I just picked up my new rifle for the fall, its a browning a-bolt hunter fld that i got used but is in A+++++ shape and for a great deal. The caliber is 7mm wsm.

Now i looked at the tables and balistics and realize how flat it is and can imagine that it will have a little thump to it (weighing under 8 lbs with a scope)

My questionsare
1) when using it for whitetails (primarily) would the 140 grain bullets be better?? and what type of bullet?

2)What is the recoil, i've shot 30-06 and 300 win mags(i' assuming that its somewhere in between)

Thanks