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I have a .308 and a 6.5 Creedmoor. No need for a 7-08. I learned a long time ago to stick with popular cartridges that are easy to find ammo/components for rather than create headaches and extra expense for myself for no practical benefit. Consequently, you won't find any oddballs or also rans in my safe. There is always a popular cartridge that will cover the same ground. If you had a 7mm-08, you wouldn't need both a .308 and a 6.5 Creed. 
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If you have both a 7-08 and a 308 you don't need a Creed.
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For most purposes if you have any one of the three you don't need the other two.
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If you have both a 7-08 and a 308 you don't need a Creed. I'd prefer the 708 or 308 if moose were involved.
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If you have both a 7-08 and a 308 you don't need a Creed. I'd prefer the 708 or 308 if moose were involved. A real Loony hates that four letter word, “need”. DF
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Who cares what they make... as long as you can get aftermarket barrels and handload, the list of what you can shoot and hunt with gets pretty short real quick.
"Minus the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the Country" Marion Barry, Mayor of Wash DC
“Owning guns is not a right. If it were a right, it would be in the Constitution.” ~Alexandria Ocasio Cortez
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If you have both a 7-08 and a 308 you don't need a Creed. Hence why I call it the NeedMORE... a 260 and a 6.5 x 55, and 6.5 x 57 fills that need more than enough. Plus I handload ALL my ammo anyway. Glad the Needmore is a marketing success, but doesn't mean everyone has to buy and own one or a couple of them.
"Minus the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the Country" Marion Barry, Mayor of Wash DC
“Owning guns is not a right. If it were a right, it would be in the Constitution.” ~Alexandria Ocasio Cortez
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If you have all three then you don’t have to worry about getting one of the three you don’t have.
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308, 7-08, 260, 6.5CM - I've had all of them, and they're all great cartridges. My favorites are the 308 and 6.5CM. The trick is to find a round that "speaks" to you and stick with it. Build a hunting-life with it. For real world hunting BC minutiae is nothing more than meaningless mental masturbation. They all work the same inside 500 yards, and if you can't close the distance to that range you're not a hunter anyway.
Side note, in my part of Montana the 7-08 is scarce as a factory round, but the shelves are loaded with 308 and 6.5CM. But if the 7-08 (or 260) were what spoke to me, I wouldn't be dissuaded one bit.
“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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That's why my wife shoots 1 & I shoot a manly .308 ! 
Paul.
"Kids who grow up hunting, fishing & trapping, do not mug little old Ladies"
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A Fire contributor some time ago wrote that the 7-08 squeezed the “suck” out of the .308. I have both, like both. Not sure I agree, just remembered and passed it on.
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The trick is to find a round that "speaks" to you and stick with it. Build a hunting-life with it. I think a lot about this. Men like “stuff” and will forever argue and improve upon the arrow, but it is the hunts and moments that are spent that is what is important. If we were all restricted to one rifle, our hunts would be just as fondly cherished in memory.
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The trick is to find a round that "speaks" to you and stick with it. Build a hunting-life with it. I think a lot about this. Men like “stuff” and will forever argue and improve upon the arrow, but it is the hunts and moments that are spent that is what is important. If we were all restricted to one rifle, our hunts would be just as fondly cherished in memory. Agreed!
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Got my first 7mm-08 in 1994. I’ve bought several more 7mm-08’s since then. Killed a bunch of critters with them also. The new “better” cartridges are taking over the market now. Ten to 15 years ago here on the fire I remember when the 7mm-08 was really popular. I bought several from individuals on this site. The 7mm-08 is still just as effective on killing game as it was 30 plus years ago. Glad I still have them and will be passing my first 7mm-08 down to my oldest son soon.
You ain't about that life.
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The trick is to find a round that "speaks" to you and stick with it. Build a hunting-life with it. I think a lot about this. Men like “stuff” and will forever argue and improve upon the arrow, but it is the hunts and moments that are spent that is what is important. If we were all restricted to one rifle, our hunts would be just as fondly cherished in memory. Well said smallfry, and you exactly understood my point.
“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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The trick is to find a round that "speaks" to you and stick with it. Build a hunting-life with it. I think a lot about this. Men like “stuff” and will forever argue and improve upon the arrow, but it is the hunts and moments that are spent that is what is important. If we were all restricted to one rifle, our hunts would be just as fondly cherished in memory. Well said smallfry, and you exactly understood my point. +1
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5.56
6.5 Creedmoor
270win
308win
30-06
These are about the most successful cartridge for a rifle. They work and ammo and components are available so it's a no brainer to go with them.
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The trick is to find a round that "speaks" to you and stick with it. Build a hunting-life with it. I think a lot about this. Men like “stuff” and will forever argue and improve upon the arrow, but it is the hunts and moments that are spent that is what is important. If we were all restricted to one rifle, our hunts would be just as fondly cherished in memory. Well said smallfry, and you exactly understood my point. And it is a good one. Well said guys.
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Over the past 20+ years I've had more than a few 7MM-08's, still have several. During that time I've had some of my most memorable hunts and most of them included carrying a 7MM-08. I like em
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