Aside from the diameter of the case neck the cases are absolutely identical. The 7mm-08 is nothing more than a .308 Winchester necked down to accept .284" bullets with no other changes. Same can be said about the .243, 260, 338 Federal, and 358 Winchester

What one can do so can the other. The differences are so minuscule between the two it almost isn't worth mentioning.

If you hand load you can get either cartridge to do what ever you want it to do with mild enough recoil that nearly any one would be able to shoot either one.

Both make fantastic cartridges to take everything from coyotes to moose. The 7mm-08 isn't a purely deer cartridge. Those that say this have likely never been out of the deer woods to hunt any thing other than deer or have never owned or shot a 7mm-08.





When comparing factory ammo loaded with the same bullets (140NBT and 150NBT) The differences in down range energy, wind drift, and trajectory are so very very close it absolutely does not matter.

At 500 yards with a 200 yard zero from Federals published data the...

7mm-08 retains 1164 foot pounds of Ke, drifts 19.1 inches and drops 44.5 inches
308 Win retains 1156 foot pounds of Ke, drifts 21.5 inches and drops 45.8 inches.





The only real advantage goes to the .308 with cost and availability of factory ammunition. Of course, if you reload this advantage is moot.