Remington 7mm-08 or the .270
04-12-2005 | 02:40 AM
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Nontypical Buck
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From: A flat lander lost in the mountains of Northern,AZ
RE: Remington 7mm-08 or the .270
ORIGINAL: Superpig
Since you are buying your first rifle I will assume that you aren't a handloader. I would buy the 270 because there are a plethora of factory loads available for this rifle. As stated by another you can handload 175 grainers for the 7MM-08 but the long bullets protrude so far in the 7MM-08 case you will only get abouth 2400 fps of velocity. For the 270 if you handload you can get a 160 gr. bullet for it. I don't know of any 175 gr. factory ammo for the 7MM-08 or of a factory 160 for the 270. There are many controlled expansion bullets available for the 270 ranging from 130-150 gr. and Red Deer are smaller than North American elk so I think you will be fine with a controlled expansion bullet in the 140 to 150 gr. range. Look to Winchester Supreme 140 gr Fail Safe, Federal Premium loads the Barnes X, Trophy Bonded, & Nosler Partition, & I believe Remington still loads the 140 Grain A-Frame in its lineup.
Since you are buying your first rifle I will assume that you aren't a handloader. I would buy the 270 because there are a plethora of factory loads available for this rifle. As stated by another you can handload 175 grainers for the 7MM-08 but the long bullets protrude so far in the 7MM-08 case you will only get abouth 2400 fps of velocity. For the 270 if you handload you can get a 160 gr. bullet for it. I don't know of any 175 gr. factory ammo for the 7MM-08 or of a factory 160 for the 270. There are many controlled expansion bullets available for the 270 ranging from 130-150 gr. and Red Deer are smaller than North American elk so I think you will be fine with a controlled expansion bullet in the 140 to 150 gr. range. Look to Winchester Supreme 140 gr Fail Safe, Federal Premium loads the Barnes X, Trophy Bonded, & Nosler Partition, & I believe Remington still loads the 140 Grain A-Frame in its lineup.
federal loads a 150 grain speer hot cor for the 7mm-08, Also according to my Speer #13 manual handloaded 7mm-08 with 175 grain bullets has a range of velocities from 2312 fps up to 2628 fps depending what powder you use, the higher velocity is with RL19. I know listed velocites arent entirely accurate especially when it comes to different rifles because there are just to many variables that could be different from speers test barrels and the environment ie tempature and humidity which play a big role in velocity. either way you cant say you will only get 2400 fps from a 175 grainer in a 7mm-08.
04-12-2005 | 06:37 AM
#22
Boone & Crockett
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From: Wall SD USA & Jamestown ND
RE: Remington 7mm-08 or the .270
I think you made a good choice although you could not go wrong picking between those two fine calibers. The other choice would have been the 280. You then would have the bullet weight of the 7MM bullets with the velocity of the 270. You may have a problem though with ammo for the 280. I don't know what the availability of ammo is where you live and hunt.
04-12-2005 | 12:36 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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From: Baileysville, WV
RE: Remington 7mm-08 or the .270
I bought my 7-08 in December and have already ran probably 250-300 rounds through it. I dont think you could have gone wrong with either so ya made a good choice. At the rate Im going I wonder what the barrel life on these things are? 
04-14-2005 | 11:37 PM
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From: Lititz, Pa.
RE: Remington 7mm-08 or the .270
can't say I'd have chosen the caliber you did but congrats on your choice... I used the 270 in Germany for years to shoot stag and everything else that came along... good luck with your new toy...
no problem with either one just neck down 30-06 brass to make either round... and I must agree with you on the 280, quite the under rated killing machine...
ORIGINAL: James B
The other choice would have been the 280. You then would have the bullet weight of the 7MM bullets with the velocity of the 270. You may have a problem though with ammo for the 280.
The other choice would have been the 280. You then would have the bullet weight of the 7MM bullets with the velocity of the 270. You may have a problem though with ammo for the 280.
