That barrel maker doesnt know what he is talking about... I have 3 bkout bolts 2 mod 7's that I gave my nieces (the oldest one has already killed 2 deer with it) and I have a 700 Rem.. all shoot under an inch group with whatever you put in them... no recoil and kids love shooting them. I took a 9 yr old girl who had never shot a gun before and taught her how to shoot and the 3rd round she cut the x at 50 yds. She shot every round I had loaded for it that day. It is a very fun round and my 14 year old neice will tell you that it is deadly on deer also. Starting her 6 year old sister out on her model 7 this year.
