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I am mainly a lever-gun guy, that’s just where I find most enjoyment when deer hunting.
However, I am on a quest of adding a 7mm to the herd. This will be mainly for white tails in the Mid-South. When I am able, I will build a 7mm SAUM or close equivalent for Western hunts.
I have a .270 Win, and it leaves nothing to be desired for accuracy or killing power. It does a boringly good job of smoking critters from as far as I can shoot.
So this isn’t about necessity (how boring) just looking for a short action 7mm.
Only stipulations are this: (1) no barrel burner, and (2) not interested in fire-forming. I guess the only real question is: within these criteria, is there anything that legitimately tops the 7mm-08?
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Nope.
(If short action wasn't required, 7x57 and 280 are just cool. I also had a 7x64BR that I regret selling.)
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If I could do it again, I’d go with a .280 all day long over the .270. I’ve even seen plenty of it on shelves recently.
I’m considering the .284 Win. But brass with the 7mm-08 will always be able to be formed from .308. But as long as I’m rolling my own, thought I’d check to see if there was anything more interesting out there.
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Where do you see lots of 280 on shelves? I wasn't seeing it much *before* shortage. If only I hunted with a 26 Nosler or 300 SAUM.... it's piling up at Cabelas.
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Depends on the bolt face. If it's a .473 then go with the 7-08. If it's a short mag bolt face, 7 WSM.
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Go with the 7mm-08. You won’t regret it. It’ll do everything you want in 7mm.
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7mm-08, no question about it.
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I’ll walk back my comment about their being “plenty” of .280 available. But it does seem to be available whereas the .270’s and 30-06’s are not.
I do not have a complete rifle or action to build off of as yet. If I do go 7mm-08, I may look for a factory option. If other, a custom tube may be the ticket.
Either way, I do envision this being a Model 70.
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Agree with the others on 7-08 for your application. My current 7mm's are 7x57 and 275 Rigby, and I'm currently building a 7 SAUM.
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Depends on the bolt face. If it's a .473 then go with the 7-08. If it's a short mag bolt face, 7 WSM. This.
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A friend of mine swears by the .284 Winchester on whitetails. I tell him that it's a great choice , but my .284 Remington will kill them just as dead.
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Std bolt face 7mm-08, mag bolt face- 7mm SAUM
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Depends on the bolt face. If it's a .473 then go with the 7-08. If it's a short mag bolt face, 7 WSM. This. +2 Though my next .473” 7mm will likely be a 7 Creedmoor.
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Depends on the bolt face. If it's a .473 then go with the 7-08. If it's a short mag bolt face, 7 WSM. This. I don’t think you would regret a 7mm08. I really like mine. Mine is a M70 EW. Great rifle!
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7-08 is a fantastic cartridge; extremely versatile, easy to find brass/components,
So no, nothing legitimately tops the 7-08; not even close.
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7-08 is a fantastic cartridge; extremely versatile, easy to find brass/components,
So no, nothing legitimately tops the 7-08; not even close. Agreed. And Lapua brass is icing on the cake.
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