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Which for elk out to 250yds 250gr Hornady interlocks in the 358 ,or 140gr Nosler partitions for 7-mm-08?. I am leaving it up to all of you to choose for me simply because I have created to much brain damage over thinking this . thanks.
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250 yards isn't much of a challenge to either of these cartridges. Both are up to the task.....Personally, for elk, I'd go with the .358 Winchester but load it with 225 partitions or a similar-to slightly-less-weight TTSX.
If one likes the 7mm-08, then a 160 partition might be a better bullet....even though I'd use a 150 TTSX.
The really nice thing about the 7-08 is it's dual purpose.....it'll make a splendid deer rifle as well
If, down the road, one wants to divest either of them, the 7-08 might be a lot easier to move than the .358
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Good grief, either will work.
Having owned both, and having used the 7-08 for one of my best bulls, I'd far and away prefer the 7-08. Kicks less, penetrates plenty.
Elk are just animals...
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the 7mm-08 is a much better cartridge ,easier to buy ammo for,will shoot much flatter,is much more accurate out to 500yards, 358 is just not a good cartridge at long range bullets just drops to much. .just buy a 7MM-08 you will be much happier in a boltgun with atleast a 22 inch barrel. as a gun dealer I would never recommend 358 win. to a new gun person for elk. also as said both cartridges will kill elk ,my biggest bull scored 374 B.C. and I shot it with a bow and arrow. good luck,Pete53
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140 Partitions in the 7mm-08 and never look back.
Simply an excellent choice.
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Good grief, either will work.
Having owned both, and having used the 7-08 for one of my best bulls, I'd far and away prefer the 7-08. Kicks less, penetrates plenty.
Elk are just animals... Haha damn I know it!! I’d 358.... But yes for the love of god, either will work
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Throw that pop-gun in the garbage and use the 358 winnie.
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I got a 7 08 BLR hunted elk with a few years.
I would chose the 358!
Just got my 356 marlin worked up this winter!
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I would buy one of each and solve all issues.
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Throw that pop-gun in the garbage and use the 358 winnie. and a 358 win is just an old pumkin lead thrower with plenty recoil short range club ,best advise posted buy both and hopefully someone will buy the 358 win from you ?
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I've got both...358 by a mile. In my experience the 250 grain bullets are a bit heavy for that caliber for longer shots, although they are real good for big stuff at closer ranges. Killed my biggest bison to date with a 358/250 combo. 225 grain bullets are just about perfect....go with the NP if they shoot well for you. If I've learned anything in my long career as a guide its this...very few should be shooting at big game at much past 250 yards, and most shouldn't be shooting that far, although they will never admit it. Also dont fall for the old myth that the 358 is a short range brush gun.....it will shoot as flat as a 30/06 with the right bullets.
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the 7mm-08 is a much better cartridge ,easier to buy ammo for,will shoot much flatter,is much more accurate out to 500yards, 358 is just not a good cartridge at long range bullets just drops to much. .just buy a 7MM-08 you will be much happier in a boltgun with atleast a 22 inch barrel. as a gun dealer I would never recommend 358 win. to a new gun person for elk. also as said both cartridges will kill elk ,my biggest bull scored 374 B.C. and I shot it with a bow and arrow. good luck,Pete53 The 358 won't kill an elk, cause it aint fast enough.
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Which for elk out to 250yds 250gr Hornady interlocks in the .358 ?... Take the .358 Win and slay elk.
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The 358 Winchester and the 7 08 share the same parent case the 308 Winchester.
The less restriction between the powder column and the bore or the more area of the bore the more efficient the powder colum will be.
The classic velocity versus kinetic energy debate........yawn!
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I'd throw 140 TTSX or 150 Partitions in the 7, or 200 TTSX or 225 Partitions in the 358 and go to work; they both work on both caribou and moose in my rifles.
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Generally, I'd say this is a "how and where you hunt elk question"....
7-08 all day long baby....
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Generally, I'd say this is a "how and where you hunt elk question"....
7-08 all day long baby.... +1
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7mm-08.
I've killed two bulls with mine, one shot each, 140 Partition over Big Game. Both DRT.
It's my main shooting iron.
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7-08 + 140 gr Partition = dead elk
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