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I have a 270bdl that kicks harder than my 300 weatherby, win mag or 7 mag, has to be stock design.

Very much so. I currently have a 300 win mag that has a McMillan carbon fiber stock. It’s the most well behaved 300 win mag I ever shot. One of the worst rifles I had was a Colt CLR in 30-06. Light? Yes. Heavy loads, 200 grain partitions with as much RL22 as I could fit in the case. Still beat the piss out of you with 150’s though.

Only stocks that kick me with "cheek bite" are the Mod 70 XTRS and the S&W 1500, plus the old "made for Sears Ted Williams" model 70 knockoff. Ouch! Classic, straight stocks treat me the best. I never had too much trouble with Mod 700 BDLs, one in 7 mag, and my one other ADL 7 mag + my BDL 300 and 375 were in straight synthetics. Kimbers are nice to me. Only Weatherby Mark V that hurt me bad, real bad, was one in the new 416 Weatherby. Tears, bruise on shoulder, black eye.

I'd never shot anything with the 7 rm until this year. Killed a pile with the 7-08 and a 7wsm. Last Wednesday I was setting in my brother's driveway in my truck he in his, when 2 does came out in his pasture. He handed me his remington 700 bdl lss in 7 rm and I shot both of them. 1 bang flopped the other ran around 50 yards before it toppled over. 160 gr accubond over reloaded 22.

Hey Jim if you think the recoil of a m70 xtr in 7 mm mag is bad try one in 338 win mag. Redefines bad..mb

That’s about as good as it gets. Before 26 came around mine were fed steady with RL22 and 160 ABs.

I've had different experiences with 7mms. Won't own another. Mind you only shot maybe 10 deer over the years, 7-08, 280, 7 mag. all died but less than stellar performance compared to my 06 and larger.

Then you're doing something wrong.

No kidding.

I have two 7 mags and one 7X57. I have never had a problem killing stuff up to elk size with either.

I have other rifles such as 30.06 and I don't really see any difference. Hit them in the right spot with a good bullet with any of these calibers and they die soon.

You might be right, maybe I am doing something wrong, but my quickest and DRT deer were with the 35 whelen.

I've used the 35 Whelen on deer, too. It certainly whacks them. In the end, I decided it wasn't necessary. I'll take a 7mm-08 for deer any day.

Ain't anything wrong with the Whelen!

Despite MY experience, if I was advising a young hunter on what cartridge for deer I would think the 7mm just about the perfect diameter and bullet weight range and you could hunt them with a 7-08 and never be lacking.

If you can shoot, it doesn't matter what you shoot. If you can't shoot, it won't matter what you shoot.

Well, I wouldn't go that far.

The 7 mag is fully capable of taking any game in North America with a 160 gr partition or Barnes tsx, one of the most versatile rounds ever invented.

You're reminding me of a friend who is about your size. When we were at the range together, I noticed he was sitting at the bench directly behind the rifle. This is an awkward position. When we shoot from a standing position our body is facing the side of the rifle stock. So I asked him to move the stool to the side of the bench, and it was an awakening, shooting from the bench with the recoil not as painful.

I picked up an older Remington in 300 WM, I'm thinking about making it a 7-mm RM. Might put a #3 fast twist at 25 inches, just to be different. I think this would be a nice shooter.

Sounds pretty much ideal. The 700 is perfect for that role.

A really good recoil pad will eliminate a lot of recoil on the 300 and 7mm..mb