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AMMUNITION REINVENTED

Federal’s 7mm Backcountry is an entirely new high-performance, all-range cartridge that reinvents ammunition as we know it. It not only provides superior ballistics and terminal performance, it does so through compact, shorter-barreled suppressed rifles.

The 7mm Backcountry cartridge achieves all of this through its patented Peak Alloy™ case. Built of an advanced steel alloy, the next-generation, one-piece case design allows higher velocities over modern brass case ammunition. And because the cartridge is dimensionally smaller than its closest brass-case counterparts, 7mm Backcountry achieves these ballistic advantages through smaller rifles and with an extra round in the magazine of most platforms. In developing 7mm Backcountry, Federal’s team of engineers set out to design a cartridge that answers a market need that seemed unsolvable—magnum velocity out of shorter barrels without increasing recoil. They did, but in the process they produced true innovation, creating a new way to make rifle ammunition faster, flatter shooting and more powerful.

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Ballistically Best

Powered by Peak Alloy case technology, 7mm Backcountry can be loaded to higher chamber pressures than brass case counterparts. As a result, it produces higher muzzle velocities than comparable cartridges, retaining that velocity downrange for less drop and wind drift.

Drop 20" Barrel chart

Patented Peak Alloy case technology is fundamentally different than brass cases. Created in response to U.S. military solicitations, it utilizes a proprietary steel alloy that includes other unique elements. This same alloy is used in manufacturing safes, nuclear reactors and other high-strength applications. Peak Alloy allows Federal to safely increase chamber pressures far beyond the limits of brass case ammunition, significantly increasing velocity and energy. The Peak Alloy case is also reloadable when following Federal’s lab-tested processes and data.

Terminal Ascent®: 155 AND 170 GRAIN

Federal Premium’s flagship all-range big game bullet extracts the utmost performance from the 7mm Backcountry cartridge. Its bonded construction penetrates deep on close targets, while the patented Slipstream™ polymer tip initiates expansion at extreme long range. The 155-grain load is the fastest 7mm on the market, while the 170-grain achieves 3,000 fps out of a 20-inch barrel.

7MM Backcountry (170 Grain Terminal Ascent ^TM)

20 Inch Barrel	Muzzle	100 yds	200 yds	300 yds	400 yds	500 yds
Velocity (fps)	3000	2852	2708	2570	2435	2304
Energy (ft/lbs)	3397	3070	2769	2492	2238	2004
Average Range	--		-2.8	-10.4	-23.1	-41.7
Long Range	--	1.4		-6.1	-17.5	-34.7

24 Inch Barrel	Muzzle	100 yds	200 yds	300 yds	400 yds	500 yds
Velocity (fps)	3000	2852	2708	2570	2435	2304
Energy (ft/lbs)	3397	3070	2769	2492	2238	2004
Average Range	--		-2.8	-10.4	-23.1	-41.7
Long Range	--	1.4		-6.1	-17.5	-34.7
Height of bullet trajectory in inches above or below line of sight if zeroed at yards. Sights 1.5 inches above bore line.

7MM Backcountry (155 Grain Terminal Ascent ^TM)

20 Inch Barrel	Muzzle	100 yds	200 yds	300 yds	400 yds	500 yds
Velocity (fps)	3150	2981	2819	2663	2512	2365
Energy (ft/lbs)	3415	3059	2735	2440	2171	1926
Average Range	--		-2.4	-9.2	-20.9	-38.0
Long Range	--	1.2		-5.6	-16.1	-32.0

24 Inch Barrel	Muzzle	100 yds	200 yds	300 yds	400 yds	500 yds
Velocity (fps)	3300	3125	2958	2796	2641	2491
Energy (ft/lbs)	3748	3362	3011	2691	2400	2135
Average Range	--		-2.0	-8.1	-18.6	-34.1
Long Range	--	1.0		-5.0	-14.5	-28.9
Height of bullet trajectory in inches above or below line of sight if zeroed at yards. Sights 1.5 inches above bore line.

Berger® Elite Hunter: 195 GRAIN

Take long range further. The Berger Elite Hunter’s thin jacket produces extreme hydrostatic shock and a massive wound cavity on impact. Its .755 G1 ballistic coefficient is one of the highest on the market among hunting bullets.

7MM Backcountry (195 Grain Berger^® Elite Hunter)

20 Inch Barrel	Muzzle	100 yds	200 yds	300 yds	400 yds	500 yds
Velocity (fps)	2850	2727	2608	2492	2378	2268
Energy (ft/lbs)	3517	3220	2945	2688	2449	2227
Average Range	--		-3.2	-11.5	-25.3	-45.4
Long Range	--	1.6		-6.7	-18.9	-37.4

24 Inch Barrel	Muzzle	100 yds	200 yds	300 yds	400 yds	500 yds
Velocity (fps)	3000	2873	2750	2630	2513	2399
Energy (ft/lbs)	3897	3574	3273	2994	2734	2492
Average Range	--		-2.7	-10.1	-22.4	-40.2
Long Range	--	1.4		-6	-16.9	-33.3
Height of bullet trajectory in inches above or below line of sight if zeroed at yards. Sights 1.5 inches above bore line.

Barnes® LRX™: 168 GRAIN

Armed with a high ballistic coefficient, polymer tip and unique nose cavity, the all-copper Barnes LRX takes down tough game at both close range and extended distances.

7MM Backcountry (168 GRAIN BARNES^® LRX^™ COPPER)

20 Inch Barrel	Muzzle	100 yds	200 yds	300 yds	400 yds	500 yds
Velocity (fps)	2850	2727	2608	2492	2378	2268
Energy (ft/lbs)	3517	3220	2945	2688	2449	2227
Average Range	--		-3.2	-11.5	-25.3	-45.4
Long Range	--	1.6		-6.7	-18.9	-37.4

24 Inch Barrel	Muzzle	100 yds	200 yds	300 yds	400 yds	500 yds
Velocity (fps)	3000	2873	2750	2630	2513	2399
Energy (ft/lbs)	3897	3574	3273	2994	2734	2492
Average Range	--		-2.7	-10.1	-22.4	-40.2
Long Range	--	1.4		-6	-16.9	-33.3
Height of bullet trajectory in inches above or below line of sight if zeroed at yards. Sights 1.5 inches above bore line.

Fusion® Tipped: 175 GRAIN

Molecular bonding paired with a streamlined polymer tip give Fusion Tipped 7mm Backcountry the ability to go the distance and deliver a devastating blow to big game.

7MM Backcountry (175 GRAIN FUSION® TIPPED)

20 Inch Barrel	Muzzle	100 yds	200 yds	300 yds	400 yds	500 yds
Velocity (fps)	2975	2810	2651	2498	2349	2206
Energy (ft/lbs)	3439	3068	2731	2424	2144	1890
Average Range	--		-2.9	-10.8	-24.2	-44.0
Long Range	--	1.5		-6.4	-18.3	-36.7

24 Inch Barrel	Muzzle	100 yds	200 yds	300 yds	400 yds	500 yds
Velocity (fps)	3125	2954	2790	2632	2479	2331
Energy (ft/lbs)	3794	3391	3024	2691	2387	2111
Average Range	--		-2.5	-9.5	-21.4	-39.0
Long Range	--	1.2		-5.7	-16.5	-32.8
Height of bullet trajectory in inches above or below line of sight if zeroed at yards. Sights 1.5 inches above bore line.