Thread: 7mm08 hunting range?

Anything will drop like a sack of spuds shot with even a fmj if shot in or very close to the spine, long range bullet performance in my mind is about being able to perform significant damage consistently on a engine room hit whether bone is hit or not.

Hoggets all at 200metres deer was 15km away up the Tamaki @BRADS

Originally Posted by Dundee

Hoggets all at 200metres deer was 15km away up the Tamaki @BRADS

The deer you got was 1060 yards away.
You no where the bullet went
It dropped like a hammer had hit it
But it sure as shit wasn't a 7mm

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I have hit a deer with an old wooden road marker. Didn't do much other than piss it off.
I will use a hammer next time😆

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Originally Posted by R93

I have hit a deer with an old wooden road marker. Didn't do much other than piss it off.
I will use a hammer next time

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Hit the fucker harder


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Originally Posted by BRADS

Hit the fucker harder


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I did and broke the marker.
Probably died of old age in the end😆

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I will send you a totara batten they are very effective given the proper technique


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Cant say I have tried that one but my second broken nose and double black eyes was from not stepping out of the way as I opened the deer shed door

Originally Posted by BRADS

I will send you a totara batten they are very effective given the proper technique


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You have my addy. I will be waiting by the mail box for it😆
Better be a treated one ha ha

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Originally Posted by R93

You have my addy. I will be waiting by the mail box for it��
Better be a treated one ha ha

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Even I can guarantee that, he mis treats everything

I bought a Sako Hunter 7mm/08 in early 1988 and the calibre in NZ back then was as rare as an honest politician. No factory ammo was available so it was all handloads and extensive testing. After many years of using that rifle I came to the conclusion that it was not a 7 mm Rem mag and I restricted my shots to 300 metres or less. Well, that's an estimated distance as rangefinders were something the military used and weren't readily available.

I did shoot the occasional deer out around 400m but preferred to get closer, much closer. The best projectile I found for all round use was a good 139/140gr lead tipped one such as the Hornady 139gr Interlock SP.

The 7mm/08 is a great little cartridge but there are far better ones for shooting past 300m.

Originally Posted by 10-Ring

I bought a Sako Hunter 7mm/08 in early 1988 and the calibre in NZ back then was as rare as an honest politician. No factory ammo was available so it was all handloads and extensive testing. After many years of using that rifle I came to the conclusion that it was not a 7 mm Rem mag and I restricted my shots to 300 metres or less. Well, that's an estimated distance as rangefinders were something the military used and weren't readily available.

I did shoot the occasional deer out around 400m but preferred to get closer, much closer. The best projectile I found for all round use was a good 139/140gr lead tipped one such as the Hornady 139gr Interlock SP.

The 7mm/08 is a great little cartridge but there are far better ones for shooting past 300m.

Definitely.

.243, 6.5 x anything, 7/08. They are all running out of steam at 350 yards, and although they still kill, death becomes more and more delayed as the range increases. That's my experience anyway.

The exceptions to the above are for the experienced and capable shots, using suitable bullets in very accurate rifles.
Even then, quick follow up shots are often required. But in any event, one 160 grn - 180grn bullet from something larger is still more effective than two 140grn from a 7-08.