Maybe my question was a little unclear. I own a Ruger No. 1 in 7 x 57 (7 mm Mauser), but NEF catalogs two separate 7 x 57's. One is the 7 mm Mauser, the other the 7 x 57 Brenneke. I'm thinking it may be rimmed (more positive extraction), but really don't know. Can't seem to find my "Cartridges of the World." Wonder who borrowed it?
Nef does list the 7 X 64 Brenneke, which is almost identical to the 280 remington, except slightly smaller. You might try the Nef-singleshot site located at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nef-singleshot/ with your question.
If it is the 9.3X64 case necked down to 7mm it would be somewhat larger than the .280 and would be a very interesting round. The downside would be the $2 for each case. I would imagine the 7mm short magnums will give near the same velocity and be much cheaper to start with for brass.
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The 9.3 and the 7x64 are entirely different cases. The 9.3 is like a .458WinMag necked down to 9.3 with no belt. The 7x64, without looking at the bottom of the case, would be almost impossible to distinguish from the .280 Rem or the 7mm'06. Cobalt
Cobalt, I was just rambling. I just looked up the 7X64 in cartridges of the world and you can make them from 06 cases, although it says they would be slightly shorter. The 9.3 cases necked down to 7mm would be interesting though, except for paying for them.
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Seems kinda funny that the Brenneke pretty much acts like a 7mmRem.Mag. but has been around 40 years longer. Makes you wonder why we needed a new cartridge. Rod
quote:Originally posted by ALF: On this case he made: 6.5x64 Brenneke
He did not. The 6,5 x 64 is little more than a slightly altred German variant of the 6,5mm-06, which was introduced in the 1980s, and just named in honour of old Brenneke. Factory loads by MEN. The cartridge lost the market race to the similarly promoted 6,5 x 65 RWS.
quote:The 9.3x70 Brenneke based on a .404 Jeff case also known as a 9.3x70 H&H.
Not a Brenneke product, but a DWM development (case number # 569), which now has been admirably revived by Harald Wolf. Blueprints are kept by G�nter Fr�res.
Regards, Carcano
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