Thread: What to do with a 7mm08 remington

If you want a bit more poke, AI it and shoot 150 eldx. Will get you out to 500m easy.

If you go to a magnum caliber (I would chose 7mm saum) you have the extra work of modding the boltface and the almost inevitable feeding issues with the stubby case

7-08.
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May as well rechambered in 284win as AI. Cost is similar and end up with more poke without fire forming. Wyatt box gives a bit more mag length and all good

I have a Rem mod 7 in Saum coming up for sale shortly 2 barrels 7mm and 30 cal.

Thanks for the heads up nor-west but i find the model 7 to small for me . I guess my question should be to anyone out there with a model 700 in 284 is what COAL's are you able to get in your rifle running 150 and heavier bullets .I have modified the mag to over 3 inches . Thanks for the replies thus far .

Originally Posted by wayno

Thanks for the heads up nor-west but i find the model 7 to small for me . I guess my question should be to anyone out there with a model 700 in 284 is what COAL's are you able to get in your rifle running 150 and heavier bullets .I have modified the mag to over 3 inches . Thanks for the replies thus far .

I’m at 3.182” with 162 ELD-X in my T3 based .284 Win with a good bit of mag space remaining. That’s reamed a bit longer than standard and you could run the 162s at 3” I think. That would have more potential than a 7-08 AI, but a Wyatts box would give you all you need and more (as mentioned above).

what length is your barrel? might dictate what you can do with it.
Here,s a article on a short action 284 you might find interesting

I can't remember COAL but I had a winchester short action 284 with modded mag. Had duel load of 150gr sgk mag feed and 150gr eld x single. Change in Poi annoyed me and ended up with 160gr speer btsp mag feed shooting well

Just load 162eldms in your 708 to mag length and see how fast you can push it. Unsure best powder option but in shorter 708s I have always used 2206h however full length barrel maybe better with 2208 or 2209. Over 2500 will be good a wee way out and not too fast to have blowups at closer range

@Seventenths do you think you can fit a useful amount more powder in by using a shorter bullet like the 120gr ?
or a stumpy less pointed bullet that you can seat further out ?

Originally Posted by Bagheera

@Seventenths do you think you can fit a useful amount more powder in by using a shorter bullet like the 120gr ?
or a stumpy less pointed bullet that you can seat further out ?

I settled on a 120 gr for giving more speed, flatter trajectory out of 18 inch barreled 7mm-08’s friends & I have.

None of us have been disappointed with the 120 gr Sierra!

There’s also a noticeable difference in recoil from 140 to 120 which is ideal for my kids and for anyone for that matter who could potentially develop a flinch as I know I did when younger shooting my 7x57 with 139 gr Hornady’s

As for more powder... we use 43 gr AR2206H with superb accuracy out of T3’s & I’m playing around with my Kimber a bit more so watch this space.

I don’t think we can seat them out any further due to the concave of the projectile but PM me & I’ll flick some projectiles to you in the post to try out for yourself!

Originally Posted by superdiver

Just load 162eldms in your 708 to mag length and see how fast you can push it. Unsure best powder option but in shorter 708s I have always used 2206h however full length barrel maybe better with 2208 or 2209. Over 2500 will be good a wee way out and not too fast to have blowups at closer range

Just ran some 162 amax with 43.5 2209 over a labradar...getting 2600 out of a 20inch barrel...I imagine RL17 would take it toward 2700

120s will start out faster bro but won't carry the energy downrange as well.

Put one on the deck today at 425 yards using said load.

Fair enough, good one