Thread: 7mm.08 Club

I use a 7mm.08 for most of my shooting in the North Island, and I was wondering what reload recipies and accessory combinations others have found to be reliable and accurate.

Mine may be only a mossberg patriot, but with a 3-9x40 bushnell elite 1200 scope, and a DPT suppressor, that thing has absolutely flattened 2 deer and innumerable goats over the last 3 years.

I have experimented around with different recipies; 100gn HP's kept a grouping within the last digit of my thumb at 50 yards, and I used them to absolutely drop the 2 deer at 50 and 80 yds, both shot in the neck, one high up by the head and the other just by the shoulder. I also found the Sierra 120gn SP's and 150gn HPBT's to be very accurate, within the last digit and the nail of my thumb respectively at 50 yds.

I went shooting just last week and had instant drops for all 9 goats I shot. The fact the 150gn'ers were travelling at 2600fps may have helped, a bit overkill on goats but overkill is still meat in the freezer! Looking forward to getting a deer with them as they are up there with the most humane bullets I've found, accurate and oomphy. Don't want to be in the situation where the animal suffers, prefer the instant "eating-dinner-then-bang-it's-now-steaks".

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I use 140g Berger VLD Hunting in my 708 and 168g Berger Classic Hunters in my 284.

I experimented with my 284 and Sierra but cant go past my Bergers

Hamish

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Nosler 120grn B Tips at around 3k

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Originally Posted by 25 /08 IMP

Nosler 120grn B Tips at around 3k

And how have these been working out for you @25/08IMP ?

I've just started using the 140gr Nosler B Tips at about 2750 fps but I'm not yet fully convinced. I was expecting them to mushroom but they seem to shatter. I need to do a bit more hunting with them yet but they're certainly accurate enough.

Originally Posted by planenutz

And how have these been working out for you @25/08IMP ?

I've just started using the 140gr Nosler B Tips at about 2750 fps but I'm not yet fully convinced. I was expecting them to mushroom but they seem to shatter. I need to do a bit more hunting with them yet but they're certainly accurate enough.

They are excellent. The 120 grn has a heavier jacket for weight than the 140 NBT does. For the sake of boredom killing, here's a pic of a stag I shot using them at 420 yards. One shot into the shoulder and it was all over. The knife is stuck into the entry hole in his ribs after it had gone through the shoulder (a bit gory but Im a bit over the facebook sort of pc).

Originally Posted by planenutz

And how have these been working out for you @25/08IMP ?

I've just started using the 140gr Nosler B Tips at about 2750 fps but I'm not yet fully convinced. I was expecting them to mushroom but they seem to shatter. I need to do a bit more hunting with them yet but they're certainly accurate enough.

They hold together sometime never recover many a young fella I load them for shit a very nice 14 pointer at 250 yards a couple of weeks back dropped on the spot my son has used them for a number of years no issues. They do make afair amount if damage but they aren't an accubond.
A mate uses the 140 BTip which work well also.

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I have a 7mm08 Howa that I turned into a bushpig (16" barrel + suppressor). The aim was to have something that I could shoot out to 300yd or so, but nice and small for a lot of the bush hunting I do near Dunedin, and also relatively quiet for shooting over the dog.

I settled on 139g Hornady Interlock with some AR2206H pushing them at 2690 fps. That has been running pretty well, consistently grouping under an inch at 100yd.

But yesterday I tried out some Barnes 120g TTSX. I did this because that's what Duley recommended when they were doing bushpigs (unsure if they still are), and because a friend who has used the TTSX in a 223 WSM has been very impressed with stopping ability on smaller game, up to fallow deer.

I was quietly hoping they would not perform and I could stick with my usual load. However, the results are below and they are quite good. The group below was repeatable at three different powder charges (all above max recommended) and it was only at the highest charge I went to that the group opened up again.

So, now I'm in the situation where my standard load shoots quite well, and I know it kills well, and this new load shoots very well (so far) and supposedly kills well too. Any thoughts appreciated.

Elliott

Originally Posted by Edunn

I have a 7mm08 Howa that I turned into a bushpig (16" barrel + suppressor). The aim was to have something that I could shoot out to 300yd or so, but nice and small for a lot of the bush hunting I do near Dunedin, and also relatively quiet for shooting over the dog.

I settled on 139g Hornady Interlock with some AR2206H pushing them at 2690 fps. That has been running pretty well, consistently grouping under an inch at 100yd.

But yesterday I tried out some Barnes 120g TTSX. I did this because that's what Duley recommended when they were doing bushpigs (unsure if they still are), and because a friend who has used the TTSX in a 223 WSM has been very impressed with stopping ability on smaller game, up to fallow deer.

I was quietly hoping they would not perform and I could stick with my usual load. However, the results are below and they are quite good. The group below was repeatable at three different powder charges (all above max recommended) and it was only at the highest charge I went to that the group opened up again.

So, now I'm in the situation where my standard load shoots quite well, and I know it kills well, and this new load shoots very well (so far) and supposedly kills well too. Any thoughts appreciated.

Elliott

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Whats the velocity with the tsxs

Used a 7mm/08 for nearly 20 years a decade or so back and found the Hornady 139 flat base to be a reliable and good killer and I have no reason to believe it would be any different now.

I am running the nosler 120BT coming out of a 17" tube with a DPT can. can't remember the exact powder weight of 2206h off hand. I have found them to be quite destructive on the meat though, it's my carbine for when I expect to be shooting off hand so shot placement isn't always perfect. I was thinking of changing up to a heavier slug when I run out, maybe the same pills I run through my 7mmRM to keep things simple. I have also had a good run with the 7mm 154sst from hornady.

im using 139gr sst with a generous amount of 2206h getting 2910, it kills most things I hit rather quickly

Originally Posted by stuart

im using 139gr sst with a generous amount of 2206h getting 2910, it kills most things I hit rather quickly

I'm using 139gn SST with a modest amount of 2206H (40.0). The two spikers I have shot with it have dropped on the spot.

My buddy I shoot with has a 7mm 08 rem shoots a 150 gr Nosler accubond , while I’ve never hunted with it at the range it’s a real tack driver very impressed think I’ll join the club might go to a 140 gr like to hear how it performs in the field .

I've owned a 7/08 for a while now.

Had good success with the140gr BT and now, the 162gr Amax.