Just wondering if anyone knows what a 7X61 sharp and heart is, and where i could find some info on it? Any help would be app.
Thanks

I am not 100%, but I thiought the sharp and heart was imported by norma in the early 60's and then came the 7 rem mag and pretty much did in the sharp and heart. If my memory is right, it is very simular to a 308norma necked down to .284. Perpormance would be very close to the 7 rem mag. I would think that load information could be found in any 70's vintage reloading manual.

Phil Sharpe was a rifle experimenter who published a very large volume on loads and loading. From the photos in that book he seemed to have a lot of money.

The 7X61 S&H is a belted magnum with less capacity than the 7mm Rem Mag. Rifles were made by Schutz and Larsen and the bolt actions have rear locking lugs.

I recall that the loads were quite hot.

The cartridge was never that popular and it died when Remington came out with their big 7.

The 7x61 Sharpe & Hart like mentioned earlier is a short belted magnum. It has a case length of 2.394 and a 44 degree shoulder. Norma ammunition was loaded to shoot a 160 gr bullet at 3050 fps. It is very similiar to the original 275 H&H Magnum.

There is really nothing that distinguishes it from many of the old wildcat short magnums and after the 7mm Rem. Mag came out it became a very obscure cartridge. Brass was still being made by Norma until a few years back.

I have had one on a Mauser 98 for a few years and reloading data was in Sierra and Hornady books through the 1970s.

Steve

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7X61 S&H or even called 7X61 super.

You can find loading data at www.norma.cc
I have a friend who has one. The angle of the chest is 44 degrees. My buddy reforms 7mm Rem mag cases. I think norma is making brass or have on the shelf.

/ Johan