MyHuntingForum.com

Hunting Equipment => Firearms, Rifle Pistol Muzzleloader Shotgun Ammo => Topic started by: daddyx2 on Apr 23, 2010, 05:04:25 PM

Title: best round for a remington 7mm-08?
Post by: daddyx2 on Apr 23, 2010, 05:04:25 PM
i've had the rifle for 4 years and have yet to put a round in the chamber. whats the better grain and brand round for deer hunting?. most recent experience with firearms comes from the Army with ups and downs from a M16, to shoot it til its down with the .50 cal.  any help is greatly appreciated.
Title: Re: best round for a remington 7mm-08?
Post by: Stuck-on-Seven on Apr 23, 2010, 08:31:45 PM
I shoot 140 grain remington core lok out of my gun they shoot well, havent had a deer run away after gettin hit with it.
Title: Re: best round for a remington 7mm-08?
Post by: daddyx2 on Apr 23, 2010, 08:38:37 PM
and with the 140 grain what distance to you have the rifle zeroed at? i was thinkin possibly 150 yrd...i'm more of the sit and wait style of hunter, well that is not inclucing the pheasant trips..thats where the exercise comes in :P
Title: Re: best round for a remington 7mm-08?
Post by: Stuck-on-Seven on Apr 24, 2010, 10:23:30 AM
i go about an inch high at 100 yds. thats practical for me and where i hunt. I rarely would have a chance to shoot a deer much further than 200yds.
Title: Re: best round for a remington 7mm-08?
Post by: daddyx2 on Apr 24, 2010, 04:01:11 PM
do you have a link or any input as to a trajectory path of a 7mm-08 round? straight with a gently down slope or does it go up and down?. the place where i've seen alot of deer tracks and plan to drop my first deer has about a 250-350 yrd range between the only two viable hide spots that would give me a crows nest look at the whole gravel pit. just curious what the round does
Title: Re: best round for a remington 7mm-08?
Post by: drobertsinMaryland on Apr 24, 2010, 04:39:46 PM
Daddyx2 check this site out www.udarrell.com/7mm08_140.HTML (http://www.udarrell.com/7mm08_140.HTML). Good luck on getting your first deer and welcome to the site.
Title: Re: best round for a remington 7mm-08?
Post by: deerme117 on Apr 24, 2010, 04:43:35 PM
do you have a link or any input as to a trajectory path of a 7mm-08 round? straight with a gently down slope or does it go up and down?. the place where i've seen alot of deer tracks and plan to drop my first deer has about a 250-350 yrd range between the only two viable hide spots that would give me a crows nest look at the whole gravel pit. just curious what the round does


These may help you.

http://ballisticscalculator.winchester.com/

http://www.winchester.com/learning-center/Pages/Ballistics-Calculator.aspx
Title: Re: best round for a remington 7mm-08?
Post by: monk on Apr 24, 2010, 05:14:23 PM
I would start with a 140gr. bullets and work up a load that shoots well, then try some other bullet weights???
Title: Re: best round for a remington 7mm-08?
Post by: Drewdog on Apr 24, 2010, 07:14:42 PM
140 grn Barnes MRX
Title: Re: best round for a remington 7mm-08?
Post by: daddyx2 on Apr 25, 2010, 05:21:16 AM
thanks for the help guys. looks like i'll be finding some dirt pit or somethin near the house to put some rounds through it when once i get the scope on her. 28 bucks for box of twenty is a little pricy hope i get it zeroed in 5 or less  :-\
Title: Re: best round for a remington 7mm-08?
Post by: Stuck-on-Seven on Apr 25, 2010, 11:29:34 AM
28 bucks for box of twenty is a little pricy hope i get it zeroed in 5 or less  :-\
Yeah tell me about it. I hate that. Prices for ammo just keep going up, wonder if we'll ever see em come back down  :-\
Title: Re: best round for a remington 7mm-08?
Post by: daddyx2 on Apr 25, 2010, 02:27:17 PM
i just got a sling and a bipod mounted to 'tonya', (thats what i call my 7mm08  :P), gotta wait for next week to get the scope on her tho. should be prime shootin shape by then...
Title: Re: best round for a remington 7mm-08?
Post by: Drewdog on Apr 25, 2010, 05:22:03 PM
The only way I can afford to shoot a lot is by reloading,I was lucky enough to buy primers before they became scarce....DD   ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: best round for a remington 7mm-08?
Post by: daddyx2 on Apr 25, 2010, 08:50:40 PM
are the principles of reloading rifle rounds the same as shot shells? cuz i've reloaded everything from .410-12's before
Title: Re: best round for a remington 7mm-08?
Post by: drobertsinMaryland on Apr 26, 2010, 02:42:35 PM
i just got a sling and a bipod mounted to 'tonya', (thats what i call my 7mm08  :P), gotta wait for next week to get the scope on her tho. should be prime shootin shape by then...

Make sure to post some pics of Tonya once you get her all accessorized. ;D
Title: Re: best round for a remington 7mm-08?
Post by: daddyx2 on Apr 27, 2010, 01:23:39 PM
Make sure to post some pics of Tonya once you get her all accessorized. ;D
oh be sure of it!...infact i plan on posting some tonite not that you say that...
Title: Re: best round for a remington 7mm-08?
Post by: stka on Apr 28, 2010, 08:38:25 AM
are the principles of reloading rifle rounds the same as shot shells? cuz i've reloaded everything from .410-12's before

I haven't reloaded shotshells, but I am reloading my 30-06 rounds. The two main differences I know of are the tollerance of the charge and the neck spacing. I highly recomend hand loading to anyone who wants to shoot accurately. Between glass bedding my M77 and finding the right combo of bullet/charge I closed my 100yd group from ~2.5" to under 1", and I'm not the best shot.
Title: Re: best round for a remington 7mm-08?
Post by: daddyx2 on Apr 28, 2010, 03:51:06 PM
..... and I'm not the best shot.
dont turkeys require a good shot? lol
Title: Re: best round for a remington 7mm-08?
Post by: stka on Apr 28, 2010, 04:56:18 PM
The 10ga leaves a little more room for error ;D. And I'm 1 for 2 on Toms, missed my second one (also passed a few).
Title: Re: best round for a remington 7mm-08?
Post by: Stuck-on-Seven on Apr 28, 2010, 07:23:33 PM
3 for 3 with my 10gauge. Love that ol cannon. Doesnt pattern well on paper but it sure lays turkeys out with no problems.  ;D
Title: Re: best round for a remington 7mm-08?
Post by: daddyx2 on Apr 29, 2010, 04:40:36 AM
should just get a side by side sawed off 10ga coach gun and see what that does for "
pattern" :D
Title: Re: best round for a remington 7mm-08?
Post by: Stuck-on-Seven on Apr 29, 2010, 08:26:41 PM
should just get a side by side sawed off 10ga coach gun and see what that does for "
pattern" :D
Hahah shoot a turkey with it then take a pic of me with the bird in front of the emergency room with a broken shoulder  :D
Title: Re: best round for a remington 7mm-08?
Post by: daddyx2 on Apr 30, 2010, 06:12:16 AM
Hahah shoot a turkey with it then take a pic of me with the bird in front of the emergency room with a broken shoulder  :D
holding up the bird in the back of the ambulance missing a tooth where the hamer cocked ya in the face and the bird with a straight through hole big enough to put your fist through...
Title: Re: best round for a remington 7mm-08?
Post by: Stuck-on-Seven on Apr 30, 2010, 09:03:16 PM
holding up the bird in the back of the ambulance missing a tooth where the hamer cocked ya in the face and the bird with a straight through hole big enough to put your fist through...
Hahaha exactly. I think i'll pass  ::)
Title: Re: best round for a remington 7mm-08?
Post by: daddyx2 on May 01, 2010, 07:25:08 AM
Hahaha exactly. I think i'll pass  ::)
thats how memories are made man lol
Title: Re: best round for a remington 7mm-08?
Post by: stka on May 01, 2010, 08:33:54 PM
I dropped the hammer on the 10ga today, didn't hardly feel it. But my girlfriend was faceing the other way not knowing I was going to shoot and almost jumped out of her boots  :o.
Title: Re: best round for a remington 7mm-08?
Post by: daddyx2 on May 02, 2010, 02:34:44 PM
you must have one of them recoil less but stocks on that one...finally got the scope on tonya by the way today...pics in the other thread later this evening
SimplePortal 2.3.7 © 2008-2024, SimplePortal