Originally Posted by
bharv
I wanted to get a new gun for next dear season. I currently have a .270 but i wanted to go with a SA. What is the accuracy and knokdown on a 7-08. Most shots would be around 200 but up to 500. I shot a deer this year at 415 so up to 500 is realistic. I am open to other rounds and opinions.
Wayne van Zwoll of
Petersen's Hunting magazine wrote: "Efficient case design and a bullet weight range suitable for most North American big game make the 7mm-08 a fine choice for all-around hunting. Civil in recoil, it's a perfect match for lightweight, short-action rifles. It has also courted favor on metallic silhouette ranges, where its 140-grain bullets reach 500-yard targets faster and with as much energy as 150-grain .308s. He also described it as "deadly" for elk.