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Some gents stay with one caliber in a favorite rifle for years. For you men that have shot the 7-08, what kind of critters have you taken with it? What is the largest? Whether it was planned or unplanned.
If it was an elephant, then kindly no ethics lecture.
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Not hunted much with mine but have taken a pig in TX, and several whitetail in Tn.
I may not be smart but I can lift heavy objects
I have a shotgun so I have no need for a 30-06.....
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Piles of caribou, and moose two or three times. For several years it was "the" rifle I carried even using it to shoo bears away.
Sometimes, the air you 'let in'matters less than the air you 'let out'.
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I don't have one now, but have used the 7mm-08 on a truck-load of deer since about 1983'ish. Always excellent results. IMO, it's the best deer cartridge there is.
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Neck it up to 30 and I'd agree... (just kidding).
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FWIW:
Moose is the biggest I have seen photos of around here.
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Don't get that started again, Brad! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> I love the .308 too. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
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I've seen it kill some pretty damn big black bears....
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Only shot whitetails with mine. Many whitetails. I agree, it is THE best whitetail cartridge of all....2MG
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It is irrelevant what you think. What matters is the TRUTH.
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I live in the Southeast US so nothing too much impressive with regards to stats but: Deer in the 200 lb range and a couple of hogs that would pull a scale down past 300 lbs
Enjoying Each Sunrise...
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I've seen it kill some pretty damn big black bears.... From the deck? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> SS
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It's the ballistic equivalent of the 7mm Mauser. In the old days of the ivory hunters, many an elephant had been taken cleanly with a brain shot using this caliber with 175 grain solids.
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Two bull caribou and lot's of deer, both mule and whitetail. Friend took a nice 6X elk using his.
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Several deer and antelope with the 7-08. Two elk and a bison also. Seeing as I didn't get an elk this year i have booked another bison "hunt". I'll use the 7-08 again and 140 grain TSX. Worked fine last time.
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Bull Chipmunk (it charged)
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Lucky that bugger didn't get your nuts! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
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Lucky that bugger didn't get your nuts! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> BMT
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I just spat coffee...
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