Ok all you 7mm-08 gurus

[Dutch Dog]

I done went and bought me one in a Remington 700 SPS. I've never been a fancy schmancy bullet shooter, normally going with the Remington Core Lokt bullets in everything I shoot. Given that and the most commonly available bullet being the 140 grain how do most of you set up for this? I'm thinking approx 1 3/4 to 2" high at 100 and I should be able to hold mid-body out to about 250 yds and be fine. Look at the numbers below and tell me if it's pretty accurate from what you've found.

Pulled straight from the Remington website

100 yds +1.8 150 yds +1.6 200 yds -0- 250 yds -3.1


Thanks!!!

[ScottyLee]

i shot these bullets for a long time except in 120 grain. i recently switched to hornady superformance 139gr. could tell a good bit of difference in bullet performance. but any standard bullet your shooting 140 grain. you can hold high on the deer and your fine at 250.

cwink i think it was is the one who knows all of the ins and outs on rounds for this caliber.

JMO but i would look into either federal premium nosler partition or barnes triple shock; and the hornady superformance. IMO those are 3 of the best factory loads you can buy for this caliber.

good choice in gun by the way, you won't be disappointed

[cwink]

DD,

Go with the bullet that shoots best out of your gun.. But that gun will probably shoot anything from the 120s to the 140s very well. I personally like the 120s because I am looking to fill the gap between 100 grain 24 caliber bullets out of my 243 and 150 grain 30 caliber bullets out of 30-06... So the middle ground is 120 grain 28 caliber bullets and I think the 120 is just about the perfect weight for whitetail deer.

The only problem is you just don't find many factory loads in 120 grain. In fact 7mm-08 is getting hard to find period, but I think it will get easier to find.. Remington makes a good 120 Grain HP and Cor Bon I think still makes a expensive Barnes TSX round. Hornady is coming out with the 139 grain GMX I do believe. I try and sight all my guns in at 2" high at 100 yards... You will be good out to about 250 pretty easy with out any hold over.

[bohuntr76]

I have had the best luck with consistency out of the Winchester. The first box I bought in 7mm-08 was Hornady superperformance. I have shot Hornady all my life in many calibers so this was a no-brainer. Had 3 out of the first box misfire and couldnt get a decent group out of the others. Switched to the Winchester and 6 shots later could cover a dime at 100 yds.

Just my 2cents...............

[RDB]

Killed 4 deer with mine this year... Winchester 140 PSP..... One bad a## caliber...All dropped in their tracks.. Also one coyote and two bobcats... Never moved.... Love it to say the least. You won't be disappointed.

[ufgators68]

I have had the best luck with consistency out of the Winchester. The first box I bought in 7mm-08 was Hornady superperformance. I have shot Hornady all my life in many calibers so this was a no-brainer. Had 3 out of the first box misfire and couldnt get a decent group out of the others. Switched to the Winchester and 6 shots later could cover a dime at 100 yds.

Just my 2cents...............

I use the 165 grain SST in my 30-06. Haven't had the first misfire and get sub MOA accuracy from them.

I killed a doe with them a couple of weeks ago and it is a devastating round. You could put a baseball through the exit wound without touching the deer.

[bohuntr76]

I have had the best luck with consistency out of the Winchester. The first box I bought in 7mm-08 was Hornady superperformance. I have shot Hornady all my life in many calibers so this was a no-brainer. Had 3 out of the first box misfire and couldnt get a decent group out of the others. Switched to the Winchester and 6 shots later could cover a dime at 100 yds.

Just my 2cents...............

I use the 165 grain SST in my 30-06. Haven't had the first misfire and get sub MOA accuracy from them.

I killed a doe with them a couple of weeks ago and it is a devastating round. You could put a baseball through the exit wound without touching the deer.

I shoot the SST in my .308 and .270 and have never had a misfire either. Been shooting Hornady for 20 yrs and never had a single misfire until then. Went to Vans thinking it was the gun, and Kenny fired 5 rounds of every other brand through it and not one misfire.

[Dutch Dog]

Went out to Bass Pro today and they didn't have but one box and they were 120 gr hollow point made by Remington. I'm looking for something more along the lines of the 140 gr, and if someone would make a 130 grain I'm thinking it might be a little better middle of the road round for the 7mm-08. I've seen some of the damage a .270 can do with the 130 gr bullet and if the 7mm-08 can compare it would be (to me) the perfect deer cartrige. Slightly less recoil than the 140 but plenty of "umph" to blow through both shoulders if necessary. I need to check the ballistics of the .270 in 130 grain and see how it stacks up against the 7mm-08 in energy and velocity.

[cwink]

No one is making a 7mm-08 130 grain.. But here are some ballistics on the 7mm-08

Rem 120 Grain HP
Muzzle Velocity: 3000 fps
Muzzle Energy: 2398 ft. lbs.

CorBon 120 Barnes
•Muzzle Velocity: 3000 fps
•Muzzle Energy: 2399 ft. lbs.

Federal 140 Barnes
•Muzzle Velocity: 2820 fps
•Muzzle Energy: 2472 ft. lbs.

Hornady 139 GMX
•Muzzle Velocity: 2910 fps
•Muzzle Energy: 2613 ft. lbs.

And here are some 130 270

Rem 130 Cor lock
•Muzzle Velocity: 3060 fps
•Muzzle Energy: 2702 ft. lbs.

Fed 130 Barnes
•Muzzle Velocity: 3060 fps
•Muzzle Energy: 2703 ft. lbs.

Hornady 130 GMX
•Muzzle Velocity: 3190 fps
•Muzzle Energy: 2937 ft. lbs.