Originally Posted by Quak
Originally Posted by Blackheart
I think the 7-08 survives as a hunting cartridge mostly because it offers something between the super popular .243 and .308 that fits in short bolt actions and levers like the BLR and Henry long ranger. Until the 6.5 Creedmoor came out there wasn't much else to choose between those two that wasn't pretty much obsolete or at least headed there {.257 Rob. .284 Win.}. Now that the Creedmoor is here and selling briskly it will cut heavily into 7-08 sales and may eventually push it into the grave next to the .284 Win..



7-08 isn’t going anywhere. 308 parent guarantees that imho.
The .308 is also the parent of the .358 and the .358 has one foot in the grave and the other on a banana peel.. The .338 Federal is flailing for a foothold right beside it..