Reduced Recoil Question

7mm-08 will have less recoil than a 308. I believe it will have more than a 243 though.

I had actually settled on 7mm-08 but it appearsa that 308 ammo is much more abundant. ???-

The 7mm-08' had a mild recoil that is a little bit more than a .243 Win. and less than most loads in a .308 Win.

A common bullet load in the 7-08 is 140g while the 243 it is around 100g.

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I had actually settled on 7mm-08 but it appearsa that 308 ammo is much more abundant. ???-

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ive had a tough time finding a box or reduced recoil 7-08

i began looking for ammo after settling on a Savage 11 youth 7mm-08, and the reduced recoil loads are scarce.

anyone have any experiences finding ammo for 7-08 using reduced recoil ???

i expected there would be very little difference, but did not know the exact pounds of each which is why I asked.

I am beginning to lean 308 over 7mm-08 simply because of the ammo issue I have seemingly encountered in 7mm-08.

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i expected the 7mm-08 to have a little less than 308 but was curious to specific ppounds. From what I understand both are equal or less than 243 standard load.

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W/o looking up the specific info, you're pretty much right, although the differnces are small. Of course, it changes w/ full power loads. The factors included in the forumula to calculate recoil are amount of powder, bullet wt and gun wt. As the first two go up, so does recoil; as the latter goes up, recoil goes down.

243 Win full power recoil > 7-08 Rem reduced recoil load > 308 Win reduced recoil load.

308 Win full power load recoil > 7-08 Rem full power load recoil > 243 Win full power load recoil.

As far as ammo availability, I always heard how prevalent 7-08 ammo was, but didn't look until this year. I realize things were screwy this year. Nevertheless, at my small town WM, there was very little 243 (only one load sold, Federal Fusion), ZERO 7-08 of any kind (not even a label on the shelf for it) and a fair amount of 308 Win, full power only. You'll have to order the managed recoil loads. I can't speak to the availability of the reduced recoil loads from online sources.

To put in perspective one of the golden rules of physics:

"For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction."

So using this, if the bullet is heavier (using the same powder charge) it is more likely to recoil more.

All of those rounds share the same parent case (308 win). Where they differ is bullet size.

243 Win = 6mm
260 Rem = 6.5mm
7mm-08 = 7mm
308 = 7.62mm

Everyone around me is hunting with 08's now , not sure why

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quote:I will say the 7 mm 08 is a very underrated deer rifle I don't think so. I don't think I've ever heard anybody say it was not a fantastic deer caliber.

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If I lost my 270, I would replace it with a 7-08 or 260.

7-08 is lower recoil than 308, but higher recoil than 243. It is just as effective as 308, and will have fewer "shot selection issues" as 243.