Finally found a good load for my Model 7 7mm-08

[BK]

Just some good natured ribbing, eh Doc?

I think I might break out the 7-08 on my next trip home. I discovered that three rifles can get too hot on a warm morning - at least if one is a .257 Weatherby! Way to stick with the development, DT. I hope I can get Noslers to shoot in my 700, but I think option #2, if they don't, will be Speers.

 

[DrMike]

Just some good natured ribbing, eh Doc?

And what's life without a bit of ribbing? The give and take are delightful. It adds spice to the otherwise lacklustre interchange of facts.

 

[SJB358]

Just some good natured ribbing, eh Doc?

And what's life without a bit of ribbing? The give and take are delightful. It adds spice to the otherwise lacklustre interchange of facts.

Man, with the ribbing I get here and the ribbing at home, I just don't know where I am safe. Scotty

 

[ROVERT]

It's good to see you here, Jim. I haven't been here too long, but I can tell you that there is a lot of knowledge here and not so much drama. It's refreshing.

 

[SJB358]

It's good to see you here, Jim. I haven't been here too long, but I can tell you that there is a lot of knowledge here and not so much drama. It's refreshing.

It is great to see you all over here. Scotty

 

[jimbires]

Hey Trevor , nice seeing you here too . I don't mind a friendly elbow in the ribs ,but having a black eye all the time gets old fast . LOL Jim

 

[rquack]

I've found the 120gr BT's over 42.0 grains of IMR 4064 and a CCI BR2 to be a 1/2" load in my Model 7 7mm-08. I load the same recipe for my son-in-law's Tikka and he shoots cloverleafs. We've both found this load to be very deadly on deer with little or no felt recoil. I've been shooting this load for over 25 years.

 

[longwinters]

That's a real nice group. Now for the pics later of the deer and antelope... :grin:

Long

 

[elkeater2]

I, too have had great success over the years with the 139 Hornady's - even the older style spire point flat bases, before "Interlock" was even mentioned. I bought 5 boxes for $5 apiece in about 1969, and used them on elk, deer, antelope with great success. They were going about 2900 fps @ the muzzle. After cutting my adolescent shooting teeth reading everything JOC wrote, I figured that a .284 139 gr. had an advantage over the 130 gr. .277's he was promoting. Nobody told me I was borderline for elk, and I never felt like I was either. The advantage I had that I have to mention is lots of practice on jackrabbits, excellent initial training doing the NRA .22 rimfire program right through Distinguished, and a good, stable, accurate rifle that fit me. All that added up to total confidence in the field. I selected shots carefully, always used the steadiest position possible, and maybe shot two critters ever over 300 yards.

I tell this whole yarn because whenever I see people asking about bullet/cartridge combinations and their suitablity for this or that - I always think to myself, "and how ready are you?" "Who are you and what are you bringing to the party?" If the honest answer is not much experience, practice, or confidence, then the cartridge/bullet combo needs to be robust enough to compensate for that without being overpowering in the weight and recoil department.

I think 139 gr. BTSP bullets in a 7mm-08 is an excellent choice, and OK for elk for sure in the proper circumstances. The definition of 'proper circumstances' needs to be pretty conservative.

Elkeater2