When I first read that, I immediately thought about elephants and wondered if anyone ever shot one with a 7mm-08.
Who knows? Certainly with the 7x57. But the sad truth is the vast majority of elephants taken by a single cartridge have been laid low with the 308...
WDM Bell even wrote that if the 308 had been available at the time it would have likely been his choice.
Would you happen to know what WDM Bell's reasons were for saying he would have likely used the .308 over the 7 x 57? Just wondering what he would think would give better penetration or performance than a 173 grain projectile from a 7 x 57 on a brain shot, perhaps a 200 grain projectile (similar sectional density and similar velocity?).
