7mm Rem. Mag- Felt Recoil?

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Hello Everybody,

I am interested in buying my own first hunting rifle, a Browning X-Bolt Hunter in 7mm Rem Mag. Some friends have said that a 7mm has too much recoil, where others say it is a fine round. I have used a 30-06 before, and the recoil isn't very noticeable. Every fall for a week, i also shoot my pump 12 guage.
The rifle will be used generally for moose, and (rarely) for deer. Shots can range from 50- 300 yards. My understanding is that the 7mm is a fine round, but will the recoil be too much? Will i develop a flinch? The gun itself is 7 pounds, plus scope, rings and magazine. Any answers would be very appreciated, feel free to ask me anything if i left anything out.

Thanks,
Joe
 
I've shot 30-06 a fair amount, and 7mm Mag a little. In my opinion, if the '06 doesn't bother you, the 7mm won't be a problem.
 
I shoot a 7mm and the recoil only bothers me after a box and a half of ammo, after that I know its time to take a break since I don't use a shoulder pad. Get a good but plate for it that will absorb the kick to use at all times and use a shoulder pad when out just joy shooting with it.
 
I agree with the above. I don't find much difference between the 7 Rem mag and the 30-06. I have had 300 Win mags and 300 Wby mags and the recoil of those is more than I want to deal with in a hunting rifle. The .308 caliber magnums are shooting heavier bullets or same weight bullets faster.
 
If you are not bothered by a 30-06, you should be good to go with the 7 mag.
Adding a scope, rings, sling and with a few rounds in the magazine, the weight should go up to approx. 9 pounds..all good to help you with recoil.

I would not be comfortable with shooting more than 20+ rounds of either the '06 or the 7 mag in one session, but I see no need to do that with a rifle used for hunting..

P.R.
 
I agree. The recoil isn't noticeably different from the 06'.
I never notice recoil at all when I'm hunting anyway.
And I usually let the barrel cool between shots while I to check the target.
Rapid firing 20 rounds from a 7mag, you'd probably be sore. :p
 
If you were shooting the same rifle in 06 and 7 rem mag and you did not know which one it you fired you might not know the diffeence. If only 300 yards is max maybe a bigger bore but not a magnum would do better. The 308 or 338 federal even the 06 would offer more bullet weight on target and do it with a lighter easier to pack rifle that would also work on bear if needed.
 
When I was a young skinny teen a fella let me shoot his scoped 7mm at about 75 yards. I'd never shot a magnum and I expected to kicked hard. Nope, didn't faze me a bit and I hit just where I was aiming.

Get it. If you reload you can shoot 120 Ballistic Tips for deer and practice, that'll drop the recoil a bunch.
 
It does somewhat depend on the weight of the stock. Regardless though of even the stock, the 7mag has never bothered me with recoil.....and I'm an old gal.
 
As stated the recoil will not be a problem for you since the 30-06 was OK with you. If moose is your primary target and not deer the 30-06 gives you a better selection of bullets for animals such as moose. Moose are not hard to kill , it just takes them a while to realize they are dead.
 
All else being equal, I find the 7mmRM to have a bit more recoil...but all is not often equal, because a magnum typically outweighs a standard action cartridge like the '06 (despite being built on the same length action the bbl length is usually a bit longer and often a heavier profile) by a fair bit...this helps even things out a bit. As others have stated, it isn't a great deal worse than an '06 (even if the weight is equal), so get a rifle that fits you well, with a decent recoil pad, and you'll not likely have a problem.

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