Thread: 7mm08 or 308

Moons ago when the kids were small and ate like piranhas I shared a walk across private property with a chap by the name of Tim Wallins, he had taken time off from his chores at outdoorsupplies.co.nz to search for the very thing I was after, a heavy bodied meat animal not far from "Tahrs" hunting grounds.

We ambled to the highest possie around and waited for the golden hour to arrive, 4 deer eventually showed and we picked the three that were the easiest to get once they hit the deck.

Tim had along his Steyr 308 (150SST @2900fps) and I a 7mm08 (140BT @ 2900fps), both proud of our fire sticks we conversed about the merits of each as we set up for the shots.

The first young stag tumbled into a serious ravine system never to be seen again and the other two targets vanished, only to climb up into our line of sight 417 and 416 yards away, a frantic glance at our drop charts and we held over for the shot, one each, both animals crumpled like their legs had been stolen.

The performance of both calibers had for all practical purposes been identical and we shared the laughter success brings after a long day.

This wee story typifies My time with both calibers and I don't mind which gets carried, projectile choice and accuracy being more of a priority than the minute difference in projectile diameter.