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A few years ago I posted Finn Aagaard's (my favorite gunwriter) article on the 7mm-08. Posting that led to a friend of Berit Aagaard's reaching out with Berit's contact information which ended up in a nice email correspondence. Anyway, that thread is long buried and cannibalized by the nefarious photobucket, so I thought I'd re-post Finn's article I scanned from my copy of Finn Aagaard On Hunting Rifles & Cartridges (1990).

Enjoy:

Thanks for that, Brad.
My favorite writer too.

Very Interesting Brad. Thanks

Thanks for sharing this, Brad.

He was a good man, with good sense shaped by a wealth of experience.

Enjoyable read.

I read a lot of Aagaard when I was a kid and a young adult. Maybe the only gun writer I have ever purposely sought out his work to read.

I read this article many years ago and was happy to do so again!
Aagaard’s writing was always interesting and he didn’t tend to play favorites.
Thanks, Brad 🦌

I always enjoyed Finn’s writing, thanks for that.

I have that book! Great writer with a wealth of practical knowledge. One of the all-time greats.

One of the Best gun writers!!!, thks for posting !!!

He undersells the 7/08 imho. I’d happily hunt any game animal in N America with one and all but a couple in Africa. History has shown it very effective on moose and eland and Phil has gone on record saying he’d guide a hunter equipped with one for brownies


Keep in mind Finn had a [bleep] ton more experience than I will ever have but I’d hunt anything except for rhino or buffalo with one and proper loads. Same Same 308 which Finn himself really grew to appreciate and dare I say love

Indeed great round.

What's not to love about a short action almost .270 Win??

Mike

Good read Brad thank you for posting that article. I'm a huge fan of the 7MM-08 and most always have a gun safe full of them!!

That's a great article, and it prodded me to go look for the book.

Yikes! $83 on Amazon.

I found a dog-eared copy on EBAY for $25-- snatched it.

One of my favorite writers, have all of his books.

Thanks for posting

Shaman, I think you'll enjoy the book. Actually, $83 is on the low side. I've seen them go for $200, with the average $100-$175.

All - glad you've enjoyed the article.

Holy hell! Thanks for posting this. We are working on an inventory of every single thing in our house that was lost in the East Troublesome fire. This post prompted me to look up replacement costs for all my Aagaard books. Selected Works (paperback) is going for $250 to $1000. Hunting Rifles and Cartridges $85 as noted. Can’t find Guns and Hunting at all. The value of the books we lost is hard to comprehend. Books I kept on the shelf for years and looked into once in a while. My first shock came when I looked up North American Elk: Ecology and Management which I have had for years. It too is going for $1000. Hard to stomach replacing these books at these prices.