Thread: 7mmRem Mag or 7mm08. Pros vs cons. Looking to shoot anywhere from 100m to 350

Any help much appreciated

7mm08 will be fine, do it all the time , ammo is cheaper too

Just be aware with wars etc going on that a 308 maybe a better option for getting ammo

Hamish

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I shot 308 for years. Now a 7mmRM fan

I do not really see the reason why somebody would want to use a magnum calibre for <350m.

7mm08 OR 308 (much better ammo availability) would make more sense for this application imho.

NOTE: with the right reloads/ammunition, and shooting capability(skill) even a 308 would be capable of shots beyond the 350m if need be. If you cant hit a target @350m reliably with a 308 a magnum will not do you any good.

On the contrary, more expensive, more powder, more recoil, less barrel life...

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Get the 7mm-08. Much less drama to load for and more than adequate for 350 metres. Any of the other cartridges of that capacity from the 6.5's up to the .308 would be just as good.
GPM.

A 7-08 or 6.5 is all you need at those close ranges.

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Inside 500meters, all you need is a 7mm08 but don't look past the 6.5creed either. There is more factory ammo avaliable.
I've got a 7mmRemMag as well as numerous other 7mm rifles, it hardly gets used.
My 7mm08 and 7mmCreed are used alot, the 284win and 7mmRM not so much

7mm08 is a more than capable caliber @ those ranges and some, ammo got really hard to find a couple of years ago but is pretty good now.

Or cut the difference with a good 270
More than capable to 400 with the likes of 145 gr eldx.
Otherwise 308 for factory ammo availability given the current state of global affairs.

Seems like a strange choice of two calibres, but yes, of the two, 7mm08.

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Originally Posted by TussockHunter

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No doubt the 7mm08 is effective well past 400 yards and goes past the 270 once you get well out there because of the slippery162 projectiles.

The 08 is much easier to shoot both at paper and on animals than the rem mag so its much easier to grow your skills if you want to push things further out. I think 450 is just as easy as 350 with a good setup and beyond that requires some serious skill which entails burning some ammunition practicing...no doubt the magnum made that way harder for me.

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Or 284 win, best of both worlds.

Honestly, the first question I always ask my customers is, what type of hunting do you intend to do?
Bush, farmland or open/ distance stuff?
What is your realistic maximum range you intend to shoot an animal and how big of an animal.

Then we decide on the caliber and the rifle best suited for the task from the answers to the questions above.

If my hunting life consisted of shots around at 300 metres I would get the 7mm Remington Magnum, and if I was usually hunting open tussock like in Otago and had designs on the wapiti blocks or tahr hunting, I would become quite enthusiastic about the big seven.

That is what the7mm Rem Mag was designed for. If you're in Invercargill and want to hunt these places, the 7mm Remington Magnum is a wise choice.

The downsides are, the rifles are usually heavier, the ammo is more expensive, and the 7mm RM shines with longer barrels - 26 inches would be best. So there is no point suppressing one, should you be thinking about that.

The 7mm08 I think of as a general purpose workhorse; the 7mm Remington Magnum is a more specialised tool.