When the 7mm was introduced it was billed as hitting harder than the 06 and shooting flatter than the 270. When looking at available production ammo neitherstatement is actually trueanymore.

If terminal performance is your primary consideration the the 06 has 6 loads that exceed 3300 lbs/KE at the muzzle. This meets or exceeds any 7mm load I have seen.

If flat shooting is your primary consideration the 270 can provide 3200+ fps with a 130 grain interbond bullet.

I would preferr a 30-06 or 270 myself due to the availability of cheaper ammo to practice with. Approx 25% less than a 7mm ammo with equal bullets means more range time developing skills.

In general the 7mmdoes havea slight performance advantage over the 06 however the popularity of the 06 has also resulted in premium ammo lines with KE levels actually higher than the 7mm.Guns chambered in the 06/270 are alsooften lighter due to the shorter action lengths.

On deer sized game the 7 MM with lighter bullets in the 130/140 weights will provide approx 100-150 more FPS than the 06 if long range shooting is important.

But then again if long range shoothing for deer sized gamethe 270can produce3200 + fps with a 130 grain interbond bulletthat still has plenty of KE to kill deer at 500 yards + and there are several 3100 fps 140 grain offerings.

I just think the 7mm does not give a good bang for your buck when compared to the 06 for KE or the 270 when comparing fps.

If I were going for more power/velocity than the 06/270 I would jump up to alarger case than the 7mmRem Mag to get some real separation from them, since the ammo costs about the same once you break in the magnum class ammo.