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Re: 7-08 vs. 308 for whitetail ingwe #4654544 12/02/10
Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 28,422 Likes: 6 Idaho, USA Jim in Idaho Campfire Ranger
Jim in Idaho Campfire Ranger Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 28,422 Likes: 6 Idaho, USA	Just for you... Gunnery, gunnery, gunnery. Hit the target, all else is twaddle!

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Re: 7-08 vs. 308 for whitetail Jim in Idaho #4654550 12/02/10
Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 28,422 Likes: 6 Idaho, USA Jim in Idaho Campfire Ranger
Jim in Idaho Campfire Ranger Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 28,422 Likes: 6 Idaho, USA	P.S. Word is she uses a .257 Roberts for whitetail. Which reminds me, wish I had a picture of her white tail... Gunnery, gunnery, gunnery. Hit the target, all else is twaddle!

Re: 7-08 vs. 308 for whitetail ingwe #4654604 12/02/10
Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 13,401 Hoosierland, Indiana Kimber7man Campfire Outfitter
Kimber7man Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 13,401 Hoosierland, Indiana	Originally Posted by ingwe Still no girl or fish pics... I'll check back later...... “There are some who can live without wild things and some who cannot.” ALDO LEOPOLD

Re: 7-08 vs. 308 for whitetail Kimber7man #4654608 12/02/10
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 78,306 Likes: 2 Southwestern Montucky ingwe Campfire Oracle
ingwe Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 78,306 Likes: 2 Southwestern Montucky	I love the 'fire...... "...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe

Re: 7-08 vs. 308 for whitetail ingwe #4654711 12/02/10
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 21,820 Likes: 3 Alvadore, Oregon B BMT Campfire Ranger
BMT Campfire Ranger B Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 21,820 Likes: 3 Alvadore, Oregon	"The Church can and should help modern society by tirelessly insisting that the work of women in the home be recognized and respected by all in its irreplaceable value." Apostolic Exhortation On The Family, Pope John Paul II

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Re: 7-08 vs. 308 for whitetail BMT #4654752 12/02/10
Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 32,312 Wetter'n Oregon Jeff_O Campfire 'Bwana
Jeff_O Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 32,312 Wetter'n Oregon	Bonefish, IMHO, 7-08 and .308 are functional equivelants with one having very slight edges over the other in various categories but neither clearly "better". So I'm gonna go off the rez here and say, the answer to the question you are asking is: none of the above! Instead, find or build a quick-handling .358 and then, and only then, will you have maximized what you called "smackdown" at woods ranges from the .308 parent case. It really is just that good. The CENTER will hold. Reality, Patriotism,Trump: you can only pick two FÜCK PUTIN!

Re: 7-08 vs. 308 for whitetail Jeff_O #4654804 12/02/10
Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 11,371 Likes: 1 Swampman700 Campfire Outfitter
Swampman700 Campfire Outfitter Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 11,371 Likes: 1	The .308s I've owned have been more accurate than the 7mm-08s I've owned. The .308 is cheaper to shoot. I currently own a 7mm-08 and wish it were a .308 so I didn't have to buy 7mm bullets. 6 of 1/2 dozen of the other. 1st Special Operations Wing 1975-1983 919th Special Operations Wing 1983-1985 1993-1994 "Manus haec inimica tyrannis / Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem" ~Algernon Sidney~

Re: 7-08 vs. 308 for whitetail MagMarc #4654829 12/02/10
Joined: May 2006 Posts: 4,063 Virginia Beach, VA V vacrt2002 Campfire Tracker
vacrt2002 Campfire Tracker V Joined: May 2006 Posts: 4,063 Virginia Beach, VA	300 savage “There is no limit to the amount of good you can do if you don’t care who gets credit.” R. Reagan

Re: 7-08 vs. 308 for whitetail Swampman700 #4654838 12/02/10
Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 41 Boise, Idaho T TheHoundsTooth Campfire Greenhorn
TheHoundsTooth Campfire Greenhorn T Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 41 Boise, Idaho	Ok I'm pretty new to the fire, but this has turned into the best topic I have ever seen on a forum. Some BS argument about ridiculous calibers that is a blast to argue over mixed in with T&A. I think it should be someones responsibility to include pics like that ever so often in every topic section. I'm looking at you moderator. I love my .308, and the whitetails have hated it over the years. Plus I would venture to guess no one has mentioned this, but when the apocalypse hits you'd be better off with a 308 because the bullets are going to more readily available- you have to think outside the box when questions like this are posed. Those damned zombies aren't going to kill themselves . . .

Re: 7-08 vs. 308 for whitetail Plinker #4654874 12/02/10
Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 62 WI WestOfPecos Campfire Greenhorn
WestOfPecos Campfire Greenhorn Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 62 WI	Originally Posted by Plinker 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. 7mm-08 appears to be increasing in both chambering and ammo availability: Cost Effective Medium Game Cartridges Michel

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Re: 7-08 vs. 308 for whitetail TheHoundsTooth #4654907 12/02/10
Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 32,312 Wetter'n Oregon Jeff_O Campfire 'Bwana
Jeff_O Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 32,312 Wetter'n Oregon	Originally Posted by TheHoundsTooth Ok I'm pretty new to the fire, but this has turned into the best topic I have ever seen on a forum. Some BS argument about ridiculous calibers that is a blast to argue over mixed in with T&A. I think it should be someones responsibility to include pics like that ever so often in every topic section. I'm looking at you moderator. I love my .308, and the whitetails have hated it over the years. Plus I would venture to guess no one has mentioned this, but when the apocalypse hits you'd be better off with a 308 because the bullets are going to more readily available- you have to think outside the box when questions like this are posed. Those damned zombies aren't going to kill themselves . . . It seems like there once was... sometime in the deep dark past... a 7-08 vs. .308 thread that you woulda LOVED. It was "ridiculous argument" defined. Even included some BigStick! And plenty of T&A in the last 25 or so pages.... grin...... and limericks, too. But you get props for mentioning zombies. Can't BELIEVE that'un didn't make it into the last thread. The CENTER will hold. Reality, Patriotism,Trump: you can only pick two FÜCK PUTIN!

Re: 7-08 vs. 308 for whitetail WestOfPecos #4654912 12/02/10
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prm Campfire Outfitter P Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 8,748	WestofPecos, thanks for the link. Lots of interesting stuff there if you click on their title or use the menu to the right.

Re: 7-08 vs. 308 for whitetail Jeff_O #4654931 12/02/10
Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 28,422 Likes: 6 Idaho, USA Jim in Idaho Campfire Ranger
Jim in Idaho Campfire Ranger Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 28,422 Likes: 6 Idaho, USA	We aim to please. Zombie T and A! Match this, Tractor Girl! She'd eat Fridge Girl alive - literally. Porch girl, meet Perch Girl! (see, she's "perching" on a rock..., oh hell, they're not funny if you have to explain it.) Gunnery, gunnery, gunnery. Hit the target, all else is twaddle!

Re: 7-08 vs. 308 for whitetail Jim in Idaho #4655546 12/02/10
Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 32,312 Wetter'n Oregon Jeff_O Campfire 'Bwana
Jeff_O Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 32,312 Wetter'n Oregon	I had no idea zombie chicks were so busty... The CENTER will hold. Reality, Patriotism,Trump: you can only pick two FÜCK PUTIN!

Re: 7-08 vs. 308 for whitetail Jeff_O #4655591 12/02/10
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7mmMato Campfire Tracker 7 Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 3,577 Northwest Missouri	You know someone has to do it dont ya???????? POST YOUR LOAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I've always been different with one foot over the line.....

Re: 7-08 vs. 308 for whitetail Jeff_O #4655636 12/02/10
Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 4,215 West Tennessee J Jamison Campfire Tracker
Jamison Campfire Tracker J Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 4,215 West Tennessee	This one's for you, Jeff...

Re: 7-08 vs. 308 for whitetail vacrt2002 #4655804 12/02/10
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MagMarc Campfire Outfitter M Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 12,530 Blue Ridge	Originally Posted by vacrt2002 300 savage Let's split it.....303 Savage

Re: 7-08 vs. 308 for whitetail ingwe #4655867 12/02/10
Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 5,612 Likes: 2 SW WA bcp Campfire Tracker
bcp Campfire Tracker Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 5,612 Likes: 2 SW WA	Originally Posted by ingwe Still no girl or fish pics... I'll check back later...... Both in one photo:

Re: 7-08 vs. 308 for whitetail Youper #4655897 12/02/10
Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 4,773 Georgia G Gene L Campfire Tracker
Gene L Campfire Tracker G Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 4,773 Georgia	Being a traditionalist to a certain extent, I'd prefer a 7 x 57 over a 7-08, but for no good reason other than nostalgia. I think a .308 is marginally more versatile, mainly on paper. Both are great choices. Not many problems you can't fix With a 1911 and a 30-06

Re: 7-08 vs. 308 for whitetail Gene L #4655937 12/02/10
Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 41 Boise, Idaho T TheHoundsTooth Campfire Greenhorn
TheHoundsTooth Campfire Greenhorn T Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 41 Boise, Idaho	Jim in Idaho, for that I'm glad to be in Idaho with you Man! I might not make it to ever read another forum again . . . . I'll take which ever one you guys don't want.

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