ejpaul1,

I own a Super Shadow Win model70 in 7mm WSM. I was a die hard 30.06 fan since 1978. Bought the gun on a whim becauseWinchester ceased production. I have only put about 150 rounds through it since I got it the beginning of October. Haven't quite dialed it in yet with handloads but getting very close for my liking. Currentlyon my 4th powder choice of Reloder19. I shot a muley the 4th season here in Coloradoabout 60 yards slightly quartering away using 140gr Nosler Accubond, H4895 averaging 2912fps.. Hit him a couple of inches behind left shoulder about 2/3 the way up. Entry hole not too bad. Exit, just clipped the right shoulder, was about the size of a tennis ball. He took about 10 steps and that was it.

Bottom line I really like this caliber and recoil is what I would consider mild to moderate.The real test will be on longer range shots. As you stated on paper there is not any real difference between the 2 except you can get the same performance with a little bit less powder. Brass is more expensive than regular 7mm brass by $14 per 50. So far I have 3 reloads on the cases and they look fine, but as you can tell from above I don't load things up "hot".

On the same sudject last Sunday I picked up a Super Shadow in 300WSM on close out for $343. I just about broke my arm getting my wallet out of my pocket. Seems the gun was in the back of the safe and over looked. I really didn't need the gun but for that price I couldn't pass it up. Haven't shot it yet but I'll let you what I think about the 300WSM.

Good luck with your 7mm WSM