7mm08 appreciation thread

[7mmsaum]

This will be a trip down memory lane. The first rifle I had was a .243. Shot a few deer with it. Then went to a sako .270. Then a sako 300 wsm. Then a hs precision 7mm ultra mag. Then a 7mm08 and a 7mm mag both sakos. In the last few years I’ve mucked around with .222’s , 243’s and 7mm mag. I’ve gone the full 180 over the last 20 years. At one point I liked to get further away from deer to shoot them. These days it’s all about the full outdoor experience and getting up close and personal.
For me this is the ultimate all round Nz hunting rifle. It’s cost me a shitload to arrive here
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Tikka T3 x superlite. Fluted bolt. 16” barrel. MTN bolt handle. Hardy suppressor. Warne rings. Swarovski Z5 3x18 with moa turret. Neopod bipod(although it’s rarely used). Hitec hunters stock.
7mm08 shooting 140gn BT at 2580 fps. Absolutely sacks deer.
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Doing the business at 30yds
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To 460 odd yards. Same action and barrel I’m always swapping bits around.

I remember you carrying Kaweka Killers deer all the way from the end of Northern Birch back to your Nissan,300 wsm in hand, it was a ss/syn model 75 hunter, always liked that model