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Big Chief
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Please fill me in on 7mm-08 caliber vs .308 or anything really
Big Chief
Posts: 32,995 Senior Member
Guy at work asked me about a 7mm08 that is on sale at Academy (?). he already has a Browning A-bolt in 7mm Mag and other rifles. I told him I know very little about the caliber and I believed it was a necked down .308 to shoot a 28 caliber projectile.
I've heard of it being a "Woman's/Youth" caliber and also heard it is great for deer sized game and and will do just about anything a .308 will with less recoil (in the same bullet weight range). I'm sure it would take. anything on 4 legs in TX.
So having zip experience with the 7mm-08, what say you?
I've heard of it being a "Woman's/Youth" caliber and also heard it is great for deer sized game and and will do just about anything a .308 will with less recoil (in the same bullet weight range). I'm sure it would take. anything on 4 legs in TX.
So having zip experience with the 7mm-08, what say you?
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Some of the exotic game ranches in Texas have Nilgai. You might want something a bit bigger for one of those.
All kidding aside, everyone on here who shoots a 7mm/08 swears by it. It's parent round, the .308 Winchester, is also a great round and will handle heavier bullets.
It's not a 7mag, but it's certainly capable of taking deer sized game and a bit larger.
Gun control laws make about as much sense as taking ex-lax to cure a cough.
The cartridge is very user friendly and as easy to reload for as it's parent 308 Win. What's not to like?
I did a lot of work from varminting to mule deer with it in the late 80's to mid-90's to around the 700 yard mark.
Back then I was using 140 grain NBT's. Mine was in a XP-100 (14")
When I moved up to a 284 Win XP-100, I basically had the same ballistics as the 7-08 in a rifle format, and I took quite a few elk with that performance level.
"The Un-Tactical"
After shooting about 20 rounds apiece through them (just to be sure :tooth:), I was much impressed with both the chambering and the platform. Both shot just a hair over MOA with factory loads, recoil was soft, and it was an altogether pleasant experience. Both of the SILs are basically 100 yard shooters, as are most folks around here, and the 20" thin profile barrels are perfect for their needs. I also bought hand loading components and dies for them, but haven't gotten around to load development, since their hunting prospects dried up. But I expect to in the future, and may even acquire a rifle in 7mm-08, myself, eventually, because I like it that much.
Of course, if I already had a 7mm Magnum, I would probably just load it down to 7mm-08 velocities, and save my money, instead of buying a new rifle in 7mm-08.
Didn't we have a thread where all you .270 guys agreed it kicked hard and and that light kicking thing was a myth? I can't say as I don't recall ever shooting one. But the guys I know who's wives hunt, that's what they bought for them. Not perpetuating a myth or a slam. Just saying what I've seen, And these women did kill deer with them.
On the 7-08, I used to hunt with a rich guy. It was his go to for white tails. A great big guy too. He had an absolutely gorgeous Browning BLR. Beautiful wood. That famous Browning blue job. Killed the heck outta deer with that rifle.
#1) It's based on the .308 Win case.....proven winner
#2) It launches those magnificently BC'ed and SD'd 7mm bullets.
What's not to love?
Mike
N454casull
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Another 7mm08 fan here...
Mmmmmmm, I'm not buying the first part. The .243 in a 7-8 pound rifle recoils at approx 8-9 foot-pounds of recoil. The 7-08 in a same weight rifle runs around 12-13 on foot-pounds of recoil. Not vast, but notable.
And the second? What makes it so? Argue your point.
"The Un-Tactical"
Actually I should let him speak for himself.
Having said that, I have witnessed the performance of this cambering several times. If I were in the market for a short action cartridge, the 7MM-08 would be on the top of the list.
I have seen the 7MM-08 described as a short action 7X57. Certainly no flies on that caliber.
Yeah! How dare you mention that wanna be in the same page with the .270!