subatom wrote:Not to repeat this same old argument with which is better on paper.
To the 7mm-08 shooters here, did any of you go from a .308 to your 7mm because of the usual arguments?
More pointedly, was it worth it once you'd done it?
MeccaOz wrote:ammo costs and not being as popular in gunshops ( the ammo ) is 1 reason I went for a 308.
Tiiger wrote:MeccaOz wrote:ammo costs and not being as popular in gunshops ( the ammo ) is 1 reason I went for a 308.
Reloading the price is the same as .308.
Factory ammo prices though
subatom wrote:To the 7mm-08 shooters here, did any of you go from a .308 to your 7mm because of the usual arguments?
subatom wrote:More pointedly, was it worth it once you'd done it?
Warrigul wrote:As long as you bulk buy and don't want anything in a hurry, .30 cal projectiles are everywhere and cheap, not so much with the others.
Warrigul wrote:So I am not fazed by shooting calibres with rainbow trajectories (which I was recently told by a young hunter is why the .308 is no good as a hunting calibre)
Warrigul wrote:Yep, I went to 7/08 and have recently gone back to .308. For me it is a bit of an autistic child.
To be honest in the longer range, paper punching, internet hunter world the 7/08 ****** all over the .308.
Reality? Well the .308 does 95% of hunting just as well and cheaper than a 7/08. The 5% it lags isn't noticed by most.
But then again I am a bit old fashioned, when shooting on cull tags earlier this year I dragged out the .303 and it didn't let me down. So I am not fazed by shooting calibres with rainbow trajectories(which I was recently told by a young hunter is why the .308 is no good as a hunting calibre) and if the bullet is going to fall on my toes(like some experts would have you believe if you don't shoot the latest and greatest) then I wear steel caps so i am protected.
subatom wrote:Not to repeat this same old argument with which is better on paper.
To the 7mm-08 shooters here, did any of you go from a .308 to your 7mm because of the usual arguments?
More pointedly, was it worth it once you'd done it?
North East wrote:These old caliber debates for hunting have been around for ever and will probably go on for another 100 years.
It's like the old "should I get a .270, .308 or a .30-06?" question. Damned if I know…they all do the job, just a matter of preference. I prefer the .30-06 though.
But a 7-08 does the job as well as does a heap of other calibers.
Then you go to bench rest and the 6mm BR crowd chime in.
It never ends but it's a good laugh.
Edited to say: This is great info. Just what I was after. Thanks! (not sure what happened to my reply saying this first time around) LOLChronos wrote:subatom wrote:Not to repeat this same old argument with which is better on paper.
To the 7mm-08 shooters here, did any of you go from a .308 to your 7mm because of the usual arguments?
More pointedly, was it worth it once you'd done it?
I'm not sure what "the usual arguments" are or what you plan on using it for.
The 7-08 is designed specifically for metallic silhouette not for hunting. Yes it makes a good hunting cartridge but IMHO no better than .308, 6.5x55 or any other cartridge in that class of cartridge.
What it does well is knock down steel plates at ranges over 300m. Why? Because it can shoot the same weight bullets as .308 but with less wind drift and more energy (over 300m)
You ask for replies from people who have gone from .308 to 7-08. I didn't reply because I didn't. I went from .223 for 100-300m target shooting to 7-08 specifically for centerfire metallic silhouette. It's the cartridge of choice because that's what it was designed for. If you're shooting paper as you say unless you're shooting beyond 500m I'd say there is little advantage going to 7-08. More drop from the .308 easily can be accounted for but you'll get more wind drift with the .308 and that could mean worse scores at the end of the day. For under 300m is say stick with a .223
However when I was looking for a hunting gun I went for a .308 even though it meant buying dies. The reason is simple. Both factory .308 ammo and reloading components are available in every gun shop. bullets are normally cheaper and factory ammo is ALWAYS much cheaper than 7/08 and that makes it a no brainer in my opinion.
There's some really good reading on the 7-08 around but take the "pro's" of the round with a grain of salt. Yes it has less drop and wind drift than the .308.....but more than the .243
This is probably the best write up
http://www.ballisticstudies.com/Knowled ... ngton.html
Chronos
North East wrote:These old caliber debates for hunting have been around for ever and will probably go on for another 100 years.
It's like the old "should I get a .270, .308 or a .30-06?" question. Damned if I know…they all do the job, just a matter of preference. I prefer the .30-06 though.
But a 7-08 does the job as well as does a heap of other calibers.
Then you go to bench rest and the 6mm BR crowd chime in.
It never ends but it's a good laugh.
Warrigul wrote:I have a mate with an early Winchester model 70 30/06 that his grandfather handed down, at half a dozen shots a year it will serve his kids just as well as it has done him, his father and grandfather.
MeccaOz wrote:I know there are a few guys here that have gone down the 7mm-08 path. I'd love to hear from them myself, it was the caliber I originally was going for but ammo costs and not being as popular in gunshops ( the ammo ) is 1 reason I went for a 308.