7mm08 or 270
#1
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Scotland United Kingdom
Posts: 26
7mm08 or 270
I've used a 270 win(Ihave no complaints) for years as well as a 243(I feel it is too small) but I am considering a 7mm08. It's for shooting red deer here in Scotland everyone is talking about this round as it is relatively new here. How does it perform compared with a 270 win , I understand there will be less recoil. Less recoil is fine but I dont want to loose accuracy. I will be shooting from 50 metres to 350metres in open ground, we will be shooting quite a lot of animals out of a herd so I need a round that will "drop" deer.. Due to legislation here I can only use factory ammo , the rifle will be fitted with a reflex moderator and 8x56 Schmitt& Bender scope and a Harris bipod, I'll probably be buying either a Tikka,Sako or Mannlicher rifle.
Stew
Stew
#3
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Bossier City LA United States
Posts: 2,425
RE: 7mm08 or 270
In the field it is hard to tell the difference in the performance of the 7mm-08 Rem and the 270 Win. On paper the 270 Win has a slight ballistic advantage, but both cartridges are fine performers. It pretty much boils down to whether you want a long action rifle, or a short action rifle. I shoot both cartridges and I have to flip a coin to see which one goes to the woods. If I were you and already owned a 270 I wouldn't bother with the 7mm-08 Rem. BTW, you are not going to lose accuracy with a 7mm-08.
#6
RE: 7mm08 or 270
The 7mm-08 will not do anything better or worse that the .270 won't do. If you already have a .270 buying a 7mm-08 will only add to the same "class" of rifles. I would buy something in the 300 or 338 class of rifles.
#7
Join Date: Jun 2004
Posts: 17
RE: 7mm08 or 270
Stew, there is no way I would spend money on a 7mm/08 if I already had a 270 and I were in you situation. Even if I didn't have any rifle at all and I was starting from scratch, I would choose the 270 anyway, under the circumstances you described.
#8
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Michigan
Posts: 3,476
RE: 7mm08 or 270
Hi stew,
If you already have a .270 then the 7mm/08 won't give you any advantage EXCEPT for the recoil. It will be slightly less with the 7mm/08, and if you're itchin to buy a new gun a 7mm/08 is a great round.
But I agree with a few of the others that getting a 7mm/08 is duplicating, in large part, what you already have. I also like the idea of a 7 x 57 since you will find it easier to obtain. But same difference here also.
What about a .308?
If you already have a .270 then the 7mm/08 won't give you any advantage EXCEPT for the recoil. It will be slightly less with the 7mm/08, and if you're itchin to buy a new gun a 7mm/08 is a great round.
But I agree with a few of the others that getting a 7mm/08 is duplicating, in large part, what you already have. I also like the idea of a 7 x 57 since you will find it easier to obtain. But same difference here also.
What about a .308?
#9
Join Date: May 2004
Location: SW Virginia
Posts: 776
RE: 7mm08 or 270
Stay with the .270Win. Greater variety, and I suspect better availability, of factory ammo with the .270. I'd give the edge to the .270 for long shots also. As to recoil, I've found them about equal, but then a lot depends on the rifle/stock design. A good way to judge potential recoil is to just look at the corresponding bullet weights & velocity. The most common used in .270 is the 130 or 140gr. The 7-08 uses 140gr. Ten grains of weight difference, if applicable, isn't going to make much difference in this case as the velocities are pretty close.
#10
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
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RE: 7mm08 or 270
Stew, I would go to the www.federalcartridge.com website and look at the ballistic comparisms of the 2. I think both are fine cartridges and they have identical accuracy. I think the 270 is offered in more larger game variations then the 7-08. For a 500-600 pound animal I think both are fine rounds. If you have a 270 and are happy with it no need to exchange it for a 7-08. As for recoil no one will notice the difference comparing 130 grain vs 140 grain bullets.