Originally Posted by AU338MAG
Originally Posted by BPI
Originally Posted by Goatkiller
Unless you are loading for a kid... why not just shoot a 140 and stop worrying about debating which bullet to shoot. You can just shoot a cheap Sierra. Works great. Then you can worry about something else like your scope, treestand or which color camo you want to wear.


This. I shoot 140's and have never had an issue. I've hunted on and off for 25 years with the 708. HSM ammo loads a 140 Sierra Game King and they are cheap ( I think 24 bucks a box ) , accurate, and deadly. The Game King is a sure enough deer killer.

GK's are sure deer killers and can create a massive wound channel. Sometimes they don't exit which seems to bother some folks. Its never bothered me when a bullet doesn't exit because I've always found it in a stone dead deer. For some reason, the majority of bullets I've recovered have been 7mm 139 or 140 grain bullets, whether shot from a 7x57 or a 7mm rem mag.


The 7 by 57 is the original 708