7x64 Brenneke - Opinions

[Jon Glajchen]

Great caliber! Has very little recoil and punches way above its weight. Mine likes heavier conventional bullets like Sako 170gr Hammerhead as well Barnes TSX monolithic 160gr.

The rifle is a custom Mauser 98 built in Austria on BRNO VZ 24 action. It is slim and trim and a pleasure to carry in the bush. It has a S&B fixed power 6x scope.

Currently using the Hammerheads at a claimed velocity of 2780 fps. I’m using it in the Bushveld where it knocks everything down with monotonous regularity. Species include Kudu, Impala, Wildebeest, and Warthog. Here’s a pic of my daughter in law who used it to take a nice impala.

 

[capra-capra]

Unsure if you bought it, if you did, hope you like it as it's a fine calibre. 150gr and higher is ideal for the 7x64 in my opinion. Most prefer the 7x64 due to heavier bullets as heaviest 7x64 - 177gr v 270 win - 160gr .

The calibre will not harvest your intended prey but a good bullet and shot placement will. Your prey will not know which calibre it is from

Happy Hunting with the 7x64

 

[Grumpy gumpy]

I have found the 140gn Woodleigh are quite accurate and effective in my .280ai.

I saw that 280 Bruce had in the SARA store sometime back. It was well used by the look and I imagine it was as he had wore out several barrels.



I’m fascinated by the .280a.i cartridge and would like to have it in a nice blued timber hunting rifle. Mine is a C/F stocked with C/F wrapped barrel another idea I was working on at the time. Things fell into place to get all the gear at good rates.

I still think it’s a sweet looking cartridge and performs well.

I recently picked up the 7x64 as well. This was for my wife and I like it. Was looking for a 7mm-08 for her but this came with dies and cases for a great price.

The 7x64 is a Tikka. I see in this thread I had mentioned they make them but on looking it’s the only one I’ve seen for sale in Australia. I don’t know if it was a special import or just a discontinued line for Australia but happy we got it.

I miss Bruce, he used to come to my club for gong shoots.
Gumpy

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

I miss Bruce, he used to come to my club for gong shoots.
Gumpy

@Grumpy gumpy
He is sorely missed here as well. A truely knowledgeable man, told it how he saw it and was a good laugh to go with it. Spike to hime quite often but unfortunately we never got together.
Bob

 

[ThreeJacks]

I just recently joined the ranks of 7x64 owners. I am not exactly sure what I have, a Sauer & Sohn Weatherby "Europa" with a 26" barrel and a Zeiss Diavari D 1.5x6 scope. I have found some S&B (173 gr), Norma (150 gr), and RWS (177 gr) to try. Looking forward to trying it out. Any information on the rifle would be appreciated.