Depends on what you want to do but I feel that the 7mm-08 is more efficient for most purposes.
The 7/08 doesn't show very efficient;y when you want to move a 160-162Amax or Accubond at over 3000 fps. When I hear "efficiency" I usually also hear "less performance".
People find it's "similar" to the 30/06 because that's what it was designed to be, only flatter shooter and faster with optimum loads in each.
Loaded properly the 7 Rem Mag will leave the 30/06,270,280.280AI behind. It's among the top 5-10 worldwide BG cartridges,far ahead of most CF pets.
There may be better choices for "deer cartridges" but who cares about deer? The 7 Rem Mag was designed to be an all round
big game cartridge,with deer being at the bottom of the list. It's capable of taking any game animal on the continent.
You can't hardly find anything better as a general purpose BG cartridge.
