troy fairweather
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This thread is for us who like the 7mms, share your favorite 7mms and what you like about the 7mm cartridges.
I dont think it is....stay away from Abolts with synthetic stocks and original pads tho. For some reason browning decided to try stamp its name on shooters shoulders with the pads on those....Even my 9.5lb abolt was miserable for more than a box or two.I've never fired any other 7mm and want to try a 7mm mag but everyone says recoil is worse than 30-06? Well see!
I've never fired any other 7mm and want to try a 7mm mag but everyone says recoil is worse than 30-06? Well see!
I feel that the recoil of the 7mm rem mag is similar to the 30-06. The 7mm is normally a little heavier and this helps with the recoil. As LoonWolf mentioned the stock design will make a difference.I've never fired any other 7mm and want to try a 7mm mag but everyone says recoil is worse than 30-06? Well see!
My ss 700 was a 7 br for a while.started as a 7-08 then set back for the BR. Then back to 7-08. Has the 308 m24 barrel now, but will probably be a 6 or 7mm again.7mm BR is my favorite.
Also, at least when I bought mine in 1980, the 7mm mag came with a nice recoil pad whereas the 30-06 came with a hard buttplate. At that time, being LH, if you wanted a LH bolt, you had the choice of 270, 7mag or 30-06 from Remington and Browning.7mm RM shoots the same bullet weights to roughly the same speed as 30-06. The difference in performance is that in the same bullet weights 7mm bullets are much more aerodynamic and will perform better down range. Recoil is pretty close to the same. A 7 mag will burn a bit more powder to get the same speeds so 7 mag recoil is slightly more than 30-06. But most 7 mag rifles are a touch heavier which helps offset that.
Anyone who can handle 30-06 recoil will have a hard time telling the difference in recoil from a 7 mag unless they let it get between their ears. Lots of people convince themselves that anything with a magnum headstamp is a hard kicker. And if they go into it expecting to get kicked hard they will. In reality when you do the math both 7 mag and 30-06 are virtually the same.
Of those 3 choices, I would have taken the 270 and ran.Also, at least when I bought mine in 1980, the 7mm mag came with a nice recoil pad whereas the 30-06 came with a hard buttplate. At that time, being LH, if you wanted a LH bolt, you had the choice of 270, 7mag or 30-06 from Remington and Browning.