I have the rifle in 30-06 but not 7-08. However, I've been reading favorable reviews of the 7-08 round. Just not sure if I want to buy one as well, so I'll be watching this topic too. Not sure just what it might have pro or con compared to the 30-06. For me, my interest is medium to large size whitetail deer hunting. And one thing that I find whenever I travel is that I often find ammo in 30-30, 30-06, 270, and 7mm mag in many mom & pop stores, service stations, and so on. The most common ammo seems to be so widespread, I'm just not sure what I would get out of a 7-08. Still, like I said, I'm interested in it due to favorable hunting reviews. The Ruger American is certainly not expensive. I could afford to buy another chambered for a different round if I wanted diversity. Thanks for raising the subject.