The 7mm-08 is superior to the 308 for whitetail hunting IMO as long as you are shooting 140grain bullets in the 7mm-08. That's just based on experience killing a bunch with both calibers. 7mm-08 is a great whitetail round with some 140's. Otherwise you are turning it into a pea shooter.
Don't turn your deer rifle into a pea shooter. Especially if you are shooting it with a can or break on it. I don't understand why everyone, including kids can shoot a 20ga shotgun just fine but as soon as they pickup a deer rifle they become a complete puss and start crying about recoil. Otherwise there is absolutely ZERO reason to be shooting light loads. ZERO.
