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Both are fine, but add me to the 308 crowd.
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Either will work great for what you want.
Since you're running a 280AI, it might be handier to load for the 7-08 if you are rolling your own.
Continuity in bullets can be handy sometimes, and I like the .284 projectiles. I'm also a big 7-08 fan, but more on the lighter side of the bullet spectrum than you are talking.
Were I you, I'd be thinking about 120 TTSX's and working up loads for both rifles with that bullet.
If I wanted real "knockdown" in the brush, I'd bust shoulders with those.
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This all sounds vaguely familiar...I'll check back in 150 pages...when the fishin and wimmens pics start...  I knew it...I knew it...... Casey
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I'm assuming you handload? that said, you already own a 280AI, so I'd go 7mm-08 and I'd use 140 Partitions. Then again, I prefer 7's...
Also helps you streamline you components a bit as you can interchange bullets.
There is zero difference in the way either the .308 or 7mm-08 will kill deer as I have used both in the past.
God luck!
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I'd go 30-30 
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The 29-08 is far superior to either.
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I sold my 29-08 so I could pic up a 31.5-06.
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If you picked up identical rifles, not knowing the chambering, neither you, nor your quarry would ever know the difference.
My personal pick would be the .308, simply because I have a ton of brass and components. I'm late to this thread, but here's my take... First sentence: True. Second sentence: My personal pick would be the 7mm-08 for the same reason. As far as components go, you can neck down the .308 brass to 7mm. 'Course, you're stuck with the .308 bullet component as is. Of course, everyone knows the 3.1415926535897932384626433832795028841971693993751058209749445923078164062862089986280348253421170679-08 is the absolute best. Steve
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Mule Deer, Wasn't the B29 a short magnum? I thought that it was supposed to fit the same actions as a 29-08 but with a fatter powder column for more velocity with no increase in recoil. 
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The 29-08 is far superior to either. 29-06 Rules!
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But bullet selection is limited.
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I really love this stuff. But does anyone truly believe there's a difference in how these two rounds perform on whitetail deer?
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ar15a292f,
The B29 was closer to a .294 Winchester. It totally field-dressed deer and elk on impact, but the 29-08 only 3/4 dresses them.
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This is true. I shot a deer and as it was running away the skin fell off and the guts fell out of it.
Horrifying sight.
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Want a shorter and more nimble gun for brush and medium range hunting. Short and nimble medium range brush gun? Your talkin' 30-30 & 35 Rem levers. Someone mentioned the 45/70 and it will drop anything bigger in North America. 7-08 is a fine caliber but a tad expensive if you have to buy ammo off the shelf while out on a hunt. Sometimes ammo gets lost and you may want to choose something you can find at Wal-Mart. +1
Whatever a 7x57 can do a 270 can do better.
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I really love this stuff. But does anyone truly believe there's a difference in how these two rounds perform on whitetail deer? C'mon -- join the fun! Steve
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I have both and feel that they are equal on whitetail. I use the .308 because I don't reload and have a Sav 99 lever chambered for it. My Mod 99 likes cheap Fed blue box and Win white box in 150gr. Good luck.
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If you picked up identical rifles, not knowing the chambering, neither you, nor your quarry would ever know the difference.
My personal pick would be the .308, simply because I have a ton of brass and components. Same here, I've got thousands of 308 cases and a lot of 30 caliber bullets. I've also got tons of 7mm bullets, but I'll pick the 308 most days. I like the larger heavier bullet for up to 300 yards.
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I once had a Rem Mod 7 stainless with 20 in. barrel in .308. I also had a Rem Mod 7 stainless with 20 in. barrel in 7mm/08. I shot a whitetail buck with the .308 and it traveled about 20 feet before dropping dead. Later that same season I shot another whitetail buck with the 7mm/08 and it traveled about 15 feet and dropped dead. (both were shot through the lungs broadside) I decided that the 7mm/08 was a superior deer cartridge and sold the .308.
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With a 308,after you kill a few deer with it,you only have to hold it up for them to see,and they die.A 7-08 is new enough that it probably won't get this kind of respect.You can tell that I'm a 308 guy,but either will work just fine.Recoil should be about the same,the 308 has a wider selection of bullets and is easier to find ammo for,and the ammo is usually cheaper.Theres not a wrong answer here,good luck with your choice. Lightman
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