northtoalaska13
FNG
My first question, do any of you have the mountain ascent in either .308 or 7mm-08? If so, how do you like it? What round(s) worked well for you? What did your rifle weigh from the factory, more so the 7mm-08?
I've read most of the articles explaining why the 7mm-08 is the clear winner if I were on the fence, which I am. I will use it for dall sheep, goat, caribou, and blacktail deer. I don't plan on shooting out past 400-500 yards. And I have already decided I don't want a 6.5 Creedmoor, so don't waste your time there. Ultimately this will be a sheep hunting rifle, and assuming the 7mm-08 and .308 weigh the same as the website "approximates", who feels strongly about one over the other and why? I live and hunt in Alaska only. I have an 30-06 that I use for bear and moose, and i'm not one of those guys who feels the need to pack around a .338 while hunting 100 lb deer just in case of a bear encounter.
I'm not interested in ever shooting 180 grain bullets out of the .308 and just want to find or develop a load for a 120-140 grain bullet for mountain hunting thin skinned game. And I don't plan on using the muzzle break, just the standard issued thread protector from Kimber.
Thanks for you help and opinions.
I've read most of the articles explaining why the 7mm-08 is the clear winner if I were on the fence, which I am. I will use it for dall sheep, goat, caribou, and blacktail deer. I don't plan on shooting out past 400-500 yards. And I have already decided I don't want a 6.5 Creedmoor, so don't waste your time there. Ultimately this will be a sheep hunting rifle, and assuming the 7mm-08 and .308 weigh the same as the website "approximates", who feels strongly about one over the other and why? I live and hunt in Alaska only. I have an 30-06 that I use for bear and moose, and i'm not one of those guys who feels the need to pack around a .338 while hunting 100 lb deer just in case of a bear encounter.
I'm not interested in ever shooting 180 grain bullets out of the .308 and just want to find or develop a load for a 120-140 grain bullet for mountain hunting thin skinned game. And I don't plan on using the muzzle break, just the standard issued thread protector from Kimber.
Thanks for you help and opinions.