Mine is the Mk II, it was between the tang safety and the Hawkeye. Flat bolt on the right.




The other in the picture is the Remington 700 in .257. I got them as a pair.

Mighty Fine looking pair of rifles there sir

love mine

I really like mine. I have only used it for deer hunting using 140 grain Barnes TSX or Nosler Partition bullets in Federal ammo. I want to try the Hornady 150 grain Hunter ELX and cannot find ammo.
It fact, I can't seem to find the Federal loads either.

Sure is!

Working up a new load with the 162 AMX ( all out of 162 ELDX)
and Shooters World Precision.
Varget is hard to come by also....

I think it's making a comeback in popularity. I have a lot of fellow shooters ask about mine at the range. Mostly, they're surprised you can get an AR-308 in 7-08.

I'm not an expert, but it seems like the caliber is inherently accurate. Various combinations I use result in sub 1/2 moa groups. My top two loads are 43.5 grains of Big Game (.3 moa) with a 140 Nosler BT, and 40.2 grains of CFE 223 with a 160 Sierra Gameking BTHP (.4 moa).

When I was looking for a rifle for Mrs. B's elk hunt I went with the 7mm08. I put 5 round through it sighting it in and I've haven't shot it since. She shot her bull at about 100 yards putting a 140 grain Power Point in the pump station, it went about 20-25 yards and folded up. From that point on her 243 got benched and she went on to take 6 Whitetail bucks, 4 hogs and 2 Javalina's with that rifle. The elk was the only one that took a step, all others dropped in their tracks. Mrs. B knew how to shoot and she knew where to shoot and she loved her little 7mm. I've still got it, doubt I'll ever use it but pretty much guarantee I'll never get rid of it unless I find someone I feel deserving of it, then I'll give it to them.

Great pics Hwy Man. Thanks for posting them and the story behind it. Congrats to you both.

That lady is a stone cold killer.

I like all the rounds based on the 308 Win. The 7-08 is best of them for longer range.

Love the 7-08 as a whitetail cartridge. I load 140 gamekings with Varget. It works well enough to stay with it.

And short range, and medium range.

Did I ever mention, it is good at everything?

It is. I was just thinking where it outclasses the other 308 rounds.

The Creedmoor is killing many of the oldies

I still have a 7mm08

I agree. Compared to .243 Win, .260 Rem, and .308 Win I pick the 7mm-08.

Although the .260 Rem with hand loads of 140's is also a fine cartridge. It could have been what the 6.5 Creedmoor is now if Remington was smarter about it.

What is the best Hornady bullet for 7-08 long range target shooting? And what powder goes best with it?

My plan is to rebarrel my Tikka CTR with a bartlein 7-08 when my 6.5CM factory barrel is shot out. Now that I have my own range at home, hopefully I'll start making quicker progress in ending the factory barrel's life. I'm about 1200 rounds in right now if I recall.

162 ELD-M and Varget are hard to beat.

That is not a Ruger Flat Bolt. It’s a standard MK-II. All Flat Bolts were tang safety models. I have only seen 3 in real life.....30-06, 6mm, and 308.

Yup

Few years ago Academy had the Stevens on sale for $179.00. Me and a buddy bought a 7-08 and my brother bought a 270 the only two calibers they had. We all are kicking our butts for just buying one cause they are some good shooting guns. Had mine fully camoed and that cost more than the gun.

I got a 7-08 a LONG time ago and it became one of my favorites, immediately.

I had JG do a little work on it when I upgraded the barrel to a 7-08AI.

7-08AI is the only thing better than a 7-08 for a short action, IMO...although I have developed some incredible loads with my 6.5CM

I like speed so I prefer the lighter bullets 120-140 is the wheel house for my 7-08's. If I was to shoot 160's regularly, I'd move to a short mag of some sort.

But 7-08 is a stone cold killer when it comes to a hunting round.

About to build my daughter a 7-08 ai. I'm have a serious hard time on whether I should get her a left hand or right hand rifle. She is left and I'm right handed 🤣

I’m likely going to branch out of my “one gun” mentality and get/build a 708 or 708ai. I’ll be asking for advice on which.
When I start thinking about bullet weights I’ll get jgraider an fireman on a 3 way call to help me decide……