M70 7mm-08 & Scope

Suprane, I am like you and smitten with my Featherweight. Mine is SC made and I couldn't be happier with fit, finish and overall fluid function and reliability. It has quickly become my favorite rifle. Mine is in .308 and topped with a VX II 3-9 x 40. My hunting buddies and I recently stretched our rifles out to 265 and I was blown away at all of us shooting 1.5 to 2" groups. You could only shoot three shots in a group, though, the thin tapered barrel would heat up and we notice the 4th and 5th shots would begin to walk. But as you know, its not a bench gun, or at least not designed to be. Here's mine:



I think I got a nice piece of wood on it


Next to a Rem Mohawk 600

The Federal 2800 fps 140 Gr. load sighted in a 2 in. high at 100 yds. would be about 7 in. low at 300 yds. Federals stated velocity is usually high about 100 fps over actual velocity. If you have access to a chronograph use it.

Suprane, that little rifle is a Remington Mohawk 600 in .243 topped with a Leupold Ultralight 3-9 x 33. Its a sweet woods gun!!

I think that you would be happier with just a set of Weaver bases and Rifleman std or low rings.
I've got 3 Rem Mod-7's. Two have Leupold 1-piece bases and low-extention rings. The other just weaverbases and low rings.
One is in 7mm08 and is my favorite rifle. It prefers 150gr bullets (handloads, no factory ammo in this weight).
Most of the deer I've shot with it has been with 139gr Hornady's. Excellent bullets. Also, the 140gr Sierra's (flat-base and boat-tail) are good. (as loaded by Federal in factory ammo- it's the boat-tail ammo you have).
I was disappointed at the performance of the 140gr Nosler Partitions. They don't penetrate as much as I'd been led to believe. I actually get/got better performance from Remington Corlokts (not just in 7mm, too) and the Hornady Interloks. I have some 150gr Nosler's and I put in for a Wyoming bull elk tag this am, so there's a chance I'll give them a chance...
My 7mm08 wears a Leupold Vari-X III 2.5-8x. Best scope I've ever owned, and best combination of magnification.
My best friend used it to take a 6x6 bull elk in '05. The outfitter and several guides tried to buy the rifle off of him after seeing it perform. They couldn't believe such a small cartridge and rifle could perform as it did.
If a good looking Win. Mod-70fw was to come my way, I'd probably add it to my "stable". I've always like them.
My younger brother has a pre-64 M-70fw in .308. His wears a Leupold, too... He's killed 4 elk with it to date. He uses a Nosler 150gr Partiton handload.
To get the best from the 7mm-08, you'll need to hand load...
(hint; Reloader17 and 150gr bullets).

i bought a rem LH 700 sps in 7mm08 6-7 years ago and mounted a 2x7 leupold scope on it and killed a pile of deer, i just put a 2.5x8-36mm VX 111 boone&crockett on it i won at a raffle. i have to sight it in for this years deer season, the load i have used in the rifle is 43grs varget and a nosler 120gr BT and it shoots one inch or better three shot groups at one hundred yards. whats not to like, light weight, weather proof and accurett. eastbank.

pictures of the rifle and a doe i shot last season with the 7mm08. eastbank.

7mm 08 is a good cartridge and Win 70 and Leupold scope make a good hunting rig.

You're just teasing yourself now if you haven't shot her yet! Let's see some groups!