i know people who hunt deer with this round and love it,a few of them had custom rifles built around this cartridge and swear by it as a great deer/antelope gun,these are the kind of people that have shot game for many years and Ill take thier word as gospel.

just remembered somthing you may want to check out,remington has a 7-08 out in thier Remington Mountain LSS rifle,very fine piece of machinery!!

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The 7mm-08 is to the 280 Remington what the 308 is to the 30-06. It's inherent accuracy is a bit of a mixed issue. It is often chambered in rifles which are short, light, and consequently less stable. In a gun like the new Remington 700 CDL, which have 24 inch barrels and weigh 8 to 8-1/2 lbs with a scope and sling, it is very accurate.

Reloading can boost muzzle velocity to 3000 fps with a 140 grain bullet, making the 7mm-08 potent deer, antelope, and black bear medicine. Recoil in a rifle of reasonable weight should be around 15-16 ft-lbs.

Remington's CDL or SPS line both include 7mm-08 caliber with 24" barrel and LimbSaver Pad as standard equipment. My local Sportsmans Warehouse is selling SPS's in blue for $398.00 / stainless version is $469.00, with the popular CDL running $539.00 in blue.

CDL = Walnut Stock with subdued shine
SPS = Special Purpose Synthetic Stock

Actions are the same in both 700 models. For hunting with this baby .308, I suggest the 140-gr. Nosler AccuBond loaded by Federal at 2,800 fps.

Remington 700 + AccuBond = meat in the freezer if you and the money do your parts.

You won't go wrong with a 7-08 rem.
I don't have a clue as to what they load the factory fodder at.
I do know that with bullets up to 150grs. They can be loaded to stay on the heels of a 280 rem.
As far as accuracy. I understand that they are every bit as inheritently accurate as the 308 win.
For the reloader. Speer makes 145gr spitzer-spbt, 145gr spitzer-sp (hot core)and 145gr grand slam that are perfect for this particular round and would cover a large variety of game. They also have a match bullet in the same weight.

Factory fodder typically consists of the 120 grain bullet loaded to 3000 fps, and the 139-140 grain bullet loaded to 2860 fps.

Unless youre talking about Hornady's light magnums which state on the box a muzzle velocity of 3,000FPS with 139 GR SP's. I just bought two boxes for my new Kimber 84M with 22' match Grade Barrell