HighPlainsDrifter
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You already have the 7mm mag. It would be much cheaper for you to put a break on the gun you have then to buy a new one. I bet it would still be cheaper to tame the recoil on your 7mm mag then to sell it and buy a new one. If you really want to buy a new gun, I would take a serious hard look at something in a .270 WSM. The recoil to me is less even than a standard .270 and is in the ballpark of a .25-06. Go to any factory ammo ballistic chart and compare the .270, .270WSM, 7mm mag and .25-06 and you will see that on paper anyway, the .270WSM will outperform all of them for velocity, energy and trajectory. The below link is at least Remingtons example using the same bullet in the .270WSM and the 7mm mag. The 25-06 bullet is 120 grains. You should get at least an idea. I dont own a .270WSM but I do own a .300WSM. My Tikka .300WSM recoils less than my Winchester model 70 chambered in 7mm mag. I have shot a .270WSM however and found the recoil to be very tame.
http://www.remington.com/products/ammuni...PRA7MMRB*R25063
http://www.remington.com/products/ammuni...PRA7MMRB*R25063