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These are two pretty handy rifles for "woods" hunting. The top one is a Remington model 7 predator re chambered to 358 win in an HS Precision stock. The bottom one is obviously a T3 chopped, threaded and chambered in 7mm -08.



I have taken two bucks and four does with the 7mm-08 Hornady Lite 120 gr load and each one literally dropped in their tracks with shoulder or frontal shots. Here is the jacket of one that I recovered after it had penetrated about 24".



I took this deer with the 358 and one 200 gr silvertip. The shot was a short quartering away. The fully intact stomach can be seen in the background where it fell out during the death run of about 50 yards. A stocking cap was placed for easy location.



I enjoy shooting the 7mm. It barely has any recoil and prints boner inspiring groups at 100 yards. The 358 launches a 200 gr bullet at about the same speed that the 7mm does the 120 gr bullet. They both would make awesome "woods" rifles.