Sheridan

I had a friend explain it to my wife; "it's like a golf bag, filled with different clubs all of which are used for different things !!!"

MaineRida

Just don't let them know your limited to 14 clubs, yikes!

Nomercy448

Just gotta have a back-up bag...

And another back up... And another...

"Two is one, one is none," right?

MLee78

As I've heard it put, "The 7-08 is to a 7 Mag like the .308 is to a .300 Mag", sorta puts it in pretty good perspective to me. 7-08 may be a bit friendlier to the shoulder after an afternoon at the range (feels more like a hot 30/30 round to me, but I've always thought the recoil from it was thumpier than my .06), however in the field you won't notice it. Have Browning A-Bolt in 7 Mag, Remington in 7-08...pretty out of the box. Enjoy both. 250 - 300 yards, I can easily hit it. And what either one hits is going down with a swiftness... Why pick just one... I have 3 J frames and 4 1911's, etc...

softdown

I often think in deer vs elk terms due to living in the Colorado mountains I suppose. I'd pick the 7MM-08 for whitetail, the 7MM Mag for elk.

7MM Mag is very easy to find, not sure about the 7MM-08. May differ from region to region.

Just bought some ammo for my 7MM STW...speaking of ammo availability. The counter guy at Big R acted like he had not heard of the round in quite some time. Which is quite believable. Why some rounds take off while others do not is a subject of endless interest.

Ruger-Redhawk

I have a few 7mm Mag and the wife and I both have 7mm-08's. Both do a fine job on deer. If I was going to get long shots or go out west I'd go with the 7 Mag. My favorite deer cartridge happens to be the 270 Win. I've killed more deer with the 270 Win then the two of us have with any of the 7's.