7mm-08 for game

Tikka_vs_savage · April 25, 2011, 09:57 PM

How big of a game would you recommend using the 7mm-08 on? What games would you limit The 7-08 to?

Buzzcook · April 26, 2011, 12:28 AM

Anything in North America except angry brown bears.

Scorch · April 26, 2011, 03:15 AM

I shoot a 7X57 (pretty much the same ballistic performance), and I would try almost anything on 4 legs (I'll pass on brown bear, thank you) without qualms.

Jack O'Conner · April 26, 2011, 05:38 AM

My brother and his wife lease cattle grazing rights near Thermopolis, Wyoming. The hunting in that area is legendary. She has taken many elk, mule deer, and 'lopes with her lever action Browning in 7mm-08. This rifle is perfect for a "lefty" and the 7mm-08 cartridge is quite excellent also.

My brother buys 140 grain ammo for her rifle. For elk its the Trophy Bonded Bear Claw bullet.

Good hunting to you.

Jack

PawPaw · April 26, 2011, 07:00 AM

I concur. The 7mm-08 is a wonderful cartridge for North American game, except for the big bears.

Kreyzhorse · April 26, 2011, 07:10 AM

Any critter in North America. I'd opt for something heavier for brown bears though.

Fullboar · April 26, 2011, 07:44 AM

So is the 7mm08 any good for Brown Bears?

LOL

Art Eatman · April 26, 2011, 10:17 AM

Fullboar, the deal is "Kill? Yes. Stop? No."

The 7mm08 is a .308 with ten grains less bullet weight for the most common hunting load.

Saltydog235 · April 26, 2011, 01:35 PM

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Fullboar, the deal is "Kill? Yes. Stop? No."

The 7mm08 is a .308 with ten grains less bullet weight for the most common hunting load.

I wouldn't want to be facing a big brown but if I could snipe him from a ways off in the ear hole I might consider it.

I love my 7mm-08 and consider it a premier deer/pig round for our neck of the woods. I do shoot a heavier bullet than most at 150grns over about 45.5grns of H4350. I equate it to the 165grn in the .308 Win. Nothing that I have shot with it has lived to tell a tale. Most of the time and for some reason it has left a devastating wound that's larger than my '06's.

I just wish I could get one chambered in this Savage 10 Precision Carbine set-up that I have and not spend a mint doing it.

Todd1700 · April 26, 2011, 04:27 PM

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So is the 7mm08 any good for Brown Bears?

I'm sure it will kill one. It's just a matter of will he die before he kills you back. LOL!

Love the 7mm-08. Leave the big Bears alone and with a 140 grain bullet it will take care of anything else in North America.

Tikka_vs_savage · April 27, 2011, 01:37 PM

Thank you all for the replies..

April 25, 2011, 09:57 PM	#1
Tikka_vs_savage Junior Member Join Date: March 28, 2011 Posts: 14	7mm-08 for game How big of a game would you recommend using the 7mm-08 on? What games would you limit The 7-08 to?

April 26, 2011, 03:15 AM	#3
Scorch Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2006 Location: Washington state Posts: 15,248	I shoot a 7X57 (pretty much the same ballistic performance), and I would try almost anything on 4 legs (I'll pass on brown bear, thank you) without qualms. __________________ Never try to educate someone who resists knowledge at all costs. But what do I know? Summit Arms Services

April 26, 2011, 05:38 AM	#4
Jack O'Conner Senior Member Join Date: July 11, 2005 Location: Manatee County, Florida Posts: 1,976	My brother and his wife lease cattle grazing rights near Thermopolis, Wyoming. The hunting in that area is legendary. She has taken many elk, mule deer, and 'lopes with her lever action Browning in 7mm-08. This rifle is perfect for a "lefty" and the 7mm-08 cartridge is quite excellent also. My brother buys 140 grain ammo for her rifle. For elk its the Trophy Bonded Bear Claw bullet. Good hunting to you. Jack __________________ Fire up the grill! Deer hunting IS NOT catch and release.

April 26, 2011, 07:00 AM	#5
PawPaw Senior Member Join Date: December 24, 2010 Location: Central Louisiana Posts: 3,137	I concur. The 7mm-08 is a wonderful cartridge for North American game, except for the big bears. __________________ Dennis Dezendorf http://pawpawshouse.blogspot.com

April 26, 2011, 07:10 AM	#6
Kreyzhorse Senior Member Join Date: April 12, 2006 Location: NKY Posts: 12,463	Any critter in North America. I'd opt for something heavier for brown bears though. __________________ "He who laughs last, laughs dead." Homer Simpson

April 26, 2011, 12:28 AM	#2
Buzzcook Senior Member Join Date: November 29, 2007 Location: Everett, WA Posts: 6,126	Anything in North America except angry brown bears.

April 26, 2011, 07:44 AM	#7
Fullboar Senior Member Join Date: January 4, 2011 Location: North Queensland, Australia Posts: 218	So is the 7mm08 any good for Brown Bears? LOL

April 26, 2011, 10:17 AM	#8
Art Eatman Staff in Memoriam Join Date: November 13, 1998 Location: Terlingua, TX; Thomasville, GA Posts: 24,798	Fullboar, the deal is "Kill? Yes. Stop? No." The 7mm08 is a .308 with ten grains less bullet weight for the most common hunting load.

April 27, 2011, 01:37 PM	#11
Tikka_vs_savage Junior Member Join Date: March 28, 2011 Posts: 14	Thank you all for the replies..