Thread: advise please

right i know this ig going to open a whole new can of worms but i am stuck between a 7mm08 and a 308 i no they are almost identical rounds but is it true that a 7mm08 has a higher chance of deflecting off scrub than a 308 as the reason im asking is cause im going to be going in a putting my 1st center-fire on lay buy this week all going well

No

Either will be fine, there is no such thing as a "brush buster" and shooting through scrub should be avoided. There will not be much difference between the two, both will deflect.

sweet its so farking hard to choose between the 2 haha at least the scope is easy haha

Both will do the job.
.308 prob has a wider choice of factory ammo.

7mm-08 will come in handy if you ever move up the Great South Road to Auckland.

Mate you cant ask any of us to help in that decision.
I would get a coin and toss for it then get a 6.5x55 ha ha ha

I see you are putting on lay buy so cost is obviously a factor so .308 will be cheaper to shoot if you don't reload as you can get cheap steel cased ammo for it which means you will shoot it more and this will allow you to get to know your rifle better and make you a better shot/hunter.

Nothing wrong with a 7mm-08 as a calibre though.

Hope this helps!

There can be only one!

Or what Gibo said

Rodsta

Buy what ever spins your wheels the most.

Either will kill every species of animal in this country from up close to way out yonder.

The hardest part is finding them ... shooting them is easy.

Cheers
Pete

Originally Posted by Spudattack

I see you are putting on lay buy so cost is obviously a factor so .308 will be cheaper to shoot if you don't reload as you can get cheap steel cased ammo for it which means you will shoot it more and this will allow you to get to know your rifle better and make you a better shot/hunter.

Nothing wrong with a 7mm-08 as a calibre though.

Hope this helps!

the ammo costs the same i have already looked at that ... but what i have noticed is that there is alot more 7mm08 ammo than there is 308 and apparently that it is caused but all the crap going on in america atm

Originally Posted by RODSTA

the ammo costs the same i have already looked at that ... but what i have noticed is that there is alot more 7mm08 ammo than there is 308 and apparently that it is caused but all the crap going on in america atm

You can buy barnaul etc steel cased stuff cheaper for practice for the. 308 that is way cheaper, the brand stuff like hornady and federal costs the same for both.

Originally Posted by Spudattack

You can buy barnaul etc steel cased stuff cheaper for practice for the. 308 that is way cheaper, the brand stuff like hornady and federal costs the same for both.

practice or to go bunny blasting haha

Originally Posted by RODSTA

practice or to go bunny blasting haha

blasting with a cap B...a 308 impacting a bunny....hmmm

pass the scraper...

I'd go 308 as the steel Barnual is cheap as.

RODSTA read my lips as I say this. Just buy the fucking rifle you want. If you end up not liking it then you can give it to me and buy the other bugger.