Thread: Q: 7-08 Ammo

7mm 08 is too big to die, but it is hugely over represented here in NZ compared to the rest of the world. The US manufactures are flat out loading and cannot keep up with demand, so for them, down tooling to swap to do a run of 7mm08 just doesn’t make sense. They would sell 200 x more 308 and 6.5 creed, so they produce what they know is going to sell.
This of course puts strain on the supply coming out of Europe as demand goes through the roof compared to what they could produce. This is magnified by the fact that a lot of European ammo brands use components produced in the USA (mainly projectiles) which are not making their way out.
I know when we landed our last Sako ammo shipment, we received a mere 150 packets of 7mm08 against a back order list of 3000+ packets.
It sounds terrible, but we tend to think we are a big market and the factories will do what we want, when we want, but that is unfortunately not the case.
Everything is hard to get, and as people showed when COVID hit with toilet paper, they bought way more than needed. So, people will be sitting very very quietly on a lot of ammo. Ive seen a lot of it being in the industry.

As written in the Lyman big game hunting book in the 90s , it will be the first of the modern calibres to become obsolete.
As for ammo supplies there are containers of Winchester in Australia waiting for a ship , so we are told.

I got some once fired 7mm08 brass here in Dannevirke if any one wants it,the Mrs getting sick of seeing shells on every shelf and cabinet in the house.

Originally Posted by Dundee

I got some once fired 7mm08 brass here in Dannevirke if any one wants it,the Mrs getting sick of seeing shells on every shelf and cabinet in the house.

Will swap brown bombers for your brass there dunners!

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Bit of reference from 3 months ago.

Originally Posted by Happy Jack

Bit of reference from 3 months ago.

There’s also a good one on the 7mm08 by Vortex Nation. Looks like it was posted a couple of years ago but the observations are still relevant today. Would be a shame if it disappeared off the scene as it fulfills a nice general purpose niche, especially those in the lighter frame category and young hunters but looses nothing really in performance. I’ve always recommended it.

whats funny about the above statement is that was eggzachary what has been said about the EBRG/twoforfree since....well as long as this 50 year old can remember.... the widespread use of suppressors have changed things completely,what was once considered hard kicking is now mild enough for youth etc to use....seeing them young fellas on NZ Hunter adventures knocking over animals with big rifles fitted with suppressors or brakes really brought that home .

I could not imagine life without a 7mm08. Getting excited just thinking about it

Originally Posted by Nathan F

I could not imagine life without a 7mm08. Getting excited just thinking about it

Haha. Its been a long road getting there thought , eh.

Originally Posted by Tahr

Haha. Its been a long road getting there thought , eh.

Aye not to mention expensive

Originally Posted by Nathan F

Aye not to mention expensive

* though, not thought

7mm08 brass has gone to @andyanimal31

Originally Posted by Dundee

7mm08 brass has gone to @andyanimal31
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Cheers Dundee, it fits my young fellas rig so to the good cause.
Box of brown bombers goes quite away!

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Originally Posted by Dundee

7mm08 brass has gone to @andyanimal31
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Dam. I could have necked that up to 30cal

did you chuck in a 303 brit just to ensure quality control was working???