260 vs 7MM08 Thats what this thread is about....
Yup....is there REALLY that much, if any, difference between them?
I think the 7/08 was made popular by guys in the silhouette game looking for enough energy and bullet to topple rams while minimizing recoil...a I recall it was Jim Carmichael got the same ball rolling for the 260.
I have used the 7/08 off and on since almost when it was introduced for deer hunting, mostly back here. Friends have done the same. I can't imagine a 260 is substantially different in any way except bullet weight.
I would take the 7/08 since it seems far more popular, and ammo is easy to get. As a general purpose elk rifle neither one would make my short list, but that doesn't mean I'd be afraid to use one on elk either.
