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Just bought one so I am open to anyone justifying my purchase Load up some 120 grain NBTs with either Varget or Big Game and you'll have it.
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I sold my last one, a Kimber Montana, about 18 months ago....another failed attempt at liking the 'short action/7/08" concept.
I you'd have listened to Dober and I and gone the no-brainer Kimber MT route (308 Win) you might still have the rifle
“Perfection is Achieved Not When There Is Nothing More to Add, But When There Is Nothing Left to Take Away” Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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Campfire 'Bwana
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I sold my last one, a Kimber Montana, about 18 months ago....another failed attempt at liking the 'short action/7/08" concept.
I you'd have listened to Dober and I and gone the no-brainer Kimber MT route (308 Win) you might still have the rifle Oh gawd Brad....you guys know I couldn't do that....
The 280 Remington is overbore.
The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.
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...It never blew my skirt up.
Nothing wrong with it but I'll take a 270,280,or 7x57 any time.
It's popular in New England but eyeballing ammo sales and rifles I'd say it's behind the 30/06,308,and 270 and it ain't even close. This is where I'm coming from: I have NOTHING against the 7-08 at all. I'd take it before the 308 - just me. Here are the latest stats that "I've seen". Nifty Two Fifty posted on P 5 of Why 25-06 isn't more popular: Based on ammunition sales, the 25-06, as good as it is, didn't make the top ten: Here are Federal’s top sellers from 2014: 1. .223 Remington/5.56mm NATO 2. .308 Winchester/7.62x51mm NATO 3. .30-’06 Springfield 4. .30-30 Winchester 5. .270 Winchester 6. .243 Winchester 7. .300 Winchester Magnum 8. 7mm Remington Magnum 9. 7.62x39 10. .300 Winchester Short Magnum 11. .22-250 Remington But the 25-06 did make #10 on the RCBS rifle die sales list for 2012, the only year I found: RCBS 2012 Top 10 Rifle Reloading Die Sales By Chuck Hawks Curious about the popularity of centerfire rifle cartridges among reloaders? There usually isn't a dramatic change from year to year; it is more like a glacial movement. Regardless, here is RCBS's 2012 sales list (first published in 2013) for their top 10 best selling rifle reloading die sets: .223 Remington .308 Winchester .30-06 Springfield .243 Winchester .270 Winchester .300 Winchester Magnum .22-250 Remington 7mm Remington Magnum .30-30 Winchester .25-06 Remington _________________________ Nifty-250 You'll note the 7-08 is NOT in either list. I have some 'statistical' basis for my comment. Otherwise anyone could say -- __________ is the BEST/TOP or among the top 5 cartridges. Opinions are just like belly buttons, everyone has one. Jerry
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Have you ever considered it may be one of the best kept secrets of............
"those in the know"
Most folks dont know what they dont know ☺
Trystan
Yep, that's universal and all inclusive. However we have 'access' to information so that our opinions have SOME basis in FACT. Jerry
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Rrrrrrright......
My 7-08 would be one of the last rifles I'd sell.
I understand completely. My TIKKA T 3 SS Lite 270 Win is the same for me. AT the same time there are plenty who complain, criticize, & defame the T 3 's characteristics. BTW, mine has been in the field since 2003 - finished 14 hunting seasons - not 1 problem. Jerry
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For you Uncle Soapy a 7mm-08 properly dressed in a McSwirly You need a McSwirly to get everything out of a rifle
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An ADDENDUM :
I actually LIKE the 7-08.
It is what it is....
It ain't what it ain't.
Jerry
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I bought a 7mm-08, once, took it to my Smith without ever shooting it, chambered to 284 Win, no one will ever convince me this wasn't the right decision.
20 degree shoulder is just wrong.
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Love the 7-08.
Love...
Dave I seemed to recall you and your elk hunting guide were not impressed with the 7mm-08 performance on elk. Have not seen posts from your guide, lately. Hope he is OK. Wayne
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Hard to argue when a Chuck Hawk's reference appears.
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We're pretty fond of the 7mm-08 around here. My boy has practically grown up with his. [img:left] [/img] [img:left] [/img]
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I bought a 7mm-08, once, took it to my Smith without ever shooting it, chambered to 284 Win, no one will ever convince me this wasn't the right decision.
20 degree shoulder is just wrong. When you did so Boise....what was the chosen R.O.T. ?
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Lots of great .284 bullets and great 308 brass is easily available. Pretty good selection off the shelf as well.
308 likely has better off the shelf options, but will do nothing that can't be done with a 7/08.
Given similar bullets, an animal will never know the difference.
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Hard to argue when a Chuck Hawk's reference appears. Just who is Chuck Hawks and why should we care
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Campfire 'Bwana
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He posts here as "Savage 99."
A wise man is frequently humbled.
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He posts here as "Savage 99." Snork
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smokepole,
Well played....
“Montana seems to me to be what a small boy would think Texas is like from hearing Texans.” John Steinbeck
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An ADDENDUM :
I actually LIKE the 7-08.
It is what it is....
It ain't what it ain't.
Jerry It seems you've managed to totally miss the point that the "Top 5" comment was made without reference to popularity with the masses.
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He posts here as "Savage 99." I'm glad I hadn't yet sipped my coffee.
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