7mm-08 barrel length

[bamban]

Back in the 80s my 788 Carbine in 7-08 accounted for a couple or 3 dozens of WTs with 120 GK flat base bullets. Outdated bullets in comparison to today's offerings, punch those 120s fast enough with 4320 they kill just as well

 

[michael carlucci]

Do you gain much velocity going to a 24" barrel vs the standard 22" barrel in 7mm-08?
Thanks
Master Yoda

 

[michael carlucci]

i have read remington tested aprox 25 fps.for each inch of bbl length i dont remember wich calibers but i assume it would be not much different in magnum calibers seems me it would be more in hotter 22 centerfres like 22-250 and 22 swift just my guess.

 

[Chas1]

24" = maybe 50fps

 

[john k]

Seems like I'm a oddball still using IMR 4350 and W760. I've got plenty and has worked well for me.

You definitely are not an oddball! I'm in my late sixties and the 7-08 has been my choice whitetail cartridge for quite a few years and IMR 4350 has been with me since. Maybe not the fastest and temp stable, but I'm always able to produce steady .5-.75 moa consistently with 140gr bullets shooting an off the shelf XBolt bedded and replaced spring in the rock, oops I meant trigger. With the lighter projectiles, Varget is my choice. There are more than a few powders that work well with shooters, but most will agree they are impressed with the efficiency of the '08 in its window.

 

[5.56×250]

I'm started to feel insecure since my 7mm-08 barrel is only 14". May have to turn in my man card.

Dont worry brother...my ex told me size don't matter... then again, she did leave me , lol

 

[VLD Pilot]

Do you gain much velocity going to a 24" barrel vs the standard 22" barrel in 7mm-08?
Thanks
Master Yoda

No, I went from a 26" to a 23" barrel on my 308. Shooting 168s, I lost 60 fps.

 

[Bobcape]

My little Kimber Montana 7-08 has a 22" barrel. It is a pleasure to carry and shoot. I shoot the 150gr ELD-X. It has been a one-shot killer for deer and elk. I'm shooting IMR4166 and getting about 5/8" groups.

 

[Txhillbilly]

Mine is 20", but I also shoot suppressed so it ends up being 29".

 

[James DeTorre]

Bit old school,here but I like last answer. 24 inchn7-08 is about as easy to shoot as I gets . Want a lot more go to a different cartridge. Had 6 so far. Three presently.

 

[Lefty7mmstw]

Interesting cartridge. My 14 year old son and I have run a few hundred 7-08's downrange through a 14" barreled Savage Striker with the brake this year as he preps for youth deer season. For the most part we are running 39 I4895 with a 154 Hdy interlock fb at 2400 fps. Switching to 48 Sta-ball and the 150 nos. bt we are getting 2500 fps from the pistol but the recoil and concussion are far worse; the kicker is Sta-ball is burning dirty enough that after 20 rounds or so the adjustable brake nearly seized.
As a comparison I've run a couple boxes of the hdy American Hunter 139's through the pistol; they run about 2550 fps from the stubby barrel.
fyi., the pistol started out as a 22-250 and I was given the 7-08 bbl.. I installed the barrel myself- screwed it down tight on a go-gauge so I'm not getting a bunch of loss in vel. from case stretch. Only a couple thou. growth per firing too.