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7mm-08 or a 260 are pretty much to peas in a pod. You can't go wrong with either, thou recoil with them will be noticeable in a light weight rifle. Then again a Sako 85 will solve that problem, since the finns still build rifles with a little meat on them.

Cant go wrong with it. 120's 130's 140s etc...

Here's a Speer 145 Hot cor ,that went thru a buck lengthwise

i went looking yesterday,dang i like the m70.next month is my birthday,so heres the problem do i get the m70 or like a tc venture and get the harley fixed to.ive decided on the 7mm08.i never did get into the magnum craze,i figured if my 06 didnt work i didnt need to hunt it.is the howas any good?

I bought a Remington 700 Stainless ADL at Dicks a few years ago in 7-08.It shot great in the factory tupperware stock but I put it in a HS Precision stock anyway.It shoots 120 and 140 BT's,139 Hornady SP and 120 Hornady HP's into half inch 3 shot groups repeatedly.I wouldnt overlook a Remmy 700. Also it has a 24" barrel which you may or may not like.

One thing I would look at when buying a 7/08 is to make sure the magazine has enough length to accommodate seating heavier bullets. One of the many good things about a 7/08 is that there is a huge range of bullets for it, providing some very high ballistic coefficient slugs.
Had one 7/08 and killed a couple of deer with it. Unfortunately, it was like all the other rifles I have had from a certain manufacturer, it grouped like a one legged drunk peeing in a wind storm.

Your in a pickle aren't ya? Gonna need that bike summers here! Maybe hold out for a good used one. Thee are some great deal in the classifieds, every now and then. Never heard anthing bad about the Howas.

My two 7mm-08 actually the X-Bolt Micro was my daughters college grad present, mines sako 85 hunter stainless

Nice!

Nice indeed! Very much enjoying my little 7mm-08, which is a 660 with a stainless 700 take-off barrel and Edge M7KS stock. Recoil is not bad, even at 6.5lbs total weight. I should have done one years ago.

I picked up a used 7-08 rem 700 sps for 400 bucks. I shot it with some 120 gr ttsx hand loads and it did .4 5 shot group on the first try. Can't go wrong with that. As stated above keep an eye in the classifieds, I haven't bough a new off the shelf rifle since I found this site 11 years ago , great group of people here.

One of my all time favorites is the 7mm-08. great selection of bullets and mild recoil. Definately a ray of death on all animals to be hunted within reason.

My mind keeps dwelling on that favorite ol' M721 sittin' there going to waste. How about dropping it off at the gunsmith, and having him screw on a new, after-market 7x57 barrel with a conour matching the original. You can even get rid of that bump in the barrel where the rear sight is.
It'll be the same gun you've used for years, and will be a new one, too.
I'd have it throated so the lighter bullets would be closer to the rifling, instead of being throated for the 175s. Would I??? The one I have now is an M98, short-throated, 20" barrel, Mannlicher stock, and butter-knife handle, so I'm not telling you anything that I wouldn't do.
Of course...you could send it to me, and I could send enough to put a down-payment on a new 7-08. PM me and we see.
Have fun,
Gene

Oh, yeah, it'll sit in my cabinet next to my M722s...a .300 Savage and a .257 Bob.

I have a 7-08 that shoots 120 gr TTSX very well and a 7x57 that prefers 140gr TTSX. Both are lightweight rifles and I probably don't NEED both....but I'm going to keep both.

Just sayin',

donsm70

+1 wildone. 5 of mine came from the classifieds...

7mm-08


Sig .280 Rem


7x57


6.5x55


.260 Rem

I have 3 7mm-08s. A Remington 700 SPS, Browning A Bolt Medallion and Winchester Model 70 Featherweight. If you like nice wood, CDNN had a sale on grade 3 walnut stocks for the Featherweight from the old New Haven factory. $99.00 a piece.

A co-worker's two teenage kids have shot 3 moose with a 7mm-08 and 140 grain factory loads. While I think it's a bit light for that application...it's hard to argue with moose steaks, burger and jerky.

I am in no way picking on you just my opinion. A well constructed 140 grain bullet at 2800 to 2900 FPS isnt really light.

sorry i aint been here,thanks for all the info,i picked up a 1943 vz24 for a donor for a 7x57 and im going to order an sps in 7mm08.i went to my daughters graduation (one more 2 go)and shot my bils 7mm08,im impressed with everything.the old 721 is gonna stay an 06.i may get enuff ass on me to shoot it agin.