that's not saami spec yet. Seems like a quirky 7mm prc competitor that won't catch on cause someone else did it first and 7mm rem mag won't go away(and doesn't need to)
 
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Memberberries said:
I'm not sure I get how what they did was worth sending emails that said "something big is coming". It's a steel cased, magnum bolt face, long action 7mm that's not saami spec yet. Seems like a quirky 7mm prc competitor that won't catch on cause someone else did it first an 7mm rem mag won't go away(and doesn't need to)
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It’s not a magnum bf. That’s about the only positive I see if some manufacturers offer scaled down (non 1.35” o.d.) actions for it.
 
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ohiofarmer said:
It’s not a magnum bf. That’s about the only positive I see if some manufacturers offer scaled down (non 1.35” o.d.) actions for it.
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You're right, not magnum BF. Also I agree on you with the limited positives, sig tried the steel case head with the 277 fury and nobody wanted it.
 
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First of all, in what firearms are they supposed to fit, per the manufacturer? Will it fit in a 7.62 weapon and fire safely? Or, are they attempting to force gun owners to buy new weapons to handle them? The Software/IT industry does this all the time. They sell you software that requires greater hardware that's designed only to work with the newer software that makes you buy newer hardware, etc. etc. Endless revenue! :mad:
 
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There’s already 6 gorillions variants of the 7mm
7mm-08
7SAW
7SS
280ai
284win
7WSM
7SAUM
7-6.5PRC
7PRC
7Rem mag
28 nosler
7STW

Yeah no let’s bring another one. It’s not like there’s already a component shortage …let’s start another production run for a dozen of fudds and magazine writers - it worked so well with the 6.8 western.

If you’re gonna sell your own line of +p steel cased precision ammo, why advertise a 200fps increase over the Hornady loads for 7PRC or Remmag ? Then get the shills in the magazine to write about the extra killing power or how they can now increase their ethical hunting range another 200 yards because muh velocity.
 
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wvfarrier said:
Steel cased 7mm

gununiversity.com

7mm Backcountry - Federal's New Wonder-Cartridge?

Federal's newest cartridge has just been announced, the 7mm Backcountry. Check out our MUST READ FIRST article on this new cartridge.
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So, it's a steel case... I'm assuming non-reloadable? Therefore trying to dissuade people from being able to reload for it, and use their components. Just another reason to stop using Federal brand anything. Even though they're all owned by the same umbrella corporation, I'll still stick with CCI brand primers and Berger bullets.
 
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Fx51LP308 said:
First of all, in what firearms are they supposed to fit, per the manufacturer? Will it fit in a 7.62 weapon and fire safely? Or, are they attempting to force gun owners to buy new weapons to handle them? The Software/IT industry does this all the time. They sell you software that requires greater hardware that's designed only to work with the newer software that makes you buy newer hardware, etc. etc. Endless revenue! :mad:
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Apparently they're only offering this shitty new non-reloadable cartridge, in the most shitty rifles they could possibly stuff them into... Salvage...

It's a Poor's Dream combo! 🤣

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R_A_W said:
We're really gonna shut up all these people who bitch about how soft our brass is!

this thing is DOA
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Their brass is definitely soft... I know this from MANY different cartridges over the years...It's all the same. And the bigger the cartridge's capacity is, the worse it gets.

I only use Federal .308 Win brass for 2 things, because I've picked up half a 5-gallon bucket of it that was freshly 1x fired from the range (free) over the last couple years... I only use it personally for subsonic .308 Win ammo. And the other use is, if anyone asks me to load ammo for their .308 Win, I use the brass I picked up for free at the range, so I don't have to use my nice Lapua or Alpha brass. I don't feel bad giving away free range pickup brass.
 
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Those velocities sure do look spicy for turnt up .280 ai, 170gr - 175gr @ ~3k fps out of a 20" barrel. What's that, maybe 2,800 fps out of a 16"? If so that's about what I'm running 180gr in a 19" 7 PRC. Might be fun to play with for a hunting rifle... On the other hand I killed all my deer this year with a 6 ARC SBR and subsonic .44, and elk tags in my old stomping grounds are getting thin, my powers of rationalization can only do so much.

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Maybe all the hullabaloo in their ad copy and Instagram about big things coming hints at a line of (hopefully reloadable) steel case HP cartridges, that would be kind of rad.
 
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Lets see, there's the 7mm BR, the 7mm TCU, the 7-08, the 7mm Mauser/275Rigby, The 7mm Remington Magnum, the 7mm Weatherby Magnum, the 7mm PRC, the 280 Remington AI, and the 7mmSTW.

Just where does another 7mm round, fit or what needs does it fill?
 
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Lots of pessimists here! DOD driving lots of development into higher performing ammo and I'd bet this spins off that work. Maybe federal threw the 7mm backcountry together to test-drive the high pressure - alloy case stuff with the civilian market. Brass is great but it was maxed out long ago.

Comparisons to the 7prc are dumb: they're not advertising 7prc performance, they're advertising 28 nosler performance: in a non-mag caliber and potentially with a 280 win powder charge and perhaps barrel life? If so, wtf is there to complain about. I want to know what type and how much powder they're using to drive a 195 at 3k fps. Big question obviously will be if non-brass cases can ever be reloaded as consistently as brass. Hopefully federal shares what they've learned and some of our reloading equipment companies can figure out how to wring out any potential.

That said, I'm not running out to buy a savage and a case of this ammo anytime soon, or probably ever... But I think it's great that the industry is innovating in this way. Could be a bust, but we're not shooting musket balls today and I don't think we're gonna be shooting lead core bullets and brass cases 50 years from now either.
 
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Memberberries said:
You're right, not magnum BF. Also I agree on you with the limited positives, sig tried the steel case head with the 277 fury and nobody wanted it.
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I'd say the Sig .277 fury failed because they announced it with much fanfare and then pretty much never shipped the promised rifles or barrels for it and pretty much never shipped any of the promised hybrid cased high pressure ammo.

I wanted to get some and never could find them shipping or selling any.
 
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3rdfocal said:
Lots of pessimists here! DOD driving lots of development into higher performing ammo and I'd bet this spins off that work. Maybe federal threw the 7mm backcountry together to test-drive the high pressure - alloy case stuff with the civilian market. Brass is great but it was maxed out long ago.

Comparisons to the 7prc are dumb: they're not advertising 7prc performance, they're advertising 28 nosler performance: in a non-mag caliber and potentially with a 280 win powder charge and perhaps barrel life? If so, wtf is there to complain about. I want to know what type and how much powder they're using to drive a 195 at 3k fps. Big question obviously will be if non-brass cases can ever be reloaded as consistently as brass. Hopefully federal shares what they've learned and some of our reloading equipment companies can figure out how to wring out any potential.

That said, I'm not running out to buy a savage and a case of this ammo anytime soon, or probably ever... But I think it's great that the industry is innovating in this way. Could be a bust, but we're not shooting musket balls today and I don't think we're gonna be shooting lead core bullets and brass cases 50 years from now either.
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The comparison to 7mm PRC seems reasonable since it's popular that's what Federal compares it to in their ad copy, along with 280 AI and 7mm RM, but not 28 Nos.

I do appreciate the drop diagram depicting a perfect 1,000 yd ass shot on the elk, that's truth in advertising for how I reckon the 7mm Backcountry is likely to be employed.

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Gtscotty said:
The comparison to 7mm PRC seems reasonable since it's popular that's what Federal compares it to in their ad copy, along with 280 AI and 7mm RM, but not 28 Nos.

I do appreciate the drop diagram depicting a perfect 1,000 yd ass shot on the elk, that's truth in advertising for how I reckon the 7mm Backcountry is likely to be employed.

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The 7mm Brokeback...

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Gtscotty said:
The comparison to 7mm PRC seems reasonable since it's popular that's what Federal compares it to in their ad copy, along with 280 AI and 7mm RM, but not 28 Nos.

I do appreciate the drop diagram depicting a perfect 1,000 yd ass shot on the elk, that's truth in advertising for how I reckon the 7mm Backcountry is likely to be employed.

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Yea, fair enough. Their marketing is way over the top... "All range cartridge"
 
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Actually is different. Don’t see why the need for the shit talking without seeing how it plays out. This in a bolt action makes more sense to me than 277 fury being a primary battle rifle chambering.

Hell of a lot of hunters bought into 7prc and only shoot factory ammo. If this thing has similar recoil but 28 nosler performance, I don’t see why it isn’t a good option for such a customer?
 
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stanley_white said:
“Because ounces equals pounds and pounds equals pain!”

-25lb Overweight Rifle Owner
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Just looked on the ARC website. A long action/chassis compared to a short action is only 7 ounces heavier. If you can’t live with an extra 7 ounces you need to clean crap out of your pockets and hit the gym.
 
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wind gypsy said:
Actually is different. Don’t see why the need for the shit talking without seeing how it plays out. This in a bolt action makes more sense to me than 277 fury being a primary battle rifle chambering.

Hell of a lot of hunters bought into 7prc and only shoot factory ammo. If this thing has similar recoil but 28 nosler performance, I don’t see why it isn’t a good option for such a customer?
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Recoil is simple math, energy forward equals energy rearward, after that it's just about masses. The only ways to makes a gun kick less shooting the same bullet at the same speed is to make the gun heavier or add a compensator.
 
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375fan said:
Dear Federal,
We don't need any new cartridges or your company wasting time on them. What the public wants and needs is your company focused on and getting an ample supply of primers produced pronto.
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yes. and, with all those resources, why not offer the most comprehensive ammo lineup in the game? do runs of older ammo and advertise the drops... 220 swift, 250 Savage, 257 Roberts, 257 STW, 260 Remington, 22 Creed, 30-06 with some actual useful bullets and so many others. and multiple bullet weights for many.

would make more money than some dumpster loading that's DOA.
 
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375fan said:
Dear Federal,
We don't need any new cartridges or your company wasting time on them. What the public wants and needs is your company focused on and getting an ample supply of primers produced pronto.
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At today’s prices, they probably could do better on the bottom line producing primers.
 
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