Many years ago i decided to build a switch bbl rifle, using a left hand 700 Rem. action and numerous Douglas bbls, to test bullets with. All of the bbls were full sizeblanks, the same length and diameter so the same stock could be used. I had a Lyman target scope on this gun.

As i was into bullet design/mfg., and living in Alaska,i was testing heavy bullets for DG. My test showed me that the 175 NP from a 7mm Rem. mag. out performed many of the bigger calibers.

One day i was testing the 300 Win. mag. with 200 NP's against the 7 Rem. with 175 NP's. I fired the 7mm and then switched the bbl to the 300 Win.Mag.. First thing i noticed was enough added recoil that i had to be VERY carefull to keep from having the scope hit me. I was surprised how much more recoil the 300 had over the 7mm, and the 7mm 175 NP would do anything the 300 with 200 NP's would do in my test.

When i got back to the shop that evening, the first thing i did was to change out the Lyman scope to a Weaver T seriesthat hadmore eye relief.

DM