Bought a Ruger American in 7mm-08 for my son three years ago...he's sixteen now.

It's a great round. He has taken a few deer now with it. I do handload for it with 140gr Sierra HPBT GameKings...a wicked bullet...expansion is fantastic.

The only factory ammo that particular rifle likes is Hornady American Whitetail. I tried Federal, Remington, and Winchester with pretty bad groups. Hornady grouped well...right at 1". Handloads are even better groups with Varget.

The 7mm-08 is an excellent choice.

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