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Uhhh... I'm kinda late to this party, but it's kinda difficult to find a round that will NOT work on whitetail... so of course a 7mm-08 will be fine. As would about 50-60 other choices...
If you might like a Model 99 for that, you might also like a BLR 81... assuming they might have chambered some in 7mm-08.
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Heh... I think I was being conservative... certainly not counting all the "obsolete" (or at least old-ish) cartridges or the wildcats.  I suspect the "perfect" selection is always a matter of "nuance" as defined by the selector... very few clear winners unless comparing one for apples (varmints?), one for oranges (brown bears?), etc. -Chris
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I have killed both plenty of prairie dogs and a Cape buffalo with the .375 H&H. Works great for both!
But have never used it on a whitetail.... :-)
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I have killed both plenty of prairie dogs and a Cape buffalo with the .375 H&H. Works great for both!
But have never used it on a whitetail.... :-) You do have them bracketed!
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I have killed both plenty of prairie dogs and a Cape buffalo with the .375 H&H. Works great for both!
But have never used it on a whitetail.... :-) You do have them bracketed! Bet you wouldn't have a question where the bullet landed with a near miss on a PD. You could see where the earth erupted... Would probably over penetrate a WT....  DF
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I have killed both plenty of prairie dogs and a Cape buffalo with the .375 H&H. Works great for both!
But have never used it on a whitetail.... :-) You do have them bracketed! Bet you wouldn't have a question where the bullet landed with a near miss on a PD. You could see where the earth erupted... Would probably over penetrate a WT.... DF Overpenetration was a problem endemic to the 375 and prairie dogs. That's why the Brits developed a cartridge for "vermin" they called, the 300 H&H. Problem solved!
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I have killed both plenty of prairie dogs and a Cape buffalo with the .375 H&H. Works great for both!
But have never used it on a whitetail.... :-) You do have them bracketed! Bet you wouldn't have a question where the bullet landed with a near miss on a PD. You could see where the earth erupted... Would probably over penetrate a WT.... DF Overpenetration was a problem endemic to the 375 and prairie dogs. That's why the Brits developed a cartridge for "vermin" they called, "the 300 H&H. Problem solved! Ha! DF
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I have killed both plenty of prairie dogs and a Cape buffalo with the .375 H&H. Works great for both!
But have never used it on a whitetail.... :-) You do have them bracketed! Bet you wouldn't have a question where the bullet landed with a near miss on a PD. You could see where the earth erupted... Would probably over penetrate a WT.... DF Overpenetration was a problem endemic to the 375 and prairie dogs. That's why the Brits developed a cartridge for "vermin" they called, "the 300 H&H. Problem solved! Ha! DF And to think yesterday at this time, folks were going at me because the thread was veering off and nearing 100 posts. Now it's 375 H&H and prarie dogs. You guys are incorrigible, and I disavow any responsibility for any further silliness.
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I have killed both plenty of prairie dogs and a Cape buffalo with the .375 H&H. Works great for both!
But have never used it on a whitetail.... :-) You do have them bracketed! Bet you wouldn't have a question where the bullet landed with a near miss on a PD. You could see where the earth erupted... Would probably over penetrate a WT.... DF Overpenetration was a problem endemic to the 375 and prairie dogs. That's why the Brits developed a cartridge for "vermin" they called, "the 300 H&H. Problem solved! Ha! DF And to think yesterday at this time, folks were going at me because the thread was veering off and nearing 100 posts. Now it's 375 H&H and prarie dogs. You guys are incorrigible, and I disavow any responsibility for any further silliness. Can’t give up now...! DF
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I suppose you're right. I just came out of the secret underground shamanic loading facility with 25 rounds loaded. If all goes well with the weather, I'll have an answer for y'all about how it shot by Monday AM.
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I've enjoyed this thread. I was considering a 7-08, then I got to doing some ballistics comparisons. My Compass in 6.5 Creedmoor will do about anything the 7-08 will do for deer sized game. That being said, good luck on your 7-08 deer hunt Shaman!
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[quote=Ohio7x57]I've enjoyed this thread. I was considering a 7-08, then I got to doing some ballistics comparisons. My Compass in 6.5 Creedmoor will do about anything the 7-08 will do for deer sized game. That being said, good luck on your 7-08 deer hunt Shaman!
Ron, i own 7mm-08 and 6.5 Creedmoor and many other caliber/cartridges i enjoy loading and shooting them all ,i even purchased a 7mm-08 and a 6.5 Creedmoor both in Browning BLR S,S, rifles just for fun but i have a soft spot for a 7mm-08 before they became popular since my dear old friend built me a custom 7mm-08 and that`s the cartridge the 7mm-08 my young son grew up killin big game for meat. i also made money shooting a 7mm-08 for money years ago when kids were small in the winter on the weekends,i made a deal with my wife and kids if i won that day with my 7mm-08 rifle in the money shoot we went for supper and they were so happy when i called said get your coats on supper is on me. this was all 25-30 years ago back when my custom 7mm-08 always did well with my handloads and i bet that rifle would still compete well in those winter money shoots. but yes the 6.5 Creedmoor is a great cartridge too so is my new toy a 257 Creedmoor but i still have a soft spot for my 7mm-08 rifles.
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I've enjoyed this thread. I was considering a 7-08, then I got to doing some ballistics comparisons. My Compass in 6.5 Creedmoor will do about anything the 7-08 will do for deer sized game. That being said, good luck on your 7-08 deer hunt Shaman!
Ron I'd say you're set then. Let's ask the question: Shaman, why did you pick the 7mm-08 ? I've tried to be rational on my rifle choices, otherwise I knew I'd have all the closets full like my buddy Bob, my sponsor in Gun Addicts Anonymous. Bob taught me to manage my addiction. 1) I had piles of 308 brass piling up. I also have a pile of 30-06 rifles and one 308 WIN rifle already. I wanted something that would eat 308 brass, but break new ground. 2) The 6.5 Creed is starting to speak to me, but. . . I'm not shooting at long distances 3) If you take my 25-06 and 308/30-06 and split the difference, you get closer to 7mm than 6.5 4) I hate 270 WIN with a passion-- I know it's just a thing, but I can't help it. It delights me that I can get all that vaunted 270 WIN performance (give or take) and never buy a 270 WIN rifle 5) A lot of people were talking up 7's around me before they were talking up 6.5 6) I dig the concept of 6.5 Creed the sameway that I dig the concept of 7mm-08 -- an updated/improved standardization of a venerable round (6.5 Creed updates the 6.5X55 Swede-- 7mm-08 updates the 7X57) 7) I'm beginning to like the versatility of the 7mm-08. When I'm putting my feet up at Mister Browning's Store, I'll refer to it as my "Seven -Em-Em." When I'm feeling Continental, I can call it my "Seven by Fifty-One". If I want to get all snobby, I'll call it my "275 Short Rigby." All of a sudden I've got 3 rifles in one!
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Creed, Swede, 7-08, etc. Have those plus a bunch of others. They all shoot good. Deer cannot tell the difference. They die and end up hanging at the skinning shed. Only a Loony would split hairs and ruminate over such minutiae. But, ain't it fun...  DF
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I've enjoyed this thread. I was considering a 7-08, then I got to doing some ballistics comparisons. My Compass in 6.5 Creedmoor will do about anything the 7-08 will do for deer sized game. That being said, good luck on your 7-08 deer hunt Shaman!
Ron I'd say you're set then. Let's ask the question: Shaman, why did you pick the 7mm-08 ? I've tried to be rational on my rifle choices, otherwise I knew I'd have all the closets full like my buddy Bob, my sponsor in Gun Addicts Anonymous. Bob taught me to manage my addiction. 1) I had piles of 308 brass piling up. I also have a pile of 30-06 rifles and one 308 WIN rifle already. I wanted something that would eat 308 brass, but break new ground. 2) The 6.5 Creed is starting to speak to me, but. . . I'm not shooting at long distances 3) If you take my 25-06 and 308/30-06 and split the difference, you get closer to 7mm than 6.5 4) I hate 270 WIN with a passion-- I know it's just a thing, but I can't help it. It delights me that I can get all that vaunted 270 WIN performance (give or take) and never buy a 270 WIN rifle 5) A lot of people were talking up 7's around me before they were talking up 6.5 6) I dig the concept of 6.5 Creed the sameway that I dig the concept of 7mm-08 -- an updated/improved standardization of a venerable round (6.5 Creed updates the 6.5X55 Swede-- 7mm-08 updates the 7X57) 7) I'm beginning to like the versatility of the 7mm-08. When I'm putting my feet up at Mister Browning's Store, I'll refer to it as my "Seven -Em-Em." When I'm feeling Continental, I can call it my "Seven by Fifty-One". If I want to get all snobby, I'll call it my "275 Short Rigby." All of a sudden I've got 3 rifles in one! Mental Masturbation Gold Medal Winner... Runner up in the Pole Vaulting Mouse Turds Event  We’ve all been there!
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I haven't tried the 120ttsx but I'm a 120bt convert. It took me awhile to give it a try but the 7-08/120bt combo almost seems designed to be used together ^^^^ This! ^^^^ The 120 Nosler Ballistic Tip is a wicked killer in the 7mm-08. Easy on the shoulder, too.
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Mental Masturbation Gold Medal Winner... Runner up in the Pole Vaulting Mouse Turds Event We’ve all been there! So I had PointBlank loaded this morning and thought I'd see how my new 7mm-08 load would look next to my standard 165 grain 30-06 load. After all that trouble-- years of cogitation and reading and asking questions. I found that, given both a sighting-in 2" high at 100 yards, they had nearly identical trajectories until way-way out there. Granted, I'm accomplishing it with 1/4 less the recoil, but still! I suppose that's a good thing, and it'll mean something 20 years from now when they're wheeling me out to my blind. .
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25% of the recoil?? 
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25% of the recoil?? OOOPS! Fixed it. I meant 3/4 of the recoil.
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In KY, a 154 grain Hornady Interlock and R17. Kill anything you are likely to run into just fine.
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