Really too bad you have no experience with a 7mm-08, it's made to order in a lighter rifle...The same brother that bought the .280 also bought a 7mm-08 at the same time, in a Model 7...It's his woods rifle, that being said, he's made some pretty impressive shots down a power line we have...When he drags up a deer, you can't tell which did the killing...He shoots the CoreLokts in both...

The big advantages of the 7mm-08, reduced recoil in lighter rifles and short action...Someone that doesn't reload the .280 would never know the difference between the 7mm-08 and a .280...