The 7mm 08 was a popular wildcat cartridge long before Remington introduced it in 1980. It’s nothing more than a 308 Winchester necked down to accept a 0.284-caliber (7.21mm) bullet. It gets its ...

The practical range of bullet weights for the .270 runs from 130 to 150, and that’s about it. For the 7mm, it goes from 140 grains to 175 grains, with all sorts of stops in between.

Astute cartridge connoisseurs will point out the Swift bullet was likely a thinly jacketed, soft-core varmint pill engineered to expand instantly, and that’s exactly the point. At the MVs of the 7mm ...

It’s impossible to think about Western hunting and not put the 7mm/.284 at the head of the list of best mule deer calibers. We have the 7mm Remington Magnum to thank for that. Along with the .257 ...

The 7mm-08 excels with lighter bullets. It's light on the shoulder without a brake, and as with the 7mm Mag., deer don't run away from it. I like the 7mm Mauser on paper, but not in practice.

The 7mm-08 Remington is effectively a .308 Winchester round necked down to hold 7mm bullets. Though less popular than the .308, the 7mm-08 offers shooters a lighter rifle with lower recoil.

Numerically, the 7mm bullet has a diameter of .284 inch. Unlike the .277, hunters and reloaders can choose .284-cal bullets in a dazzling array of styles and weights.

However, the greater range of 7mm bullets makes the 7 Mag far more versatile, and deer shot with the 7 Mag don't ever run away. Mike Waters of Little Rock says he has the perfect rifle, a ...

The 12.7mm bullet, a machine gun round, has an effective range of 2,200 meters through the air and 60 meters underwater, according to the company. The 7.62 and 5.56 rifle rounds are effective ...

The 7mm-08 Remington is effectively a .308 Winchester round necked down to hold 7mm bullets. Though less popular than the .308, the 7mm-08 offers shooters a lighter rifle with lower recoil.

Numerically, the 7mm bullet has a diameter of .284 inch. Unlike the .277, hunters and reloaders can choose .284-cal bullets in a dazzling array of styles and weights.