Below are some readily available internet loads from reliable sources for the 7-08:
140 gr bullets, 24" barrel
Hodgdon data - StaBall 6.5 - 2976 fps
Alliant data - RL-16 - 2952 fps
Barnes data - RL-17 - 2911 fps
Barnes data - A-2700 - 2939 fps
Barnes data - Big Game - 2910 fps
Barnes data - 2000MR - 2933 fps
Hornady data - 2000MR - 2918 fps
Hornady data - W760 - 2917 fps
Hornady data is with a 139 gr bullet, and a 22" barrel
It's a great round, that doesn't have to be hot rodded to reach out as far as most hunters would want to shoot. Wife or I (sometimes both of us) have shot one for the past 15 years. The 139 gr LRX will be the bullet of choice for my next elk hunt.
I don’t believe these velocity claims.
