by Lorgar » 10 Mar 2014, 7:15 am
Either will do the job for deer. Both are overkill for Varmints.
I have a .308 and 7mm-08, I'd suggest you get the 7mm-08.
The 7mm-08 will have a fraction less recoil, but more usefully you can load lighter bullets for varminting which will still have a good BC.
This is what I do. I have a 120gr load for varmints and a 140gr load for deer.
The 120gr recoil is soft as, and to get the best accuracy out of my .308 I had to shoot 150gr pills. Long story short I've got a bad shoulder and don't need that extra recoil.
Either of my 7mm-08 loads though I can shoot all day long no worries.
That's my 2c.