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".

Let me know what you have found works well with this amazing calibre! Like and subscribe for more!