7mm-08 vs 7mm Mauser??

I've had both and shot game with both. Everything I shot with either died. I guess they are pretty much the same, but I like the 7x57 better. There is no rational reason for my choice.
 
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..........Whadda ya say?????:D
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Tough call on this one. I have owned a 7x57 and liked it. I have shot a 7mm-08 and it shoots well too. But I think the 7mm-08 has a slight edge on the old 7x57.

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I like my 7x57 handloaded with 160 grn.nos.part.at just over 2700 fps.Hard to beat that with a 7-08.The Hornady Reloading Handbook Third Edition list a 162 grn.boatail at 2800 fps.from a 22" barrel using 55.8 grns.of H450
 
The difference in the two is minute, but noticable in a ballistics format.
In the real world, no.
Unless you are trying to get a lighter rifle and want to shave every once.
You can do that by going to the 7/08 ( unless we are talking ruger N.1 light sporter!)
However, the 7/08 will NEVER have the class of the 7X57!!:D
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Very close betThe 7x57 has done it all for about 100 years, but it is based on an unusual length case. Its overall length is just slightly greater than what can be accommodated by most short action rifles, so it is usually found in standard length actions, where it's performance is outclassed by longer cartridges like the .270 and .280. Mauser once built a special intermediate length action for the 7x57, but none of the major rifle makers do so today. Which eventually opened the door for its ballistic twin, the 7mm-08 Remington.

The 7mm-08 is a true short action caliber, based on the .308 Winchester case. It is the most practical and has become the best selling of all high intensity 7mm's. It makes no pretense of competing with the .270 Winchester, and so has avoided the comparisons that doomed the .280 and .284. Shooters have recognized that it is one of the best balanced short action cartridges ever designed, and it has become a legitimate all-around cartridge.
I have a 7mm 08 I shoot a Sierra 150 grain match king with 48 grains of V160. 2820 fps. It works for me.
 
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7-08 Vs 7x57

I have been a fan of the 7X57 for most of my life and have about 12 or 14, 7mm's. I like the ballistics and the reasoning behind the 7mm rounds. I just had a Remington 700 BDL in 6mm re-barreled in 7-08 and I think it will be a great shooter. I traded for the gun in 6mm that had a very low round count, and found a new stainless Remington Mountain Rifle barrel in 7-08 on Gunnutz. Got my local gunsmith to re-barrel it to 7-08, he is a 7mm fan as well. It turned out to be very light and the combination of blued receiver and stainless barrel looks great. He weighed the 700 and it is a half a pound heavier than his No 7 Remington in 7-08.
I like the idea of using a shorter action for the 7-08 round and getting the same performance or better than the 7X57. I’ll let you know how it shoots when I am able to get to the range. I think 140 grain bullets will be a good choice for hunting.
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If you handload the 7x57 with its larger case and you know what powders to use there is just no way that the 7 mm08 can equal it. It is just common sense.When I was younger and gung ho I used to load some very hot loads for my 7x57.Most of the books give you pretty light loads due to the old war surplus rifles.If you have a Ruger#1 or Model 77 as I have you can load it pretty hot with little danger.I just load my 160 grn.Nos.Parts.to 2700 fps. now and they work just fine.I have had the 160 going near 2900 fps.but who needs that.
 
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