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 Re: 7-08 or 308 go to hunting rifle?
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02/12/25 09:24 PM
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Which would you choose and why? In my opinion the 30 caliber has an advantage in building light loads with cast bullets and cheap 100 and 110 grain jacketed bullets for same. It also can use bullets up to 200 grains if wanted. The 7-08 has a lot of bullets with higher ballistic coefficients which make wind deflection and drop less. At least when you compare 139-140 grain bullets and their slightly higher velocities to bullets with comparable SD which in 30 caliber are around 165 grains. Both are easily elk cartridges. 100 Percent agree with Chad on the 2nd post. .308 all the way !
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Re: 7-08 or 308 go to hunting rifle?
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02/12/25 10:05 PM
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I remember similar discussions 50 years ago , 270 Vs 30 06. I read lots of Jack O'Conner back then , thats why my first rifle was a 270.
I ended up using it as a varmint rifle , so the lighter bullets made sense to me.
I think you can't go wrong with either of those calibers.
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Re: 7-08 or 308 go to hunting rifle?
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02/12/25 10:09 PM
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Which would you choose and why? In my opinion the 30 caliber has an advantage in building light loads with cast bullets and cheap 100 and 110 grain jacketed bullets for same. It also can use bullets up to 200 grains if wanted. The 7-08 has a lot of bullets with higher ballistic coefficients which make wind deflection and drop less. At least when you compare 139-140 grain bullets and their slightly higher velocities to bullets with comparable SD which in 30 caliber are around 165 grains. Both are easily elk cartridges. 100 Percent agree with Chad on the 2nd post. .308 all the way ! His logic is sound, first and foremost you want to kill what you're shooting at. Under his scenario he's encouraging a choice of a bullet that does a better job once it hits the cavity over a bullet that may do a better job before it hits the cavity.
An unethical shot is one you take, that you know you shouldn't.
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Re: 7-08 or 308 go to hunting rifle?
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02/13/25 01:49 AM
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Whatever you hit won’t know the difference. I’m personally a 30-06 fan but have a bunch of others
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Re: 7-08 or 308 go to hunting rifle?
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02/23/25 01:21 AM
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308, no question about it.
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Re: 7-08 or 308 go to hunting rifle?
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03/07/25 03:43 PM
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Whatever you hit won’t know the difference. Pick the rifle you like best.
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Re: 7-08 or 308 go to hunting rifle?
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03/09/25 06:18 PM
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Ok 308 for the win. Going out to the shop to pull a heavy 308 barrel off the Remington 700 action and putting a Mountain rifle contour barrel on it.
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Re: 7-08 or 308 go to hunting rifle?
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03/09/25 07:54 PM
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Rick as much of a 7-08 fan as I am, I had great success with a T3 Lite in .308. If you’re not shooting extended ranges then it’s the way to go. .338 Federal falls in that category also.
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Re: 7-08 or 308 go to hunting rifle?
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03/09/25 08:20 PM
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Well so much for that. Couldn't find the recoil lug I had for that barrel. However the 7-08 headspaced just fine. Will be testing loads soon.
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Re: 7-08 or 308 go to hunting rifle?
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03/10/25 02:31 PM
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 After all that, and the decision had already been made for you!
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Re: 7-08 or 308 go to hunting rifle?
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Shot some loads to fireform my brass to the chamber . 40.0 grs of IMR4895 with 130 gr. Speer Hotcors. Then sighted in with 150 grain Ballisttic tips on top of the same charge. So far so good. Trigger is a Timney that has been used on a bench gun for years and it goes off a bit sooner than I am used to.
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Re: 7-08 or 308 go to hunting rifle?
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After all that, and the decision had already been made for you! Well I loaned out my 308 reamer and can't get ahold of the guy I loaned it to. Him being a car/ motorcycle delivery driver. And I have another 700 action laying around, all I have to do is get rid of the brand new 1-8 243 barrel on it and make it a 308 when my reamer gets home. Then as is my usual way of doing things I can have both.
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Re: 7-08 or 308 go to hunting rifle?
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308 has more bullet choices that almost any other caliber.. hands down 308.
Nothing wrong with the 7mm, just bullet availability for me.
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Re: 7-08 or 308 go to hunting rifle?
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7-08. I’ve taken whitetail, hogs, aoudad, and an eland in the last year. Great round.
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