ORIGINAL: oldelkhunter
If you don't think a 7-08 is big enough for a deer you have been taking some posters here too seriously or reading too many articles written by Craig Boddington.
Very well put! Way too many folks have this "magnumitis" syndome that causes them to actually believe that unless a cartridge is a super-duper-short-magnified-magnum it's useless for today's game. When did game animals get tougher skin/hides?
The 7-08 is an excellant whitetail cartridge. Heck, I know of a woman that dropped a moose with a 7-08.