What other kind of big game could a 7mm 08 rifle cartridge handle (other than deer)?

Answer 1

Bear, elk....


oh! and just so you know, you can bring down a deer with a .22 short. (I don't advise this though)

Answer 2

The 7-08 cartridge (which is the 308 winchester necked down to 7mm) could handle any North American big game at ranges up to 200 yards.

It is on the light side for Grizzly or Kodiak bears and there are better cartridges out there, like the 338 wichester magnum to handle them. If you can afford to go to Alaska to hunt you can afford another rifle. As for Karamojo Bell he stalked elephants to 40 yards to be certain of a brain shot, he actually prefered the 6.5x54 mannlicher shoenhauer with 160 grain solids for better penetration.

In any event the 7-08 is a great round that should handle any big game in the lower 48.

Answer 3

7mm-08 is suitable for anything smaller than a moose. It can handle deer, antelope, wild boar, black bear, caribou, elk, and the like. You just need the right bullet type and bullet weight, and good shot placement.

Go here: http://www.remington.com/safety/online_courses/cbc_begin.asp
Go to the "Cartridges" section and then the "hunting" section. It will tell you which bullet types and bullet weights are appropriate for different species of game.

Answer 4

With the usual 139/140 grain bullet, it's perhaps the perfect deer round. It duplicates the 7x57 Mauser, which, with 175 grain bullets, killed hundreds of elephant for Karamojo Bell. It would be nuts to try to push it that far these days, and there's no reason to go after brown bear, but with proper bullets it's perfectly capable of taking black bear, elk or moose, though you'll have to be choosy with your shots.

Answer 5

I am assuming you actually meant 8 '06, which is a 8 mm bullet built on a 30 '06 case. This round of ammunition is incredible for the smallest of deer to the largest of elk, or bigger if you know how to handload properly. The '06 case must be necked down to hold the 8mm bullet.

The 8 mm round is very accurate and relatively flat in trajectory. The '06 case is a very large cartridge that allows you to fill with a variety of powders.

As professionals know, a small amount of the wrong cut of powder can blow a gun up, and a case full of the wrong powder does nothing. Powders come in different cuts and each burn at a different rate. The volume of the case gives you options, but not all proper solutions.

I highly recommend researching handloading tables and talk to seasoned handloaders first.

If you are not referring to the 8 '06, please be more specific, as I am not familiar with a "7mm 08"

If you are still interested in 7 mm, the .270 Wetherby Magnum is in the 7mm range and awesome.

PS, found your 7 mm 08. It is nothing more than a necked downed .308. This caliber has always been the retarded step-child of the 30/06. If you like .308, go for it, but there is much better. Personally, I don't even like .308 in the M-60 machine gun that the Army uses (aka 7.62 x 51)

Answer 6

7mm08 has the knockdown energy to effectively take down any North American large game. The above answer was well written, but about the wrong ammo! He asked about 7mm08, NOT 8mm, the same as me asking you about Chevy, and you writing me an essay about dodge, what the hell.......