Ammo For Sale - Handgun Calibers
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
"The 7 mm-08 Remington is almost a direct copy of a wildcat
cartridge developed around 1958 known as the 7mm/308. As these names
would suggest, it is the .308 Winchester case necked down to accept
7 mm (.284) bullets with a small increase in case length. Of
cartridges based upon the .308, it is the 3rd most popular, behind
only the .308 itself and the .243 Winchester.[1] In 1980, the
Remington Arms company popularized the cartridge by applying its own
name and offering it as a chambering for their model 788 and model
700 rifles.
This cartridge is relatively inexpensive to reload and very
brass-friendly, so that cases tend to last through a succession of
reloads, provided excessive breech pressures are avoided.
The 7 mm-08 Remington is generally considered a good choice for
handloading. However, the popularity of the cartridge means there is
a fairly wide selection of factory-loaded loads, making it a very
good choice even for those who do not handload. Bullets weighing
from 100 to 175 grains are available, but bullets in the 120-150
grain range are generally preferred and perform best. Medium burning
rifle powders usually work best in the 7mm-08.
With the wide range of bullet weights available, the 7mm-08 is
suitable for "varminting, game-hunting, silhouette, and long-range
shooting."[2] It is also eminently suitable for plains game."[1] For
long-range target and metallic silhouette shooting, the
"plastic-tipped 162gr A-Max has proven to be very accurate, with an
impressive 0.625 BC. This A-Max bullet, and the 150gr Sierra MK
(i.e., MatchKing), are also very popular with silhouette
shooters."[2]
The 7 mm-08 Remington works well in most hunting environments,
including dense forest areas and large open fields. It has a
slightly flatter trajectory than the .308 Win. and .30-06
Springfield at similar bullet weights because the slightly
smaller-diameter 7mm bullet generally has a better ballistic
coefficient, and is thus less affected by drag and crosswind while
in flight. Bullet energy at 100 yards is four times greater than
that of the .44 Magnum while recoil is only slightly more than the
.243 Win.
Wayne van Zwoll of Petersen's Hunting magazine wrote: "Efficient
case design and a bullet weight range suitable for most North
American big game make the 7mm-08 a fine choice for all-around
hunting. Civil in recoil, it's a perfect match for lightweight,
short-action rifles. It has also courted favor on metallic
silhouette ranges, where its 140-grain bullets reach 500-yard
targets faster and with as much energy as 150-grain .308s."[3] He
also described it as "deadly" for elk."
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