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Looking at picking up a 7/08 and was wondering what folks opinions are on this caliber for elk.
140 grain boolits...Max effective range?
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140 grain ballistic tip or Hornady flat base spire point out to 500 yards no sweat. GREAT round and a hammer on game. Flinch
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Excellent combo, I'd not want to be an elk within the range of 700 or in and I have no doubt it'll do it a lot farther.
Wreck the lungs via flight 140 NBT of 140 Berg or 139 Horn and it's game over..
Dober
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Well never had a 7-08 but have or have had a 284, a 6.5x55, a 308, a 270, a 25/06, and while not quite willing to go 700 like Dober (reflects on me as much as the cartridge), depending on circumstances would go 400 with ease and maybe some more.
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It's a good 300-400 yard elk rifle ,get out further than that and there are Much better choices.I would not shoot at elk past 500 yards with one.
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With the right conditions I'd go to 700, if the 140 was started @ say 2800 then @ 700 it'd still be moving along at 1862 fps or so and dats plenty to get that bugger to wreck havvoc on lungs etc and when they're wrecked the game be over.
But, the conditions have to be right for me to go Long.
The 7/08 is another fine round that for the most part will easily outperform what I can do (of course that aint real tough..)with the lil bugger.
Dober
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What's wrong with the 140 gr partition in that -08?
It is irrelevant what you think. What matters is the TRUTH.
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I'd never shoot at one past 300 yds if I get the chance to go. I'm the limiting factor there, not the cartridge. I have a Micro Medallion in 7/08 with a 20" bbl (Dad uses it).
Just been hankering for a M70 EW in that caliber and probably getting ready to dump a bunch of guns I don't use anymore.
Looking for one short action that will do most of what I want and not kick my brains out at the range.
JM
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Here's the Dober Dawg recipe for a ton load of fun all at a cost you can afford.
Buy a 700 Yute in 7/08 (comes with a standard contour 7/08 barrel cut to 20" so you have some weight forward to it), add a Ti take off for about 175 bones or so. Find a youth or lady to give the Youth take off stock to for good karma.
Add Talley's, a Montana sling and a 6x36 w/dotz or a 3-9 Leo with M1 or a Burris 3-9 BP.
Add a bullet of your choice over R17 and go forth and fill up a few arks and then get back to us...grin
Rig will go about 7 1/4 pound or so and will be the Peter Frampton (aka Rock Star) rifle for you!
Dober
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Probably what we should all shoot. 
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140gr Accubond and H4350 will get it done at any sane distance.... and some insane! 
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Hey...I resemble that Insane remark... Dober
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Here's the Dober Dawg recipe for a ton load of fun all at a cost you can afford.
Buy a 700 Yute in 7/08 (comes with a standard contour 7/08 barrel cut to 20" so you have some weight forward to it), add a Ti take off for about 175 bones or so. Find a youth or lady to give the Youth take off stock to for good karma.
Add Talley's, a Montana sling and a 6x36 w/dotz or a 3-9 Leo with M1 or a Burris 3-9 BP.
Add a bullet of your choice over R17 and go forth and fill up a few arks and then get back to us...grin
Rig will go about 7 1/4 pound or so and will be the Peter Frampton (aka Rock Star) rifle for you!
Dober I think that's what I'll do! Save me some bucks for sure. Thanks Dober.
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I'm telling U JM it's a combo that'll make your others rigs very jealous of the time you're not giving them...grin
YBIC
Dober
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Thanks Dober,
One thing though, what is a Yute? LOL
YBIC
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Here's the Dober Dawg recipe for a ton load of fun all at a cost you can afford.
Buy a 700 Yute in 7/08 (comes with a standard contour 7/08 barrel cut to 20" so you have some weight forward to it), add a Ti take off for about 175 bones or so. Find a youth or lady to give the Youth take off stock to for good karma.
Add Talley's, a Montana sling and a 6x36 w/dotz or a 3-9 Leo with M1 or a Burris 3-9 BP.
Add a bullet of your choice over R17 and go forth and fill up a few arks and then get back to us...grin
Rig will go about 7 1/4 pound or so and will be the Peter Frampton (aka Rock Star) rifle for you!
Dober Got a good laugh out of that one. I think I'll save the Frampton refference to use later!
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Thanks Dober,
One thing though, what is a Yute? LOL
YBIC It's a young person when you are from New Jersey.
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Yepper-now a days they come as BDL, older ones as ADL so either find an older one or be ready to change out to ADL. Aint no bigga casa grande either way.
Dober
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Hey...I resemble that Insane remark... Dober Prezactly!
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