My son-in law shoots his heavy 7mm RM with a muzzle brake & Nightforce very well he doesn’t like recoil & that rifle kicks like a 243. He wanted more thump & this year went with a Vanguard 300 Weatherby w Zeiss conquest for elk. He was pleasantly surprised that he sipped a big cow in her tracks at 180 yards as I did the same with one at 240. He could see the difference from the 7 to the WEatherby in stopping power that is an advantage where we hunt. If you hunt 20,000 acres of private ranch not a big deal. Hunting public land bordering private ranches thump makes a difference.
