What Topgun said +1

I disagree. If you can't see the target well enough to be able to see the same point to aim out repeatedly, you can't be but so accurate. When shooting 450-500 yards with a 3-9, I have trouble even seeing the 1" bright orange bullseye on the targets I use. So, I have to aim at the center of the paper. Obviously I could shoot a tighter group if I could see the bullseye well enough to aim at the exact same spot.

That said, for hunting purposes or shooting steel plates where you have a fairly large area to hit and aren't trying for groups, you can get by with less magnification.

That said, in general I agree with you guys that practice is a lot more important than magnification. If you don't have the proper fundamentals down, having more magnification isn't going to help things, and will probably make it worse.

True but why would you use a 1" bull at that distance?This is for a hunting rig and those distances are at the far end for a 7-08 under the best of circumstances.

For hunting, the Shepherd Scopes are hard to beat. I own several for different calibers. The Shepherd website lists applications for your 7mm-08 depending on which loads and bullet weights you choose. I has been my experience, however, that the mention of Shepherd scopes on a gun forum is a bit like mentioning Ron Paul in politics. There are many and varied opinions.