Thread: Tried to melt the 7-08

We decided to go for a drive late this arvo to look at a couple of spots, went down a road we hadn't been before to see where it went & to kill some time.

Long story short came around a corner to an old skid site & there were Goats everywhere, the 7-08 got a real work out.



Then there were more from the same mob, thank goodness for 5 shot magazines & a suppressor



Poor old Tikka was pretty hot by the end of it not to mention the suppressor

Now the fridge is full of back legs, no stinky ones either, but then we both have colds so there could have been

Nice, nothing like a good bomb-up on a mob of goats to improve the shooting skills.

Good work @Kiwi Greg.
Funny though. With all the rifles I see you post on here I am surprised to see you with a pretty standard looking T3 7mm08 (even with the standard rings still in place).
Nothing wrong with it of course, just not what I would have expected.

Despite the haters, you could take that exact rig damn near anywhere in the world and it'd do the job nicely on any medium game.

Originally Posted by Shearer

Good work @Kiwi Greg.
Funny though. With all the rifles I see you post on here I am surprised to see you with a pretty standard looking T3 7mm08 (even with the standard rings still in place).
Nothing wrong with it of course, just not what I would have expected.

Its a rifle I built for my Partner

Nice & cheap, light, little recoil from the 120 BTs steaming along with stupid accuracy, plenty of horsepower & devastating terminal performance, detachable mags, good out to 300 odd which is most of the hunting I have been doing lately

If I was specifically targeting Deer I would use something else, having said that I wouldn't necessitate if one presented itself

I also have one for her daughter that doesn't have a CF stock but uses the same ammo, I have tons of SH brass I picked up from another Forum member, etc

Interestingly her barrel is 19 not 20" & is around 60fps slower for some reason...

Gotta love a bomb up on goats from time to time.

What suppressor are you running on that?

looks like a load of fun.
funny how rifles are like that,we have all sorts and if just popping out for quick hunt its usally the old plain one that gets the nod.

Originally Posted by Sideshow

What suppressor are you running on that?

Its a DPT

Cheers how do you find it?

Originally Posted by Sideshow

Cheers how do you find it?

Great, I have a few of them, hard to beat for size, weight, effectiveness, cost & versatility

Cool report, now we need you to head south and do it to 17,500 Thar, let us know how you get on!

Originally Posted by Sideshow

Cheers how do you find it?

Fitted to his barrel of course lol