I think you should look into a limbsaver recoil pad for the 7mm Mag. I have one on mine and I shot a friends Remington 700 in.270 Win with awoodstock with the factory butt plate on it and it had a worse "felt" recoil than my Browning A-Bolt 7mm Mag with a synthetic stock. I mention the types of stocks because my A-Bolt weighed less than the 700 with the wood stock so recoil should have been worse on my A-Bolt.

I really am a believer in the limbsaver pads and they only cost around $20 and mine was a direct fit and just screwed on.