The longest heaviest bullet you can seat in a 7-08 while fitting in a short action is around 140 grains (while not seating the boat tail to far into the case body). With the 7 SAW you can seat a 168/175 gr Berger and keep its pressure ring at/above the donut area of the case neck.But what are the advantages over a standard 7mm08? Is it worth the extra effort in building a custom rifle? We can load down the 7saum to match 708 recoil bit you can't load up 7saw/08/ai to match the 7saum. I'm just curious is all and not bashing anyone's choice to build the rifle they want.