Those who've done the .308 to 7mm-08 switch

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Re: Those who've done the .308 to 7mm-08 switch

Post by Warrigul » 23 Oct 2014, 5:30 pm

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.


You know if I go for a drive down the valley and I have cull tags or it is one of the two deer seasons we have and I am helping someone I usually throw the dirty old .303 in the back, I have numerous other calibres and even two .243s but the .303 sits comfortably and has done so on and off since I was 14, 30 plus years.

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.

You need to change to progress but sometimes it really isn't neccesary as long as there is still food on the table, the ones that have gotten away have usually been my fault not the firearm's. There's something profound in that statement.
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Re: Those who've done the .308 to 7mm-08 switch

Post by North East » 23 Oct 2014, 9:16 pm

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.


And the old battle horse will keep on going.
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Re: Those who've done the .308 to 7mm-08 switch

Post by Oldbloke » 24 Oct 2014, 7:47 am

Hey, north east. Have you joined the "to be sure to be sure club" You are repeating like me. ;)
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Re: Those who've done the .308 to 7mm-08 switch

Post by Oldbloke » 24 Oct 2014, 7:51 am

Repeated it again lol. But have deleted it. Lol correction, will try to delete it.
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Re: Those who've done the .308 to 7mm-08 switch

Post by Monty » 24 Oct 2014, 11:01 am

Should be an [X] icon on your post if you need to delete a dupe Oldbloke.

(did this one anyway)
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Re: Those who've done the .308 to 7mm-08 switch

Post by MrClark » 01 Nov 2014, 7:29 pm

300 or 7mm mag, .30-06 or .270, 308 or 7mm-08,
Same same but different. All good fun haha personal preference in the end i guess,

Get both
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Re: Those who've done the .308 to 7mm-08 switch

Post by Browning » 01 Nov 2014, 9:08 pm

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.



Just did the EXACT same thing.. Ended up with Tikka T3 in the hunter s/s fluted.. Same reasons as well
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