Actually most 7mm mags have an extra 2" of barrel over the 30-06.This extra barrel length reduces the muzzle blast to 30-06 levels and the extra weight of the longer barrel and the fact that the magnums re usually equipped with better recpoil pads reduce recoil to where it not much more than a 30-06.

Edited by - stubblejumper on 12/26/2002 23:01:45