7mm-08

[SkookumHntr]

Anybody shoot this cal, How does it shoot at 200, 300yds, how about recoil? Im looking to get my daughter a rifle with not much kick and maybee alittle more poop then a 243. I was thinking X-bolt in the micro hunter, Shes only 2 so I plan on having it well broke in by the time she's able to shoot, lol!

[Watz_Hunt]

My wife has shot a 7mm savage and she is just a small thing (100 lbs ish) and says it doesnt have much recoil and does not hurt or throw her at all. She doesnt know about distance though so that much we cant help with. hope it helps

[bankwalker]

get her a cricket and rebarrel it to 7mm-08  that may kick a little though. lol

[croix]

I hunt with a woman that uses the 7MM-08 and she loves it. She has taken a few deer but never shot anything beyond 100yds with it. Her husband makes pretty damn good groups at 300 with it. I think it's a fantastic choice and have considered getting one for my daughter over the .243. I've never shot them side by side but have been told the difference in kick is negligable. 

[rasbo]

I hunt with a woman that uses the 7MM-08 and she loves it. She has taken a few deer but never shot anything beyond 100yds with it. Her husband makes pretty damn good groups at 300 with it. I think it's a fantastic choice and have considered getting one for my daughter over the .243. I've never shot them side by side but have been told the difference in kick is negligable. 

are you thinking more kick on the 243 ,or 7mm08 

[SkookumHntr]

get her a cricket and rebarrel it to 7mm-08  that may kick a little though. lol

The pink one, ya she already has it! lol

[byrdman]

Maybe this is material for a different thread, but did you consider a .257 Roberts or .260 Rem?  Either seems like a nice middle ground, but ammo availability seems like the biggest issue, not to mention neither caliber is available in an X-bolt.
I ask because I have the same dilemma myself, and all four of these short actions have been on my watch list.
Which ever you go with, let us know how it works.

The only proper answer for this problem: Get both...

[bankwalker]

i would pick the 257 roberts over the other choices. i havent taken a deer with one yet. but my mom shoots one and wont use any other caliber. she has never lost an animal with her and all but 2 of her 20+ deer have been one shot kills out to 300yds down hill. most average around 100yd shots and the 257 hits HARD!

[croix]

I hunt with a woman that uses the 7MM-08 and she loves it. She has taken a few deer but never shot anything beyond 100yds with it. Her husband makes pretty damn good groups at 300 with it. I think it's a fantastic choice and have considered getting one for my daughter over the .243. I've never shot them side by side but have been told the difference in kick is negligable. 

are you thinking more kick on the 243 ,or 7mm08 

I've heard sliiiightly more kick on the 7mm08, but like I said pretty negligable. Wish I could say I've shot them side by side, but I've never actually shot a .243.

[alanger]

     "Anybody shoot this cal, How does it shoot at 200, 300yds"
I shot my deer this year with a 7mm-08, 140 grain core-lockt. I Tell ya it blew it up bad, almost 200 yards and it blew up the opposite side of the face. If i had a picture on my computer i would post it but it was brutal. I am now loading 150 grains for it to slow it down a little bit. man that would not have been a pretty mount. Well just pack a heavier bullet than a 140 grain unless you have a big target.

[mossback91]

core lockts are a crap bullet.......didnt someone shoot it in the head with a 44 hollow point also??

[alanger]

 Yeah but the 44 didnt do anything i will even show u the picture on my fone. the 44 bullet went in the side of the exit wound so it would not show up on that side anyway. the 140 grain was just a test but i will tell you they are a grenade in the right spot.

[Curly]

I sure wish Browning would chamber the X-bolt in 260.

I'll probably take some heat from the core-lokt fans, but I have to agree w/ mossback.......they are crap bullets.  They do make bonded core-lokt bullets now; I haven't tried them and probably never will since I get good results with Barnes TSX, but for the core-lokt fans I'd suggest switching to the bonded core-lokt bullets. 

[alanger]

hey i never said i didn't agree i just tried them out.

[270Shooter]

I really like the ballistics of the 7mm-08 and .260. I think the .260 is better just because of the sectional density of 6.5mm bullets, but they don't have many good loads for it.

Bonded, partitioned, or solid copper is the only way to go now a days. The advancement in bullet technology in the past 10 years is tremendous.