Either one would be fine, you would not be able to tell the difference, I been shooting 7 x 57's and 6.5 x 55's for going on 45 years now. And I can't tell the difference. I would go with the 7mm-08 I had a 700 so chambered in the first sporter weight barrels Remington offered. Shot a bunch of white tails with it. Rifle shot well. And then there is the Ammo/brass issue. My old 7mm-08 wore a Steel Tube Weaver Fixed 3 x. It stayed sighted in and I had no problem making shots. People these days put way to much glass on rifles. I rather have a 3x scope and a good pair of Bino's. I like 7 x 42's for the woods and for the open 10 x 42's. the 7 power gets more use these days because of were I live and hunt. My neighbor just mounted a 3x to 9 x in see thru mounts on a Marline 336 30-30. its degrading of a fine rifle.
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