ORIGINAL: stubblejumper
You can't make a cartridge have more energy
Are you really that ignorant ballistics wise to believe that.If you really knew anything about ballistics ,you would know that those velocities and energies are posted for a given barrel length.Now what do you suppose would happen if I took that box of ammunition rated at 3000fps in a 24" barrel and fired it in a 28" barrel.If you really had a clue you would know that with all else being equal,the velocity would be higher.Given that energy is based on velocity,so would the energy.
Simmer down pardner.
You're not listening. What I'm saying is: If a 110 lb woman feels that a .308 kicks a little too hard then there are things as a shooter she can do to reduce her felt recoil. Butt pad, shoulder pad etc etc.
However, she can't force a 7mm-08 to magically produce more energy.
So what I'm saying is you should take the extra performance edge that the .308 offers and if the .308 kicks a little more than the 7mm-08 there are things you can do to make it kick like a 7mm-08.
I don't know why your getting all worked up about barrel length. When did that enter the discussion?
An intelligent person would have to assume that barrel length is equal when comparing these numbers otherwise it wouldn't really be a comparison. You can check it if it makes you feel better.My catalogs say thesenumbers are out of a 24" barrel.