7mm08 significantly different from .308/.270 ???

Ive used a .270 with cup and core bullets on George river caribou in Labrador, Alberta Moose ,black bear, whitetail and mule deer and BC blacktails whiteys and mulies as well. Other than the moose I dont recall anything that didnt fold up within 30 feet with a single shot behind the shoulder with a single exception, a fine whitetail buck in Slave lake AB that I never recovered (bullet hit a sapling first ). The moose just stood there asking for more so he got 4 but didnt go more than 5 or 6 steps from start to finish.

I dont think you`d go wrong with any of them but If I were picking one it would be the .270 loaded with 130`s for the small stuff and 150`s for the bigger stuff.
 
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Nathan Foster has killed well over 7000 animals. I wouldn't too quick to completely discount his observations.
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With respect, having killed over 7000 animals in and of itself doesn't make a person a an expert on a broad range of matters. What portion of the animals harvested were 50-100lb feral goats? He writes articles on 63 different chamberings, plus the Dakota cartridges. How many of those has he actually used? How many has he even seen used? How much of that experience is on game larger than 100lbs?

Some of his "knowledgebase" regarding the .270 was already quoted - and there was plenty more fodder in there that wasn't quoted. What about his views on the .250 Savage? He states - "This cartridge is much closer in performance to the .223 Remington than the .243 Winchester or .257 Roberts." Are you kidding me???

He states the "Sierra’s 175 grain GameKing projectile is too stout for fast killing of medium game at .280 velocities." Really? Don't tell it to the two stone sheep that dropped from my friend's 7mm RM this year. One at just over 350 yards the other at 528 yards. Muzzle velocity was 2850fps. Impact velcoities were around 2400fps and 2180fps respectively.

I am sure he has gained knowledge on some aspects of shooting that folks would find valuable, but the above noted opinions really turn me off.
 
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I tend to hunt close to home so no real need for a back up rifle but if I did need one I'd go with a clone of my main rifle, same chambering/caliber etc. Only one type of ammo to pack and swappable parts.
 
Calum said:
I tend to hunt close to home so no real need for a back up rifle but if I did need one I'd go with a clone of my main rifle, same chambering/caliber etc. Only one type of ammo to pack and swappable parts.
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I like that idea but does it really have to be same chambering? A 7mm08/308 pair could share same magazine, same bolt, etc.
 
vpsalin said:
I like that idea but does it really have to be same chambering? A 7mm08/308 pair could share same magazine, same bolt, etc.
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Just be extra careful when loading. I purchased a Remington 700 in .308 Win., advertised as coming with two boxes of ammo. Both were Remington factory boxes. One was .308 the other 7mm-08.
 
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I might be shopping for a back up rifle very soon. I am already into reloading.

As a back-up rifle to my .308, I was thinking that a .270 would make a great complementary companion. I already have 150-200 once fired brass for it. However, I have been warned that .270 has relatively short barrel life which somewhat puts me off as a long term investment. This brings me to the 7mm08. Is the 7mm08 considerably flatter shooting (near 300yard mark) then the .308 and is barrel life considerably longer then with .270?
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is barrel life really a concern on a hunting rifle? I dunno about you guys but I am lucky if I shoot more than 10 rnds a year out of any of my big game hunting rifles, I check that everything is good at the begining of the season with 3rnds or so and one or two bullets tops on each animal taken.

What are you guys doing if you are concerned about barrel life? Is there some sort of game that doesn't exist in BC that takes a few hundred rounds a season to hunt?
 
For a man with a small arsenal... two rifles in the same caliber is... well, boring! Go for the 7mm-08... the game will never know, but you will.
 
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I like that idea but does it really have to be same chambering? A 7mm08/308 pair could share same magazine, same bolt, etc.
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True. Same chamberings would mean only one type if ammo to pack.

As for back up rifle I'm assuming just in case the main one breaks in some way or gets lost on the bottom of a lake etc while out in the middle of BFN. Other then that one could probably do just fine with one rifle.
 
Ballistically, practically no difference between the 3. 278-300 yards MPBR, recoil within 20%, max distance to deliver 1000 ft-lbs of energy is practically the same using the most popular bullet weights in each cartridge.

Since you already have a 308, I think the answer is clear.
 
adriel said:
Ballistically, practically no difference between the 3. 278-300 yards MPBR, recoil within 20%, max distance to deliver 1000 ft-lbs of energy is practically the same using the most popular bullet weights in each cartridge.
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Agree! .... Well said.
 
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This brings me to the 7mm08. Is the 7mm08 considerably flatter shooting (near 300yard mark) then the .308 and is barrel life considerably longer then with .270?
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Why not look at something like a 25/06 or 257Roberts?

Can be had in a lightweight non-magnum configuration, flatter shooting, accurate, effective, easy recoil and different enough from your 308 that you might actually use it. It's perfect for deer, and use the 308 with heavier bullets for heavier game.
 
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is barrel life really a concern on a hunting rifle? I dunno about you guys but I am lucky if I shoot more than 10 rnds a year out of any of my big game hunting rifles, I check that everything is good at the begining of the season with 3rnds or so and one or two bullets tops on each animal taken.

What are you guys doing if you are concerned about barrel life? Is there some sort of game that doesn't exist in BC that takes a few hundred rounds a season to hunt?
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Maybe they also plink with it. My model 70 was bought last christmas its my only big game rifle and has almost 500 rounds down it. Why? Because I like to shoot it at the range, at the farm, when I'm out with a few buddies. Not hard to rack up the rounds if its something you enjoy shooting.
 
Brian46 said:
is barrel life really a concern on a hunting rifle? I dunno about you guys but I am lucky if I shoot more than 10 rnds a year out of any of my big game hunting rifles, I check that everything is good at the begining of the season with 3rnds or so and one or two bullets tops on each animal taken.

What are you guys doing if you are concerned about barrel life? Is there some sort of game that doesn't exist in BC that takes a few hundred rounds a season to hunt?
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I used a Husqvarna model 5000 Husky in 270 Win for many years. Bought it from Charlie Parkinson in London while I was still attending university. From there it travelled North with me to Kirkland Lake, then West to Canim Lake, BC, and finally to Whitehorse. Used it on woodchucks, whitetails, mule deer, jack rabbits, bear, caribou, moose, mountain sheep, and hundreds of paper targets along the way.

The rifle had more than 4000 rounds down the tube, almost all of which were 130 gr bullets ahead of a stomach full of H4831. When I traded it for a brand new Kirby vacuum cleaner, of all things, to the son of a friend of mine it was still shooting inch and a half groups at 100 yd. That was more than thirty years ago, and it still is filling the freezer every Fall.

Ted
 
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Why not? said:
I used a Husqvarna model 5000 Husky in 270 Win for many years. Bought it from Charlie Parkinson in London while I was still attending university. From there it travelled North with me to Kirkland Lake, then West to Canim Lake, BC, and finally to Whitehorse. Used it on woodchucks, whitetails, mule deer, jack rabbits, bear, caribou, moose, mountain sheep, and hundreds of paper targets along the way.

The rifle had more than 4000 rounds down the tube, almost all of which were 130 gr bullets ahead of a stomach full of H4831. When I traded it for a brand new Kirby vacuum cleaner, of all things, to the son of a friend of mine it was still shooting inch and a half groups at 100 yd. That was more than thirty years ago, and it still is filling the freezer every Fall.

Ted
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That is funny right there! When I was a young man trying to raise cash for college I sold Kirbys door to door. I was NOT very successful, at selling vacuums or at college.
 
Why not? said:
I used a Husqvarna model 5000 Husky in 270 Win for many years. Bought it from Charlie Parkinson in London while I was still attending university. From there it travelled North with me to Kirkland Lake, then West to Canim Lake, BC, and finally to Whitehorse. Used it on woodchucks, whitetails, mule deer, jack rabbits, bear, caribou, moose, mountain sheep, and hundreds of paper targets along the way.

The rifle had more than 4000 rounds down the tube, almost all of which were 130 gr bullets ahead of a stomach full of H4831. When I traded it for a brand new Kirby vacuum cleaner, of all things, to the son of a friend of mine it was still shooting inch and a half groups at 100 yd. That was more than thirty years ago, and it still is filling the freezer every Fall.

Ted
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So i take it you are not concerned with barrel life either as even with that round count it is still fine, or did I miss something in your post?
 
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