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im looking for a lighter less recoil rifle than my trusty 721.
im having a heck of a time with my 06 recoil.now im not a wimp but my hands are bad.im really thinking of 7x57 in a newer action or the 6.5x55 or 7mm08.im liking the 7x57 as its just about a do all caliber and has a longer neck.any imput is welcome.
thanks

What are you chasing?

Ain't nothing that you can't kill with a 7mm08 with 44 gr of rl15 and 120 tsx's except maybe the big bears and it don't kick at all. I find myself using lot's smaller boolits and calibers as I age. I even found out that turkeys die with 3 inch 12 gauge loads this year, twice. Who woulda thunk?

deer elk and iilegals

I shot one deer that was facing me and hit it in the middle of the neck and recovered the 120 tsx under the hide on the hind quarter. So, it took out the spine in the neck, traveled the full length of the deer and completely penetrated the hind quarter, broke the leg bone and stopped under the hide. Hows that for penetration? Wouldn't hesitate to use an accubond either. I have yet to recover one on 6 deer kills. All pass throughs.

thats what i hear and is why im interested.i been looking at the vangard and the ruger.it will probably be a vangard as im on a tight budget(married with 2 teenage daughters)

260/6.5x55 or 7mm-08/7x57 are all excellent choices. Find a rifle that you like chambered in any of them and you're GTG! I've used all 4 of them and if you choose an appropriate bullet for the task at hand, you can flip a coin as far as performance is concerned.

I'll never be anyone to discourage the purchase of a new toy, but if dollars are a real concern you might want to try some light mono metals in your 721.

.........Should be a good choice for the ,,,,illegals!...

Do it! I have 7mm/08 in a Kimber Montana. it's a joy to shoot, easy to load for, and accurate. Hammers deer, and i wouldn't hesitate to use it on elk.

A 7-08 is a joy of a cartridge. I Saw a large gemsbok neatly dropped with single shot from a 7-08 last year. 150 grain TSX handload @ 110 yards. Took two steps and fell dead.

My old Sako 75 7-08 would shoot better than .5 groups all day with Federal factory 140 grain Accubonds.

Pick a good bullet, put it where it belongs, and the wee little 7-08 will take all that you wish.

My all time favorite load for my 7/08 is a 140 grain ballistic tip and 41.0 grains of 4064....try it and it will amaze you. Light recoiling and it will put em on the ground.

You will love a 7/08...very versatile, accurate round. Good luck

7mm-08 = Arsenic. It kills stuff DEAD.

Sandpit,

My wife has been shooting the 7mm-08 for 2 years, up from her original,.243, as a one gun for all her unting needs. She is shooting the factory Barnes 120gr TTSX(Vortex?) & loves it. Has so far taken 4 WT Deer & a cow Moose.

Sounds like just what you're looking for !

Light recoiling & deadly !

Wishing you well.

Paul.

If you reload try some 130gr TTSX in your 30-06. Not as much recoil and works for me.

Neil

Sandpit, 7mm-08 is a great round, a modernized 7x57 that will harvest game like its daddy did! Now the question is which rifle you thinking about getting.

I love my 7mm-08 with the 120 gr TTSX at 3000 fps. Very mild recoil, flat shooting and accurate. It would be hard to go wrong with the 120 gr BT as well which is purported to be a fairly stoutly constructed bullet.

Great excuse for a new rifle, I'm a two 7mm-08 guy, they are super.

Pretty nice 7mm-08 in the classifieds right now.

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