Didn't the 7mm-08 get its start as a cartridge for Silhouette shooting?

I seem to remember the 7mm-08 slogging along about like the 260 did until Layne Simpson started to champion it.

Funny thing is that I long been a fan of the 7x57, but never got the 7mm-08 bug, but I like both the 6.5x55 and 260 about equally. If somebody had made a stainless 6.5x55 back in 1997 I might never have jumped ship for the 260 and Remington 7SS.