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7mm-08 ultimate youth elk cartridge?
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<blockquote data-quote="SpeedGoatShooter37" data-source="post: 1870058" data-attributes="member: 98673"><p>No, it doesn't. You don't know the powder charge which factors into rifle recoil. Again, with both the 6.5 CM and the 7mm-08 shooting 140 grains at maximum velocities, the 7mm-08 carries more energy out to 400 yards. It will have a touch more recoil, but the marginal increase in recoil is offset by the increased energy. Sectional density is important, but again the difference between the two loads is small. Frontal diameter is better with the .284 bullet.</p><p></p><p>85 grains is too light for elk. You can't shoot 140 monos in .264s because they don't make them. You can shoot 140 monos in the 7mm-08, and with their high weight retention, they penetrate better than a cup and core bullet of equal weight, negating the small SD advantage the 6.5 CM had.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SpeedGoatShooter37, post: 1870058, member: 98673"] No, it doesn’t. You don’t know the powder charge which factors into rifle recoil. Again, with both the 6.5 CM and the 7mm-08 shooting 140 grains at maximum velocities, the 7mm-08 carries more energy out to 400 yards. It will have a touch more recoil, but the marginal increase in recoil is offset by the increased energy. Sectional density is important, but again the difference between the two loads is small. Frontal diameter is better with the .284 bullet. 85 grains is too light for elk. You can’t shoot 140 monos in .264s because they don’t make them. You can shoot 140 monos in the 7mm-08, and with their high weight retention, they penetrate better than a cup and core bullet of equal weight, negating the small SD advantage the 6.5 CM had. [/QUOTE]
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