don't know a lot but, I've shot a tikka 270, it kicked like a bloody mule ok with a lot more umph than even the 30-06 that I've got shooting a 180 gr bullet. The 7mm-08 is a sweet shooting mild recoil round, a pleasure to shoot, my 308's are in the same ball park but have just a hair more force that the 7-08 both have and will kill deer.