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    I was just talking to one of ammunition suppliers today and his suggestion was if you can’t get ammo for your gun now sell it quick and buy a 308 or 270.
    My thoughts are 7mm 08 ammo is going to be very scarce for the next five years.

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    Quote Originally Posted by WireWorking View Post
    I was just talking to one of ammunition suppliers today and his suggestion was if you can’t get ammo for your gun now sell it quick and buy a 308 or 270.
    My thoughts are 7mm 08 ammo is going to be very scarce for the next five years.
    @Micky Duck see ?
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    Quote Originally Posted by hakka_ranger View Post
    I am very keen to have this calibre for my next rifle but the only thing that is currently holding me off is the supply of factory ammo. I will wait and see.
    Me too by the time I have saved up i'll know for sure.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Happy Jack View Post
    Me too by the time I have saved up i'll know for sure.
    Get a 308 mate pretty much the same and factory ammo will be much easier to come by, suppressed they are really easy to shoot if recoil is of concern
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dundee View Post
    7mm08 brass has gone to @andyanimal31
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    Dam. I could have necked that up to 30cal
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    The death of the 7-08 is greatly exaggerated.
    Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing, and right-doing, there is a field. I will meet you there.
    - Rumi

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tahr View Post
    The death of the 7-08 is greatly exaggerated.
    It’s not even a thing

    There’s that many 7mm08 in the Kawekas I swear you could walk Northern birch on a Sunday arvo and find enough 7mm08 ammo dropped from GoPro bags to last you until the next weekend
    A big fast bullet beats a little fast bullet every time

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    Quote Originally Posted by 7mmsaum View Post
    It’s not even a thing

    There’s that many 7mm08 in the Kawekas I swear you could walk Northern birch on a Sunday arvo and find enough 7mm08 ammo dropped from GoPro bags to last you until the next weekend
    And Im still making it.
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    Same

    There enough NBT here to last a while
    A big fast bullet beats a little fast bullet every time

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tahr View Post
    The death of the 7-08 is greatly exaggerated.
    It's definitely not dead and it is a good caliber but for guys that shoot factory ammo times are getting tough
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    Can everyone scaremonger the death of 7mm RM so I can buy one of them cheap to go with my obsolete 7mm08.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Quicknock View Post
    Can everyone scaremonger the death of 7mm RM so I can buy one of them cheap to go with my obsolete 7mm08.
    As a fellow owner of both, I can testify that these are both utterly useless chamberings, have seen 7mm bullets bounce off deer whilst all 6.5mm ones will go through 8 inches of steel and be good fo 1/4 MOA to 2km.

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    Of course 7mm will become good again when Hornady comes out with the 7mm PRC...
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    Quote Originally Posted by dannyb View Post
    Get a 308 mate pretty much the same and factory ammo will be much easier to come by, suppressed they are really easy to shoot if recoil is of concern
    It might yet come to that.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Happy Jack View Post
    It might yet come to that.
    Or just buy a 7x57 and look around and stock up on 4 or 5 boxes and you will be set for years.
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