ORIGINAL: salukipv1
I'd say what you'd actually feel they would be about the same if you're shooting 175gr from the7mm and 180gr from the .300, by the way, just get a .300
Not really an apples to apples comparison as the 175gr /284 is in the heavy for cal and the 180gr/.308 is not. Be more accurateor comparable if you usebullets with similar sectional density.
Ie:
154-160gr. 284 vs .180gr .308
or
175/.284 vs 200/.308
Slice it any way you like, the 300wmuses heavierbullet weight+ more powder in the case = more free recoil produced(assuming the rifles are comparable in weight)! Whether it will cause any problems nobody can say for sure. The only way to know for sure is shooting them both and comparing.I notice thedifference though it doesn't effect me (definately tolerable), however everybody is different in this regard.