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As previously mentioned it all depends on how you handle recoil and how well the gun fits you, but it shouldn’t be that bad. More than the 270 and about equal with the 30-06 depending on which grain of bullet being used.

bigcountry

Well, one, I was knocking back a few last night. And two if somone can't figure out that a 7mmRemMag kicks a little but not a lot more than a 270 and less than a 300win mag, probably should be buying one just yet.

TerryM

No it will not be much worse. If a .270 is no problem then the 7mm will be quite manageable, very similar to a .3006.

BarnesX.308

Exactly. My dad and I have almost identical rifles. His is 7mm Rem Mag and mine is .30-06. His hits a little harder and a little sharper but not enough to make a big difference. It was a little louder, too. He put a magna-port on it and now it hardly kicks at all. He didn't magna-port it because he couldn't handle the recoil. A buddy got his done and recommended it. The noise now is pretty rough.

oldelkhunter

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For a guy that always complains about recoil and justifiably this statement just blows me away. I am pretty recoil insensitive but I can tell you there is a noticeable gap between 7 mag and a 300 mag. I can't tell the difference between a 270,06 and a 7 mm rem mag. But then again all my guns wear 1" recoil pads( usually decelerators)

mossy33oak

awwwwwww,.............Im tellin'!!!!!!!!! I bet the preacher wont like that!!!!!!

SWAMPMAN

7mm mag recoil? No way!

mossy33oak

yeah, gotta agree with swampie here, I realize recoil has alot of factors involved, but when you get to the point of really debating this its kinda like (and Im sure Ill take some flack for this one) ...........if you cant handle a 7mm rem, then get yourself a nice .243 and or 25-06 and just deal with it!!!!!

JagMagMan

There is no shame in being recoil sensitive. Some people are, some ain't! I'd say if you can handle the .270, .280, .308, or the '06, you probably won't notice much difference in the 7MM RM!
I shoot a light weight .308, and little heavier 7MM. If anything, I think my .308 may hit a little harder, you just get a bigger "boom" with the 7MM!

James B

My Browning A-Bolt is the light weight composite stalker and it packs a good punch on both ends. I put a slip on Limb Saver recoil pad on it and that helped a bunch. Two of my 7 Mags were Rugers one left hand and one right hand. Can't help it the recoil took every ounce of enjoyment out of shooting them. My 700 Classic 300 Win Mag was much kinder to my shoulder than either of my Ruger 7's. I would assume the fit was the reason because on paper the 300 should have had more recoil. I had two Savage 338 rifles which didn't hurt any worse that the 7's either. They however had Laminated stocks and pretty heavy barrels. The biggest rifle that I have shot quite a bit that had less recoil than I expected and was not bad to shoot was a Winchester Model 70 Safari in 375 H&H. My 416 Rem Mag in the Number one Ruger kicked like a SOB. It however had its good point. Run 10 rounds through it then go back to the smaller Mags and they became ***** cats.