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    7mm-08 with 175 gr bullet

    After doing more research I will be using 160 and 162 and 154 Thank you
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    7mm-08 with 175 gr bullet

    Speer 160 bt and 175 gr grand slam At 7-08 velocity speer bullets should be ok
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    7mm-08 with 175 gr bullet

    Nice ruger ! Great wood ! Those #1 are special. My fathers only rifle he owned. Hold a special place in my heart. He wanted my wife to have it before he passed on. She is keeping the 1 shot and done going .
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    7mm-08 with 175 gr bullet

    I wood love for wife and daughter to get a cow elk. I have just as much fun when They take game. At home here we have some private ground we hunt but the genetics are poor in that area. We work hard and canoe in on some public ground and rough it for 6 days. We work at it but not always...
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    Cow Elk

    It looks nasty out there ! But thats why it is hunting and not grocery shopping ! Great job ! Lets here the details ..
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    7mm-08 with 175 gr bullet

    Lucky guy Dan, ! I have only shot whitetail with it so far. Wife has done well with re-barreled Ruger #1b in 25-06. Daughter with 243 win. Daughter wants to step up to 7mm-08 for cow elk so Weatherby camilla on its way. Should be here in 2 weeks. My 7mm-08 is a semi custom 700 rem. 23"...
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    7mm-08 with 175 gr bullet

    139 barnes lrx is my favorite for deer. longest shot 210 yards . worked great. All other deer 100 yards or less.
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    7mm-08 with 175 gr bullet

    Have a 1 and 8 twist . but will see where seating depth is. this could be interesting.
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    7mm-08 with 175 gr bullet

    I do handload. Just wonder why 308 win goes 180 gr and 7mm-08 mostly to 150 gr. I have some 160 gr and 175 gr on order I guess I will start there. and see what it looks like. And crunch some more numbers.
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    7mm-08 with 175 gr bullet

    I have never hunted Elk and planning a 2026 cow elk hunt. I see where 308 win fans shoot 180 gr most often. But 7mm-08 fans go 140 150 gr.. If 180gr is good for 308 why isn't 175 gr in 7mm-08 used more often . My range max 300 yards . maybe 160 gr would be a better fit for 7mm-08 ? I will sit...