Newtosavage
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Let me start out by saying I'm a huge fan of 7mm bullets for hunting, as I feel they strike the perfect balance between weight and BC for most big bame species.
Lately I've noticed fewer and fewer rifles being offered in the 7mm-08, and the ammo shelves are starting to run dry in that caliber. Why?
For the life of me, I can't understand why the whole of North America hasn't realized the 7mm-08 (and the 7x57 before it) are essentially the ideal deer caliber.
Recoil is completely tolerable, accuracy is outstanding and bullet weights in the 120-140 grain range are superb for whitetails and muleys, and 140's and heavier are available for reasonable distances on Elk.
In the past 2 years I've owned (and sold) a 7x57, a .280, two .308's, two .243's and a 6.5 CM. Why? Because none of them have the balance of the 7mm-08.
I just simply don't understand why it's not a more popular caliber for hunters.
Lately I've noticed fewer and fewer rifles being offered in the 7mm-08, and the ammo shelves are starting to run dry in that caliber. Why?
For the life of me, I can't understand why the whole of North America hasn't realized the 7mm-08 (and the 7x57 before it) are essentially the ideal deer caliber.
Recoil is completely tolerable, accuracy is outstanding and bullet weights in the 120-140 grain range are superb for whitetails and muleys, and 140's and heavier are available for reasonable distances on Elk.
In the past 2 years I've owned (and sold) a 7x57, a .280, two .308's, two .243's and a 6.5 CM. Why? Because none of them have the balance of the 7mm-08.
I just simply don't understand why it's not a more popular caliber for hunters.