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7mm-08
Posted on 12/22/19 at 4:34 pm
Posted on 12/22/19 at 4:34 pm
I am just here to tell anyone that has never hunted deer with this caliber, I can tell you it is one hell of a rifle. Went to Texas and shot 3 deer at 100+ yards and they dropped where they had stood.
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Posted on 12/22/19 at 4:39 pm to Lsu4life42
Very undervalued caliber, lots of people say it is good for kids, but it is great for anybody
Posted on 12/22/19 at 4:45 pm to Lsu4life42
It has to be the closest to perfect you can get for a deer rifle.
Posted on 12/22/19 at 4:47 pm to upgrade
Been my fave for awhile
Posted on 12/22/19 at 4:50 pm to choupiquesushi
If I ever buy a new deer rifle it will be a 7-08
Posted on 12/22/19 at 4:58 pm to Lsu4life42
Bought one for my son a few years back. I use it myself now most of the time. Great round
Posted on 12/22/19 at 5:10 pm to Lsu4life42
I use my daughter’s probably more than my 270. It’s great for tight box stands and ladders. (Weatherby Youth Model)
Posted on 12/22/19 at 5:14 pm to jmkidder
I’ll just keep shooting my .577 T-Rex. I know when I pull the trigger deer get driven into the ground. I don’t like to blood trail them all night like y’all.
Video from the shoot range
Video from the shoot range
Posted on 12/22/19 at 5:41 pm to Lsu4life42
Made 2 shots at 200+ earlier this month with mine. Coyote and deer. Just wish academy etc. Stocked any legit ammo for this caliber
Posted on 12/22/19 at 5:44 pm to Lsu4life42
I watched a rancher in Wyoming kill a 275lb 4x4 mule deer with one. Deer dropped in tracks. I think it will do fine on whitetails.
Posted on 12/22/19 at 6:50 pm to Lsu4life42
Have two of them. Bought one for wife and ended up using it all the time so I swapped my bro in-law one of my 270s for my sisters 7mm-08. Sucker
Posted on 12/22/19 at 7:09 pm to Lsu4life42
I bought 4junior a Ruger American youth model 7-08 a few years ago. He’s almost seven now and hope to get him on one during the holidays.
I took it on a hunt earlier this year and smoked a doe at 75 yards, dead on impact. The exit wound was impressive out of the 135 grain SST.
I’m a big fan of the short action and can see myself getting one in the future.
I took it on a hunt earlier this year and smoked a doe at 75 yards, dead on impact. The exit wound was impressive out of the 135 grain SST.
I’m a big fan of the short action and can see myself getting one in the future.
Posted on 12/22/19 at 7:13 pm to Ron Cheramie
I grabbed a stainless with synthetic stock Savage 7mm mag a few years ago with a Leupold VX-L 3.5-10x50mm NIB that came with it for a little over grand. My favorite rifle.
Posted on 12/22/19 at 7:26 pm to Lsu4life42
Had someone tell me this am at church 708 is gun my boy needs to be shooting instead of 243
Posted on 12/22/19 at 7:34 pm to TIGRLEE
quote:
Had someone tell me this am at church 708 is gun my boy needs to be shooting instead of 243
And everyone said amen and amen
Posted on 12/22/19 at 8:22 pm to upgrade
Killed a doe this weekend with my sons 7mm-08. I really like using his gun. Left my .270 behind for that hunt.
Posted on 12/22/19 at 8:38 pm to LSUDAN1
I have 2 X-bolts in 7-08. Its all I need and never let me down. I have mine paired with a vortex 4x16x50.
My wife liked mine so I got her the same gun but a "youth" model. Barrel is just a few inches shorter.
My wife liked mine so I got her the same gun but a "youth" model. Barrel is just a few inches shorter.
Posted on 12/22/19 at 9:02 pm to Lsu4life42
It's one of the perfect whitetail calibers. With good bullets, itll serve fine on an elk trip as well
Posted on 12/22/19 at 9:33 pm to Lsu4life42
Carried one in a Remington Model 7 for many years. Took whitetail, hogs and bear with it.
Would argue it was near perfection for North American big game until the 6.5 Creedmoor and the 6.5-300 Weatherby showed up. Love the short action; but, for shooting long range it just doesn’t cut it past 500 yards.
For most applications it’s perfect. If hunting out West the 6.5-300 or the 30-378 remains king of the hill.
Would argue it was near perfection for North American big game until the 6.5 Creedmoor and the 6.5-300 Weatherby showed up. Love the short action; but, for shooting long range it just doesn’t cut it past 500 yards.
For most applications it’s perfect. If hunting out West the 6.5-300 or the 30-378 remains king of the hill.
Posted on 12/22/19 at 9:34 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
I was BSing before, but that seems a little weak for elk. I have never heard of anyone shooting that caliber for elk at least.
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