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re: 7mm-08 ammo availability
Posted on 10/14/21 at 11:17 pm to LEASTBAY
Posted on 10/14/21 at 11:17 pm to LEASTBAY
There’s barely any difference between a 308 and 7mm08.
I guess folks could point out some technical things that might be a big deal for some niche issue, but a guy who’s just deer hunting probably couldn’t tell the difference.
The 7mm08 has a little less recoil. That’s the only thing I can really notice.
I guess folks could point out some technical things that might be a big deal for some niche issue, but a guy who’s just deer hunting probably couldn’t tell the difference.
The 7mm08 has a little less recoil. That’s the only thing I can really notice.
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Posted on 10/15/21 at 9:03 am to geauxcats10
I'm currently in Edmonton, Canada. The local Wal-Mart has three boxes of 7mm-08 on the shelf along with just about every other caliber. 
Guess its not in high demand here.
Plenty of .308 and 300 Win Mag that I shoot but I have plenty already.
Guess its not in high demand here.
Plenty of .308 and 300 Win Mag that I shoot but I have plenty already.
Posted on 10/15/21 at 9:16 am to Eli Goldfinger
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The 7mm08 has a little less recoil. That’s the only thing I can really notice.
I’ve never understood the appeal except in a youth rifle.
folks are seeing now the downsides of specialty rounds that aren’t produced in mass quantities
There will never be a time where 308 is not available
Posted on 10/15/21 at 9:49 am to pochejp
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'm currently in Edmonton, Canada. The local Wal-Mart has three boxes of 7mm-08 on the shelf along with just about every other caliber.
There was an ammo site in Canada you couldn't order from in the states but it showed they had everything and lots of it even during the height of the ammo shortage.
Posted on 10/15/21 at 10:03 am to cgrand
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I’ve never understood the appeal except in a youth rifle.
It just so happens that my 7mm08 is a Rem Model 7 youth.
I love it…short & light.
7mm08 just happened to be the largest caliber it was available in.
Posted on 10/15/21 at 10:11 am to cgrand
Its impossible to argue against 308 as a general purpose north American caliber. Big enough to kill everything, can be had in very light or very heavy rifles, probably the most ammo selection available out of anything, mild recoil, generally not ammo-picky.
7mm-08 can be had with some lighter recoil loads. Its a great deer caliber, but there's very little real world difference between them unless you start talking bigger game, where the .308 has better ammo choices or kids, where 7mm-08 probably performs a little better with lighter bullets. Its really splitting hairs.
7mm-08 can be had with some lighter recoil loads. Its a great deer caliber, but there's very little real world difference between them unless you start talking bigger game, where the .308 has better ammo choices or kids, where 7mm-08 probably performs a little better with lighter bullets. Its really splitting hairs.
Posted on 10/15/21 at 10:12 am to nated14
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nated14
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I'm in St Amant and would be willing to part with a box of Hornady 139gr american whitetail if you'd like.
I would like to pay you for the box…. I live off Weber City
Posted on 10/15/21 at 10:49 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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game, where the .308 has better ammo choices or kids,
Yep. I have some 308 reduced recoil for my kids. Like 30% reduced.
Need to sight rifle in as it's low.
Posted on 10/16/21 at 1:27 pm to thejudge
I’m in Alabama on a job for a couple days and I called all the local stores around me and turned up a goose egg…..
Posted on 10/16/21 at 5:15 pm to thejudge
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Yep. I have some 308 reduced recoil for my kids. Like 30% reduced
Throw on a good muzzle brake and a 308 feels like a baby 243. It's nothing, even with 175 grain hunting rounds.
If you don't reload, everyone should be switching to Nato rounds now.
Posted on 10/16/21 at 7:13 pm to Jack Ruby
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Throw on a good muzzle brake
Muzzle brakes have no place on hunting rifles. Way too much noise.
Posted on 10/17/21 at 10:42 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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Muzzle brakes have no place on hunting rifles. Way too much noise.
Only if you are talking noise for the shooter.
Otherwise, its literally the same noise just in a different direction than a bare muzzle.
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