Would a synthetic stocked Savage in 7mm Rem Mag have alot of felt recoil? Well depends on how recoil sensitive you are. I shot a Savage 300 Win Mag synthetic for awhile, but then put a laminated stock on it. It thumped a bit, but I'm not that recoil shy. I put the laminate stock on because it fit me better and I don't like the feel of plastic. What you can do to reduce recoil if you find it a bit much is put lead balls in the stock cavities. Another thing you can do is if you are so worried about the recoil of the 7mm Rem Mag, think about a 7mm-08 Rem or a 270 Win, provided you are hunting deer and black bear. Both have great ballistics and less recoil than the 7mm Rem Mag.