7mm-08 VS 308

SuperCub said:
No "humble opinion" about it, there WILL be a lot of muzzle blast either way. OP needs to reconsider and go with a 22" rifle. This will give him/her some more weight, better handling and less noise.
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I agree, but limited in rifle selection and calibre for a compact rifle with 12.5 LOP. I wish the Ruger American Compact had a 20" barrel that would be perfect. Would be nice to shop a regular Ruger American and have the option of buying a compact stock for it, that would open up more options.
 
Clay00019 said:
I agree, but limited in rifle selection and calibre for a compact rifle with 12.5 LOP. I wish the Ruger American Compact had a 20" barrel that would be perfect. Would be nice to shop a regular Ruger American and have the option of buying a compact stock for it, that would open up more options.
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Clay, here is one with a 12.75" length of pull:

https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/for...339-Remington-700-BDL-7mm-08?highlight=7mm-08

Some good 7mm-08's on the Exchange...
 
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Clay00019 said:
I agree, but limited in rifle selection and calibre for a compact rifle with 12.5 LOP. I wish the Ruger American Compact had a 20" barrel that would be perfect. Would be nice to shop a regular Ruger American and have the option of buying a compact stock for it, that would open up more options.
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The Browning X bolt Micro Midas is a better choice, it has a 20" barrel as well as an adjustable LOP with the butt spacers added in.
 
I find 49gr H4350 with a 140gr accubond very accurate and velocity is 2925fps the rifle Rem 700 weighing in at 7lb 4oz in a Macmillan BDL with a 22' SS barrel, a real nice deer rifle I will be using again this year for mule deer.
 
FreedomIsn'tFree said:
The Browning X bolt Micro Midas is a better choice, it has a 20" barrel as well as an adjustable LOP with the butt spacers added in.
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It would be nice of Cabelas had one for her to shoulder and try, at the end of the day she likes the Ruger Compact best after trying the Remington, Mossberg and Savage.

After all the great feedback we have settled on the 7mm 08.

Best round for a 1 in 9-1/2" 18" barrel?
 
Clay00019 said:
It would be nice of Cabelas had one for her to shoulder and try, at the end of the day she likes the Ruger Compact best after trying the Remington, Mossberg and Savage.

After all the great feedback we have settled on the 7mm 08.

Best round for a 1 in 9-1/2" 18" barrel?
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Buy a pack of each and some targets. The gun will tell you what it likes best.
 
Just got the gun home scope mounted, 6.85 pounds all in mag full. Gonna sight in after this snow storm passes. Not much in bullet selection at Cabelas , settled on 139grain Hornady interlock American Whitetails 2840 FPS
 
Grouser said:
Have had both -- prefer the 7mm-08 shoots flatter and hits harder downrange than 308. you can get heavier bullets in 308 but found I didn't need them for deer & moose in my neck of the woods. Shot my biggest moose ever (1165 lbs) with a 7mm-08 Federal Premium 140grn Nosler partition --- 1 shot.
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Nice moose John. What was the range it was shot at?
 
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