Kinda wishing I'd gone with the 6.5 Creedmore...

The 65CM can take a moose and elk and I would want to use a heavier and well constructed bullet for that purpose. A 127 LRX or 130 TSX would do the job on those critters.
 
Okay, thanks for all the input fellas.

I ordered a couple boxes of ammo from cabelas last night before their free shipping ended. So that is 3 different types of 7mm-08 and 60 round to play with.

I'll see what she likes, and if I'm happy with it I'll keep it. If it just doesn't feel right, I'll sell it and try again
 
Keep the 7-08. More versatile in my opinion that the 6.5CM for normal hunting ranges.I have a 6.5 but it's real advantages don't translate to real world practical and responsible hunting distances.
 
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and learn how to reload if you really want to take advantage of a cartridge, b/c all factory loads are a COMPROMISE-
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Yup. Unless you live in a big center with a real store. Reloading is getting to be the answer to probably 50% or more of the cartridges now. What selling the most at the time is what there going to stock. .243, 6mm rem, 250-3000, 280rem, 303, 300 savage, 30-40 krag, 8x57, 8mm rem, 35 wlelen, was for sale at every gas station at onetime. If you aren't using what's in the top ten of the day, reload or stock up when you find it.
 
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If factory ammo availability at the local shops is a prime concern you’re going to be hunting with .243/.270/7 Rem/.308/.30-06/.300 Win/.30-30./.303. Choosing something niche means having to plan ahead, for the record I have some extreme niche stuff, have to form your your brass niche. But to buy a 7-08 and be disappointed in seeing two loads on the shelves strikes me as funny. :d Two loads available locally is pretty damn good. ;)
 
I'd keep the 7mm-08 based on what you have said.

Let's be honest here, it's a Ruger M77 and you will buy commercial ammo for hunting purposes. The 6.5 CM would only get the edge if you were hunting deer on the open prairie at long ranges since there is more readily available commercial match hunting loads. For deer, bear and possibly elk, on commercial loads, stick to the 7mm-08.
 
Well, could be worse, You could be paying around $50 for 20 rounds for 6.5 wheras the 7-08 down under is $40 for 20 on average.........

i think 6.5 is flava of month but i think if u 'stick' with the 708 , you will find one type of ammo which will serve you very well....
So what are your Ammo options you have chosen?
 
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Well, could be worse, You could be paying around $50 for 20 rounds for 6.5 wheras the 7-08 down under is $40 for 20 on average.........

i think 6.5 is flava of month but i think if u 'stick' with the 708 , you will find one type of ammo which will serve you very well....
So what are your Ammo options you have chosen?
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Got a couple choices of Federal and some hornady Whitetail

Awaiting my scope and off to the range

Single posting this thread, I'm realizing that I was being a ####. The 7mm-08 will be a sweetheart. I've owned more expensive rifles, but the M77 is so fing nice! Hope she dun shoot good!
 
The 7 bore has many great projectile, more versatile than 6.5. I know you reload. Check out the Nathan Foster site, terminal ballistic studies. Lots of info about common premium and cup n core projectile performance on game. Check out its ballistic twin the 7x57 as well, info should be similar, with the added bonus of modern rifles in 7-08.

A 140 partition or accubond, kill everything in NA short of the great bears.
 
The Ruger is a good rifle and the 7mm-08 is a great cartridge for the animals in your local that you are going to be hunting. While you may have some opportunities for longer shots, most of yours will more likely be within "normal" hunting ranges where the CM is not going to provide any big advantage to you or on the game to be hunted. The extra frontal area of the 7mm will be an advantage on the black bears. You also have the advantage of heavier loads such as 150, 154 and 160 gr loads.
I would just visit other gun stores when you get out and about on the Island or back in the lower mainland and pick up some more loads to try. When you find the load that your rifle prefers, stock up with another 5 boxes, whether it is from the store you found that ammo in, or from an on-line source. That will keep you in good supply for awhile.
The 7mm-08 is a popular cartridge in North America, and is usually stocked on most gun store shelves. But you just cannot compare Walmart and Canadian Tire as a gun store anymore, as most of these stores in Canada were getting out of firearms. And if they do, they typically only carry for the most common cartridges, and for the most common loads.
As mentioned, selling your rifle and taking the 25-30% loss on it, and buying another rifle that is very close in performance, is just going to cost you more, as you will also need to try several different loads to find the one that the new rifle prefers.
Keep it and use it. You should be surprised at how well it performs for you, and will then never regret your first instincts and decision to go with it

I have rifles in both cartridges and like them both, a lot. Have used the 6,5 and 7mm in various cartridges, in both calibers, for years on game. But if you are going to have just one, would recommend the 7mm if elk is ever going to be on your menu. Went with the 7mm-08 for my wife for that reason, and for the black bear she really wants to harvest.
 
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