6CM vs 7-08

[Jmort1754]

Property twisted
Lower powder burn than my 6.5 prc

Mule deer and under to 500

 

[Tanner]

Pretty hard to cook up a 7/08 load that would hang with 6 CM with 108s or 115 DTACs, and if you could, recoil will be vastly increased too.

6 Creed all day.

 

[HandgunHTR]

Yes

 

[eric1115]

If you live in a free state and hand load, I'd look hard at .22CM (or smaller - BRA, GT, XC if you are a cool guy). 80-88 .224 bullets work really well.

 

[sierracharlie338]

Personally I think both will do what you want. With the 7-08 you can make brass out of 308/243/260 and vise versa. 6cm has better factory ammo for long distance but that won’t really matter sub 600 IMO. I don’t think either is a wrong choice just depends on what other attributes you hold as a priority.

For me I like the 6mm bullet selection better so that would be my decision maker.

 

[TaperPin]

To only 500 yards you could use any load in either.

 

[wyosam]

Either of those (or anything else between 223 rem and 7-08) will work just fine.


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[steelheadmike]

I have a 7-08 currently and am tempted to rebarrel to 6CM. But, I just can't get over that the juice may not be worth the squeeze to do it. I don't reload but have found most factory loads to be reasonably accurate and go 2650-2800 from my 19" barrel. Any of those get me to 600 so it's been hard trying to justify swapping barrels "just because". If I was getting a new rifle built, it would be 6CM.

 

[wyosam]

I have a 7-08 currently and am tempted to rebarrel to 6CM. But, I just can't get over that the juice may not be worth the squeeze to do it. I don't reload but have found most factory loads to be reasonably accurate and go 2650-2800 from my 19" barrel. Any of those get me to 600 so it's been hard trying to justify swapping barrels "just because". If I was getting a new rifle built, it would be 6CM.

It’s pretty easy to chase your tail on cartridge selection, and spend a pile of money switching to something that is effectively very similar.


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[IChaseCoues]

I have both and really like the 7-08 but honestly I'm building a new 6CM for a 0-600 deer rifle. The 6CM is just so much more pleasant to shoot though I'll likely still carry the 7-08 on some hunts just because I like that rifle so much.

 

[HandgunHTR]

Pretty hard to cook up a 7/08 load that would hang with 6 CM with 108s or 115 DTACs, and if you could, recoil will be vastly increased too.

6 Creed all day.

Actually, it isn’t that hard at all, as @IChaseCoues demonstrated above. There will be a bit more recoil with a 7-08 shooting 162s, but not enough to be unmanageable.

 

[Tanner]

Actually, it isn’t that hard at all, as @IChaseCoues demonstrated above. There will be a bit more recoil with a 7-08 shooting 162s, but not enough to be unmanageable.

Having owned both in rifles under 7lbs scoped, I can guarantee the 162 out of a 7/08 is going to snap a whole bunch more than a 6 CM.

most recoil is manageable, but why opt for more ?

 

[Tanner]

I was a 7/08/162 Slut for a good while and still think very highly of the combo… but if you want to shoot a bunch, it just doesn’t even come close to being as much fun and easy on the shoulder as a 243, 6 Creed, etc…

 

[KenLee]

Never thought I'd read so many grown folks saying the baby 7 that I've successfully started dozens of small kids with kicks too much
Shoot whatever you want but the recoil averse have gotten out of hand. I can't imagine someone spending significant $ to shy away from a 7mm-08 they already have to go smaller to kill mule deer.

 

[Tanner]

Never thought I'd read so many grown folks saying the baby 7 that I've successfully started dozens of small kids with kicks too much
Shoot whatever you want but the recoil averse have gotten out of hand. I can't imagine someone spending significant $ to shy away from a 7mm-08 they already have to go smaller to kill mule deer.

If you read the OP you’d see he does not already have one, and that he’s supplementing a 6.5 PRC…

 

[KenLee]

If you read the OP you’d see he does not already have one, and that he’s supplementing a 6.5 PRC…

I get that, but many responses are folks wanting to or considering rebarreling their current 7mm-08

 

[Tanner]

I get that, but many responses are folks wanting to or considering rebarreling their current 7mm-08

it’s certainly no recoil monster, but a flyweight 7/08 with 162s at 2700+ can be pretty snappy. I’d say a totally different animal than shooting 120s like a lot of folks do in them….

Actually kind of funny, I should post the pic without the kids face blacked out that I posted already. He scoped himself pretty good and has a nice stream of blood running down his forehead. But; that was a very light T.i clone 7/08 shooting 162s.

Oddly enough this discussion has me wanting to put together another 7/08….

 

[KenLee]

it’s certainly no recoil monster, but a flyweight 7/08 with 162s at 2700+ can be pretty snappy. I’d say a totally different animal than shooting 120s like a lot of folks do in them….

Actually kind of funny, I should post the pic without the kids face blacked out that I posted already. He scoped himself pretty good and has a nice stream of blood running down his forehead. But; that was a very light T.i clone 7/08 shooting 162s.

Oddly enough this discussion has me wanting to put together another 7/08….

I started kids out with 120s and some moved up to 140s and 150s.
The correct fit of the rifle and a good recoil pad usually means more for the kids than the bullet fired from the rifle.

 

[TxLite]

Never thought I'd read so many grown folks saying the baby 7 that I've successfully started dozens of small kids with kicks too much
Shoot whatever you want but the recoil averse have gotten out of hand. I can't imagine someone spending significant $ to shy away from a 7mm-08 they already have to go smaller to kill mule deer.

It’s not that 7mm-08 has too much recoil or is painful, just that it has more than the 6mm creedmoor. I have both and enjoy both

 

[Anubis]

I have a youth model 7mm-08 that I bought for my wife. In the lighter rifle weight I was honestly surprised by how much it kicks. It is considerably more than the .243 she was shooting in the same frame. As others have mentioned, rifle weight is very important.