New Setup 7mm08

[7mmAL]

Just finished bolting together my new stalking rifle, Nothing special but I’m excited to see how it performs.
Tikka T3x lite Stainless 7mm08
Swarovski 2.5-10x56
DNZ game reaper 1piece mounts
DPT 7mm Ultralight Mod
Trialing 140gr federal fusion and 140gr federal Noslers.

 

[Tis1979]

Not sure why you think it’s nothing special, it looks very nice to me. good luck with it, hope it works out.

 

[takbok]

Lovely setup - you can't beat a T3. I also use DNZ scope mounts and they are excellent!

It might be worth getting some sort of cheek raiser on the stock so that you can get a good cheek weld for accurate shooting.

 

[NigelM]

In my very humble opinion you have the best all round UK deer stalking chambering available in a great rifle. Very special.

 

[palo]

That's a great setup for stalking.

 

[ejg]

Very sensible, quality setup.
edi

 

[Muir]

I hunt with the blued version but strapped with a Zeiss Conquest 3-9. Hands down my favorite deer rifle. Try 120 grain Pro Hunters in you Tikka. Amazingly accurate and lethal on deer.~Muir

 

[Fabnosh]

I'm sure it won't disappoint. I do like 7mm08 and 140's work so well in many different circumstances.

I hope you enjoy it.

FN

 

[7mmAL]

Cheers guys

 

[jimmy milnes]

I hunt with the blued version but strapped with a Zeiss Conquest 3-9. Hands down my favorite deer rifle. Try 120 grain Pro Hunters in you Tikka. Amazingly accurate and lethal on deer.~Muir

Just done my 7mm08 load development with the 120 pro hunters and as above, very accurate/consistent

 

[dodgyrog]

129gr Hornady bullets and 45gr Varget works well in my T3 7mm-08

 

[GWP]

140gr gamekings 42gr varget in a sako 75, swede stays indoors mostly.

 

[iain b]

In my very humble opinion you have the best all round UK deer stalking chambering available in a great rifle. Very special.

Me too. A remi 700 sps in a magul stock and a Swarovski on top. Does the job with 140 grain game kings @2800fps

 

[lochty]

It'll be interesting to see how you get on with the 140gr Fusions. I stopped using them after a number of bullets fragmented inside animals - they were accurate enough, but gave quite a lot of carcase damage in some cases. I now use 140 gr Winchester or PPU soft points which seem to work quite well, especially the PPU given the price.

 

[Border]

It'll be interesting to see how you get on with the 140gr Fusions. I stopped using them after a number of bullets fragmented inside animals - they were accurate enough, but gave quite a lot of carcase damage in some cases. I now use 140 gr Winchester or PPU soft points which seem to work quite well, especially the PPU given the price.

That seems strange, them being a bonded bullet?

 

[lochty]

That seems strange, them being a bonded bullet?

Yup - seemed strange to me as well, but it happened on a good 6 or 7 occasions. it was a bit annoying to have a perfect heart/lung shot beast marked down by the game dealer after he found bits of bullet jacket in the fillets and loins. It seemed that the bullet fragmented when it hit, with no prediction of where the bits would end up. Changing to soft points seems to have cured it. No complaints about the calibre, it works very effectively.

 

[Southern]

I have a T3 in 7mm-08 with a Burris 2-7x35mm scope, which is one of my favorite deer rifles.