I bought my first7mm in 1977 at the age of eighteen. It wasa Remington 700 BDL that someone bought, shot once and didn't like the kick.I picked it up for $175.00 and shot it until I bought a new Remington 700SSalso in 7mm in 1999. Overkill for deer? yes but I love shooting it. I still have both but switched over to bow hunting in 2000 and haven't shot it to much lately. Great cartridge! Ken