Roskoe,
I'm surprised, usually your stuff is gospel....
I wouldn't dwell too much on the difference in performance between the 7MM-08 and the 7 Rem Mag. It's about 100 yards of impact velocity.
Barnes #3, most accurate, fastest powder loadings for 140-175 weight bullets.
More like 200 yards impact velocity difference, not 100.
Quite a price to pay for about twice as much recoil, though.
8 Pound Rifle for the 7mmRem Mag
7 Pound Rifle for the 7-08
Same loads from above....
175 gr = 35% more recoil
160 gr = 41% more recoil
140 gr = 75% more recoill
Not twice, not near twice especially when tempered by the relatively light recoils involved overall.
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Doe Dump,
** I believe the discussions here have dwelled on 7mm to 308 caliber cartridges with my recommendation being a standard caliber 30-06 (though a 7mmRemMag isessentially equivalent).
For the sake of my sub .308 rifles (including my childhood .270, the prairie dog line up: 6mm, 223, 22LR etc), I'd hate to seeyour proposedban on sub-.308 cartridges go thru.
** I live in a good part of town, so all the weaponry "sleeps" in the gun safe.
** Since this is a discussion of
(1) elk hunting (West of the Mississippi)....
(2) and cartridge selection for western topography and ranging....
Have you been involved with either?
Or is this just kind of a "peanut gallery" thing?
** Are you volunteering your services fortesting yourhypothesis?
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Lady Arwen,
Colorado Springs, aye?
So where in Colorado do you plan on going after your elk (generally)?
You've made a high performance, yetquite managable choice --- worry not.