Shorty Hunting Rifle - 7mm-08

[ratrod54]

I have a 6.5 CM that I haven't been using for much other than shooting steel and decided that I wanted a short hunting rifle to use with the same action. Decided I would swap barrels for an 18" Proof chambered in 7mm-08 to shoot the 175 EH Bergers.

I have been questioned for doing this, but I think it will work great. Have a Savage 308 with a factory barrel cut down to 16.5" shooting 168's, which is performing flawlessly. My son took the deer in my profile picture last year at 326 yards and dropped it.

So I just got this put back together and looking to see if anyone has been running heavies in a 7-08? Would appreciate any and all commentary.

 

[xsn10s]

Tagging in to follow. I've been obsessing about a 7-08 and a 180gr ELDM or Berger. But with a 26" barrel.

 

[chutinlead]

I'm building a similar 7 SAUM on a tikka LA 18" Carbon 6 Barrel. Don't have all the pieces yet, but I have several different 175gr bullets to try. I managed to find mostly 175gr ABLR and I'm hoping that due to shorter barrel/slower velocity, these will work well.