Discussion in rifle country started by texasred, jan 23, 2008. Department of electronics and information technology. It has seen alot of carry in the woods but over all is still in good shape for the use it has seen. Ok, bought a remington model 788 7mm08 bolt action carbine 18 inch barrel last week. Proscons to 7mm08 cartridge in long range applications. Youll frequently see the cartridge called 7mm08 remington ammo or 7mm08 rem ammunition as well. After its formal introduction sales of 7mm08 rifles were modest but in no way an immense success. Tell me about the remington model 7 please the high road. The remington 700 short action shown below is a 223 bolt face. Remington model 7 in excellent condition with original open sights, picatinny bases and quick detatchable 1.
Commercialized in 1980, the 7mm08 did not garner the hype lavished on many new cartridges. This is a very nice shooting 7 08 with a small mussel break. After providing password it starts downloading data. Later it was introduced in the remington model xb40 singleshot boltaction rifle, which was specifically. Join now and start adding your best and proven deer hunting loads. Yup, gets around the military cartridge problems quite nicely. In 1980 remington did the obvious and designed a 7mm cartridge based on a neckeddown. Great shooter some very light pitting on the exterior of the barrel, stock has been sanded at some point it also has some. Black hard foam inlay case incl for sale by dons hobby guns on gunsamerica.
A 708 remington with a 140grain bullet traveling at 2,860 feet per second, as. Carry it in the field and youll understand why its considered one of the finest densecover rifles ever conceived. And theres still no excuse for having to put on an aftermarket safety to get what are standard features on lessexpensive guns. Policy document for nic email distribution list services. As vista outdoor operations llc has no control over. Guidelines for email account management and effective e. But not what remington offers now, for the prices they want. Currently, im shooting norma brass skim turned, fed 210m primers, 140 grain berger hunting vlds and 42. It was not until the mid to late 1990s, the beginning of the ultra lightweight rifle trend, that the 7mm08 became. Im getting my 9yr old daughter a 7mm 08 for moose this year.
Bullet does not rise more than 3 above line of sight from muzzle to sightingin range. The cartridge was developed for the unlimited class in the sport of metallic silhouette shooting. Ok, so the 280 is caught between the 270 on one side and the 3006 and 7mm rm on the other. Winchester australia, the legendary manufacturers of quality ammunition in geelong, australia since 1967. It seems a nice round but thats about all i can tell you really. Other than that they are so danged close that barnes himself stated the differences at 500 meters were a mere few foot pounds in energy and a few feet per second in velocity.
These include federal fusion 7mm08 140gr 20pkt, federal powershok 7mm08 rem 150gr sp 20pkt, federal premium vitalshok 7mm08 rem 140gr trophy copper. Lightningfast in close quarters and superbly accurate for the long shot, the compact, shortaction model seven has been a knockdown, dragout leader in the woods since it was introduced in 1983. Today, we remain manufacturers, and proud distributors of browning, cz, steyr, huglu and winchester arms, along with winchester and norma ammunition. First shot at 500 yards with my remington 700 in 708.
This is a very nice shooting 708 with a small mussel break. Sarotte said it is an effective cartridge on deer out to 200 yards. Using bullets from speer, sierra, hornady, hornday. The 708 is a great cartridge as well but i dont have one so i cant comment. It appears these actions were overruns for the aac model seven chambered in 300 blk. Improper handloading practices can result in serious personal injury andor property damage. For any assitance regarding this application please download eforms manual. The 7mm08 remington is a rifle cartridge that is almost a direct copy of a wildcat cartridge developed around 1958 known as the 7mm308. Softshooting 708 tops for deer rifles the clarion ledger. The round is based from a wildcat cartridge that was gaining popularity with handloaders and utilizes the popular 308 case as its parent case.
Although the cartridge had been designed and rifles chambered for it prior to 1960, not enough commercial interest was generated to really get the renamed remington 7mm08 off the ground. Bullet does not rise more than 1 above line of sight from muzzle to sightingin range. Shooters forum savage 7mm08, whats the best cartridge. Its receiver is based on the model 700 and is 12 shorter than the. Remington 7mm08 model 7 bolt action rifle rh sh 3 sh. Remington model seven model 7 versus the model 700. Got a proven 7mm08 remington deer hunting load youd like to share. I want to be able to manage recoil as much as possible but still have enough down range energy for some swamp donkeys. This is especially true in north america where the 7mm08 originated and has become a top 30 rifle cartridge, and the 6. Be thoroughly familiar with those instructions before using these loads. Im wondering how this round and short barrel might handle lead. The site can be best viewed in the latest version of chrome, firefox, safari. The 7mm br remington, commonly called the 7mm br or the 7mm benchrest remington in long form, was a cartridge developed by remington for the remington xp100 singleshot boltaction handgun.
Remington officially adopted the cartridge in 1980 without any changes to the wildcat name or design. The new remington 7mm08 specified a maximum case length of 2. Ive used it exclusively in the 7mm08 for 140 grain bullets and even on some 162s. I understand that it is a flat, fast round but i cant find info on optimal barrel length, twist rate, effects of air pressure on effective range, etc. Enough time has passed for folks to appreciate the merits of both cartridges. Like its 308 winchester parent, the 7mm08 is an excellent cartridge, one that performs well with.
When the us was looking for a shorter cartridge to stuff into the upcoming m14, and provide the same velocity, thus the 7. However, rifles chambered for the cartridge and factory loaded ammo for each usually differ a bit. The stock has been opened up for the the larger barrel. Ive had a few 788s over the years but never a 7mm08. For more than 200 years, remington firearms have been forged from the untamed spirit that will always define the american spirit revolutionizing an industry. A suffix may be added to make the email id uniq across the domain. The 7mm08 rifle started as a wildcat in the 1950s, and was legitimized by remington in 1980.
1138 1576 1590 124 695 199 437 1202 787 1339 967 876 341 444 1439 55 70 869 597 1531 460 168 216 139 31 117 1465 239 736 1162 1448 428 1058 1629 373 375 1138 433 529 1102 73 1486 454 521 1397