Switched gears. Looking for opinions.

[seldomseensmith]

I was able to purchase some decent glass this year. ( Vortex 4-16 Viper HSLR) I have a cow elk hunt and thought I would mount it up on my wifes Tikka 7mm-08. I bought some nice rings and sighted it in. I bought some Browning 144 grain ammo and it seems to like it very well. I'm excited about this set up but after years of using a 180 grain bullet in a 30-06 I can't help but feel a little under gunned. Just thought I would like to solicit some input here from you all.

 

[Trigger06]

A 7mm08 is plenty of gun

 

[coyotecreek]

7mm-08 is what I'm carrying for elk this year.

 

[Ram94]

Same here. I switched from 7RM to 7-08 this year and am very happy so far. Won’t catch me with a magnum again. Plenty for elk out to 500 especially if you step it up to the 150gr precision hunter or if you handload, something in the 160gr neighborhood.

 

[AkMtnRunner]

Many moose die well every year by the 243.
And if you have to ask, you’re with the 99% of us hunters that reach our accuracy limit before the cartridge does.

 

[MLGrace]

You cannot go wrong with this caliber. I surely like it.

 

[seldomseensmith]

Thanks guys. It's an exciting gun. I'm looking forward to taking it out.

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[hodgeman]

7-08 is enough gun for all but the largest game. My son and I have dropped a number of caribou with it and performance was outstanding.

 

[Rich M]

I dropped from 30-06 to 243 last year. shoot it in the right place and it will go down.

 

[seldomseensmith]

Ok let me stir the pot a little. Like I said, this is my wife's gun. Any suggestions for a caliber that's a little flatter shooting but still on the light recoil side of things? I realize it's a can of worms but I'm looking for a gun for myself for the future.

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[Ram94]

280ai
270 win
6.5 creed
260 rem


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[Kimber7man]

Example of a 7mm08, factory nosier 140 grain E-tip ammo (at a pedestrian 2,780 fps), 370 yards, dead cow elk, bullet is somewhere in Wyoming hillside....

 

[Apollo117]

280ai
270 win
6.5 creed
260 rem


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@ram94 has a good list started. I'll add 25'06 and 6.5 PRC.

IMO, 140gr bullets pushed faster than about 3,000fps is where my recoil discomfort starts. I think that's around 17lbs of recoil. Pick any popular caliber below those criteria and put them in a 7lb rifle for comfortable recoil.

 

[Michael54]

Ok let me stir the pot a little. Like I said, this is my wife's gun. Any suggestions for a caliber that's a little flatter shooting but still on the light recoil side of things? I realize it's a can of worms but I'm looking for a gun for myself for the future.

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Cant go wrong with a .270