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6.5 Credmoor vs 7mm-08
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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 1260070" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>It is a 7/08 with a 40o shoulder and slightly less body taper. It headspaces with the 308,or 7/08 head space gauge so you can shoot 7/08 ammo in it and maintain head space while fire forming.</p><p></p><p>PO Ackley never did a 7/08 so liking the benefits of the 40o shoulder some of the "Old Timers" decided to use it and it became the 7/08 x 40o. Just because it has a 40o degree shoulder does not automatically make it a Ackley and there are many different versions of it including a 30o and a 37o and including the 40o shoulder. The standard 7/08 Remington has a 20o shoulder and buy moving the shoulder to any of these shoulder dimensions increases the powder capacity and improves brass life.</p><p></p><p>The 7/08 x 40 will push a 140 grain bullet as fast as the 7/08 will a 120 grain bullet and improves brass life and all but eliminates case stretch that requires trimming often to maintain case length.</p><p></p><p>I have both the 7/08 and the 7/08x40 and they are some of my favorite rifles for accuracy and stopping ability on deer size game.</p><p></p><p>There are plenty of dies for the 7/08, 7/08x30 and 7/08 x 40 plus the fact that any of the 308 line of cases can be used for any of the 7/08s. Also Lapua now makes cases for the 7/08 that are the finest cases made with the proper case head stamp.</p><p></p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 1260070, member: 2736"] It is a 7/08 with a 40o shoulder and slightly less body taper. It headspaces with the 308,or 7/08 head space gauge so you can shoot 7/08 ammo in it and maintain head space while fire forming. PO Ackley never did a 7/08 so liking the benefits of the 40o shoulder some of the "Old Timers" decided to use it and it became the 7/08 x 40o. Just because it has a 40o degree shoulder does not automatically make it a Ackley and there are many different versions of it including a 30o and a 37o and including the 40o shoulder. The standard 7/08 Remington has a 20o shoulder and buy moving the shoulder to any of these shoulder dimensions increases the powder capacity and improves brass life. The 7/08 x 40 will push a 140 grain bullet as fast as the 7/08 will a 120 grain bullet and improves brass life and all but eliminates case stretch that requires trimming often to maintain case length. I have both the 7/08 and the 7/08x40 and they are some of my favorite rifles for accuracy and stopping ability on deer size game. There are plenty of dies for the 7/08, 7/08x30 and 7/08 x 40 plus the fact that any of the 308 line of cases can be used for any of the 7/08s. Also Lapua now makes cases for the 7/08 that are the finest cases made with the proper case head stamp. J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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