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It's one thing to practice out to 500 yards with your 7mm-08. It's entirely another to try and ethically bring down an elk at that range.I would encourage you to carefully examine the velocity and energy charts for that chambering. IMHO, the 7mm-08 has long since ran out of juice at that range.It's a 350 yard gun, max...at best for deer.
One thing that helps cool faster is get the barrel pointed up and action open while cooling. Heat goes out and cool air in the action
How can you get any shooting done if you only shoot a couple rounds then let it cool?
Quote from: BULLBLASTER on September 05, 2018, 08:51:47 PMHow can you get any shooting done if you only shoot a couple rounds then let it cool?you can shoot 50 rounds for all anyone cares but if you want accuracy and it falls off after 3-4 rounds then your just making noise.If you want accuracy and shoot more than a few then shoot lighter loads.We can go all day with this.
Let's not have this discussion about barrel cooling devolve into how many ftlbs is necessary to be ethical, k? I'll only hunt deer to 350yds and buy a 300 Win Mag for elk if it makes you feel better. Do you have any thoughts on how hot is too hot for a barrel during practice?
Don't let these guys get ya down on a 500yard shot.If you can put it in the boiler room at 500 with quality ammo then I say do it . I try to take two or three guns target shoot.trade out after four rounds.If you can hold the barrel for any amount of time your good to keep shooting,if you can only hold it for 5 sec you need to cool,if you can't even touch it hotter than a firecracker you went to far , but may still shoot good when it cools down.I have noticed that ar15 stay a lot cooler I can shoot 10-20 it's about as hot as my bolt action guns with five rounds ,gas blow back or something keeps it cooler ,now a mini 14 I can shoot one mag 20 rds and thing is hotter than fiablo sause.All guns are different for heat up ,it's up to you to know what your gun can handle.