16” 7mm08

[coast range]

Anyone running one? Reason I am asking I am curious what your running for bullets?

 

[steelheadmike]

Pretty much anything would work. One of the downsides of 7-08 is it’s a boring cartridge that almost everything works really well in….

I’m at 19” and have used 162 ELD-M and 150 ELD-X. I know a few others around here running similar in 18”.

Depending on the range you’re looking for, the 120/140 NBT might be good options to get decent velocity. Berger makes a 140gr if you wanna be fancy. Load them over Varget and go kill stuff.

 

[coast range]

So these are for my buddies son. They do not reload and ttsx just didn’t perform to expectations.

I run 140 accubonds out of my 08 but I reload. Precision hunter 150 eldx are locally available that was my second choice for a bullet for them. Is 2000fps the low end of expansion on those probably?

 

[Pharmseller]

Hornady says 1800.

 

[steelheadmike]

So these are for my buddies son. They do not reload and ttsx just didn’t perform to expectations.

I run 140 accubonds out of my 08 but I reload. Precision hunter 150 eldx are locally available that was my second choice for a bullet for them. Is 2000fps the low end of expansion on those probably?

Have them give the Superformance 139SST a shot. They shoot fast and the bullet kills well (almost too well). Or, the American whitetail 139gr.

 

[beerbucksducks]

I’d load the 120 Nosler Ballistic Tip.
Edit: just saw that they don’t reload. I’d try whatever ballistic tip I could find in factory ammo. Nosler might load 120s, 140s for sure.
120 Federal fusion might be worth a look also.


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[SC HUNTER]

120 and 140 grain ballistic tips are rough on the deer around here in Georgia.

I'd assume the 120 would do better being a little faster. My encore had a 28 inch barrel and shot 140's very well and hammered everything I shot with it.

 

[omicron1792]

120 and 140 grain ballistic tips are rough on the deer around here in Georgia.

I'd assume the 120 would do better being a little faster. My encore had a 28 inch barrel and shot 140's very well and hammered everything I shot with it.

Pic of his 28” barrel

 

[SC HUNTER]

Pic of his 28” barrel

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On the encore platform 28 inches wasn't bad at all. That was a gunbroker late night bourbon purchase that turned out to be alot of fun.

That picture is an accurate depiction of how my Sendero with a 26 inch barrel felt though.

 

[omicron1792]

On the encore platform 28 inches wasn't bad at all. That was a gunbroker late night bourbon purchase that turned out to be alot of fun.

That picture is an accurate depiction of how my Sendero with a 26 inch barrel felt though.

Just funnin with you brother.

 

[SC HUNTER]

Just funnin with you brother.

I'm thick skinned friend, I did feel like I was carrying a stick of 8 foot pvc filled with concrete when I carried that sendero. Don't miss that one much.

 

[mt100gr.]

Pic of his 28” barrel

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I have a custom bolt action 300WM with a 28" barrel. It's a monster with the 215s but that pic is what it feels like now after all of my other rifles have shrunk to 16"-18". With a suitable suppressor for that cartridge it's downright ridiculous!

 

[ChasingSqwach]

My 7mm-08 is 19” and it’s shooting 150 eldx at 2710. My ladder went to 2860 before showing pressure.

Can’t say enough good things about the round - cheap brass, plenty of power, easy to spot shots (with a brake), lightweight..etc.

There’s a lot of good rounds these days, anything between 22 cm and 7m-08 pretty much do the same thing.