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30-11-2021, 10:44 #21
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Re: Experiences with the 404 Jeffery?
This is perhaps a very crude question so please excuse my naive train of thought but would you say that the 404 Jeffrey is the dangerous game ‘version’ of a 7x57? I love mine for the bushveld, and just like the 404 it isn’t exactly a speed machine in it’s class. But it’s recoil is so pleasant and meat damage minimal with 170 grains.
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30-11-2021, 10:44 #22
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30-11-2021, 10:46 #23
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30-11-2021, 11:09 #24
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Re: Experiences with the 404 Jeffery?
I think that is a spot on comparison.
The heavy slower bullet gives little meat damage but penetrates exceptionally well.
At 200m the bullet drop is about 30cm in my rifle setup. I shot an eland cow slightly quartering on and the bullet still penetrated to under the opposite skin. The peregrine did not open up as much as on a 100m shot. So for my setup I would not go further.
Ps at 250m bullet drop is 65cm. So if you are out by only a bit you can burn your fingers between 200 and 250. I also only have a 1.5 to 5 scope with no markings thus it becomes too much guess work for me.
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30-11-2021, 13:56 #25
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Re: Experiences with the 404 Jeffery?
Depends on where you are zeroed and how accurate your range estimation is. But yes, I would limit shots to 200m.
The 404 has more case volume than the 416 Rem. This allows you to use slower powders, which reduce the peak pressure and spread out the pressure curve a little, resulting in the same amount of momentum being transferred to the bullet over a longer time span (we are talking milliseconds here). The lower pressure and flatter pressure curve translate to more of a push and less of a kick, in terms of perceived recoil. So, with the 2 rifles weighing the same and having the same ballistic performance and same dimensions, the one with the higher case capacity will have a "softer" recoil impulse.
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30-11-2021, 15:05 #26
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01-12-2021, 14:40 #27
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01-12-2021, 14:41 #28
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01-12-2021, 14:42 #29
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