15" 7.08 Project.........

[asquires2]

I have put together a 15" 7.08 Encore pistol with a muzzlebreak. My goal is to make this my go to gun. Im waiting on my forearm to come in the mail and then she will be complete. She carries Burris Z rings with a Burris 2x7 w/ ballistic plex reticle.
Seeing as to how I dont reload Im wanting to know what factory round is a good round for it. Im wanting to get her dialed in out to atleast 300yrds. And is there someone else that has a 7.08 pistol thats shooting factory rds and how does it perform?
She will be used for whitetail, yottes and anything else that comes up in the cross hairs.

[1jonmon]

I have a pro hunter in 7mm-08, love it.  I'm shooting Pri Partisan 139g psp.  ($15 a box).  They shoot good, and do the job on deer.  It's hard to steady that gun though to shoot long distances.  I can hit a paper plate every shot at 200 yards but it's not the pistol or the ammo preventing longer shots it's being able to steady the gun.  I have a Nikon Encore scope and the long eye relief shows the slightest of movement, but if it were easy it wouldn't be as fun....

[asquires2]

Yeah they can be a bit heavy for off hand shooting . I plan on using shooting sticks with mine and Im wanting to get her dialed in at 200yrds hopefully with a 1" group. I have a Burris 2-7x32 scope with the ballistic plex reticle. I havent shot her yet, Im waiting on a forearm I had made for her to come in the mail. I see 140gr bullets are recommended but Im curious as to what everyone else is using.

[1jonmon]

I use shooting sticks, and the combination is minute of dead accurate, but honestly sometimes I think it would be more useful with the open sights.   My Nikon shows and magnifies every tiny bit of movement.  I think it would still be a 200 yard killing machine with open sights.  That being said...I doubt I will ever change it, love it!!

[asquires2]

Ive never used a Nikon Pistol scope , how do you like it, hows the glass?

[1jonmon]

I have two and I really like them both, less expensive than others of same quality, I like the bdc reticles and I have the Nikon software on my phone so I can look at the charts while I'm sitting in my deer stand.  The problem is with my encore the long eye relief just magnifies every slight movement...

[asquires2]

Thats the same thing I ran into with my 3-12 burris thats why I went to a 2-7 hoping that it will reduce some of the jitters. I finally got the forearm I ordered in today now to get her to the range and see how she performs.
 

[spinafish]

well...

[HHI-7420]

asquires2,  try shooting on 2 or 3 power. The lower powers show less wiggle and it dosen't affect your brain as much. I use 2x7 burris also and I shoot better at 2x than at 4x every time.   Pat

[asquires2]

Thats what I was thinking too. I have been to the range with it yet but just playing around the house the 2-7 doesnt seem as critical as the 3-12. I cant wait to put some rounds threw her. Seeing as to how I dont reload Im hoping the 140gr Remmys I picked up work out for me.

[asquires2]

I finally got her to the range (indoor range) just to get a feel for her and shes SWEET! With the 2-7 scope she is not as shakey as the 3-12 off hand not to mention with the break she feels like a 357 to me. Now to make it to a rifle range. I had a friend make up a load (140 gr) and he says shes shooting 3/4" @100yrds and with his match loads(168gr) he was shooting one hole 5 shoot groups at 50yrds. I cant wait to hit the big boy range with her!