What is a good load for 7mm-08?
The 7mm-08 Remington shoots well with the entire range of 7mm big-game bullets from 120 to 175 grains. Many years ago I settled on 140-grain bullets as the best balance of trajectory and penetration for game from pronghorn to elk in the 7mm-08.
Which has more recoil 270 or 7mm-08?
The 7mm-08 wins the lightest recoil title here. In a 7-pound rifle it will recoil with a velocity of 13.57 fps and energy of 20.04 f-p. The 270 will kick at 15.1 fps with 24.81 f-p. If you can detect these differences, you’re more sensitive than I, especially with a buck in your sights.
What is a 7mm-08 equivalent to?
The 7mm-08 Remington is a rifle cartridge that 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 (.
What distance should I zero my 7mm-08?
100 yards
Your 7mm-08 is zeroed at 100 yards and at 300 yards you are dropping in the neighborhood of 13 inches. That’s a little too much drop to use the “hold over” method and be precise.
Which is better 7mm-08 or 308?
7mm-08 vs 308 The 7mm-08 Remington shoots lighter, smaller diameter, and more aerodynamic bullets with a higher sectional density faster than bullets used by the . 308 Winchester. Therefore, the 7mm-08 has less recoil, a flatter trajectory, penetrates better, and has less wind drift at typical hunting ranges.
What does the ballistics of a 7mm Mag tell us?
So what does the charting of the 7mm Rem Mags’s external ballistics tell us exactly? It says that at around the halfway point of 250 yards the bullet will have slowed by 500fps. This bullet at 500 yards still has speed and stopping power traveling some 2143fps and carrying either 1427lbs energy (140gr) or 1603lbs energy (150gr).
What kind of bullet does a federal 7mm08 use?
Federal’s heavy weight load for the 7mm08 utilizes a proprietary 150 grain Speer Hotcor bullet with a cannelure, a design feature which is not normally available to hand loaders. This is one very good medium game loading. The Speer opens up quickly on impact, produces a wide wound channel before expansion is arrested by the cannelure.
What does the ballistics of a Remington Magnum say?
B B 7mm Remington Magnum, Winchester Ballistic Silvertip, 150gr So what does the charting of the 7mm Rem Mags’s external ballistics tell us exactly? It says that at around the halfway point of 250 yards the bullet will have slowed by 500fps.
How long are the steps in a ballistics chart?
It charts everything; drop, time, energy, velocity, range, and does so in 50 yard steps that are easy to understand.