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Art Eatman · May 20, 2011, 08:49 AM

peetzakilla, it's ALL expensive, nowadays. And, it's gonna get worse--even for reloading components. All commodities are increasing in cost to the manufacturers, along with transportation to the retailers.

Typical .308 and .30-'06 loads: 150-grain bullet at around 2,800 to 2,900 ft/sec.

7mm08 load: 140-grain bullet at around 2,800 ft/sec.

For a given weight of rifle, the difference in recoil is only trivially different.

May 20, 2011, 08:49 AM	#7
Art Eatman Staff in Memoriam Join Date: November 13, 1998 Location: Terlingua, TX; Thomasville, GA Posts: 24,798	peetzakilla, it's ALL expensive, nowadays. And, it's gonna get worse--even for reloading components. All commodities are increasing in cost to the manufacturers, along with transportation to the retailers. Typical .308 and .30-'06 loads: 150-grain bullet at around 2,800 to 2,900 ft/sec. 7mm08 load: 140-grain bullet at around 2,800 ft/sec. For a given weight of rifle, the difference in recoil is only trivially different.