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stilhuntin
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Posted: May/06/2016 at 15:53 |
I'm looking at getting a new rifle for deer hunting and am having a hard time choosing. I will be hand loading and am looking at maybe a Cooper M54 Excalibur. I have a Kahles CL 3x10x50 Multizero scope to put on it.
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Peddler
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Both are great cartridges. You can't go wrong with either. Package sounds nice.
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cheaptrick
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7mm Winkle!
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urbaneruralite
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Unless you want ready made match or cheap 4 MOA plus blasting ammo, 7mm08 is the stuff. Well, except .260 is better
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RifleDude
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Some things in life are so self-evident, I'm surprised this even requires any deliberation! |
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Ted
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Urimaginaryfrnd
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The 7mm08 is a good all around cartridge with reasonable recoil and the ability to take large game. The 6.5 Creedmore is also an interesting choice with a flat shooting bullet. The .308 used to have a lot going for it when reloading components were in easy supply Lapul brass Varget and 190SMk with Fed Premium primers (good luck finding all of those now). I have .308s but dont have a 7m08 or a 6.5. I tend not to be sensitive to recoil and would consider 300 WSM my favorite, but I believe you would be well advised to go 7mm08.
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mike650
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Pa-leeeeze Another vote for the 7mm-08 |
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Bigdaddy0381
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7-08. It is the "best" "all around" round. Its nothing fancy but dose the job and dose it well. Its a fairly easy round to load for. The ones I have done have not been picky on the loads.
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WOWzers!! Great shooting and super sexy rifle, Kevin.
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bugsNbows
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7mm-08 IS the bugs nuts! |
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If we're not suppose to eat animals...how come they're made of meat?
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Peddler
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Nice Kevin super nice!! The rig and the target.
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RifleDude
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It still does. It's excellent fodder for running into a 7-08 sizing die and necking down to a superior cartridge.
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Ted
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Peddler
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I knew that was on the horizon, was just waiting for our favorite son to show the sun rise on the 7m.08 " Dude "
Ted " you da man "! 😎👍😎😎👍 |
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cheaptrick
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He's more than a pretty face.
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Peddler
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Mark, indeed he is.
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Bitterroot Bulls
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The 7-08 and 7mm Rem Mag are my two favorite cartridges.
The 308 is fine, but the 7-08 is ... well ... better.
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-Matt
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RifleDude
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I think we have the makings of what's known as a consensus!
...on all points raised in this thread!
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Ted
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Bitterroot Bulls
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My 7-08 is sticking out of that backpack:
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-Matt
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Peddler
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Don't seem to be any love for my Creedmoor or my " Bob "!!!
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