Difference between 7mm and 7mm-08
12-15-2006, 07:06 AM
#12
Typical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Rocky Mtn. Hse. Alberta
Posts: 823
RE: Difference between 7mm and 7mm-08
On a similar note, some people focus on the cartridge a lot. Like if someone asks "what is a good deer rifle?" They will get a loyt of answers like .270 or 30/06 or .243, which are not rifles but are the cartridges fired from rifles.
A good deer rifle will of course partly depend on what kind of hunting you do and in what type of cover and at what ranges.
A bolt action Rem. model 700 in 7mm mag. with a 3to 9 scope is a great deer rifle for long range open country mule deer hunting.
A win. 94 lever action 30/30 with open sites is probably a better deer rifle if you are still hunting in thick swamps where shots will come fast and furious at 50 yard white-tails.
Robin down under
A good deer rifle will of course partly depend on what kind of hunting you do and in what type of cover and at what ranges.
A bolt action Rem. model 700 in 7mm mag. with a 3to 9 scope is a great deer rifle for long range open country mule deer hunting.
A win. 94 lever action 30/30 with open sites is probably a better deer rifle if you are still hunting in thick swamps where shots will come fast and furious at 50 yard white-tails.
Robin down under
12-15-2006, 09:04 AM
#13
Spike
Join Date: Oct 2006
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RE: Difference between 7mm and 7mm-08
The 7mm is its own cartridge. The 7mm-08 is a .308 cartridge that has been necked down to hold a 7mm bullet. Along the same line the new .338 Federal cartridge is the same .308 necked up to hold a .33 bullet. "I think"!
12-15-2006, 09:21 AM
#14
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 1,085
RE: Difference between 7mm and 7mm-08
gangly... As several posters have said, 7MM is the diameter of the projectile that is used in a number of cartridges...The most commonly used 7mms are probably the 7MM Rem mag and the 7mm-08...Then after that come the .280 Rem, 7x57 (also called the 7mm mauser) and a host of others...
However, in my experience, most of the time if a hunter simply says he's shooting a 7MM, he's referring to the 7MM Rem Mag, which is the most popular catridge of the bunch...Most 7mm08 users specifically refer to thierchambering as a "seven millimeter oh eight", or a "seven oh eight"...
However, in my experience, most of the time if a hunter simply says he's shooting a 7MM, he's referring to the 7MM Rem Mag, which is the most popular catridge of the bunch...Most 7mm08 users specifically refer to thierchambering as a "seven millimeter oh eight", or a "seven oh eight"...
