I have a Remington 700 Mountain rifle in 7mm 08 with a Pentex 3x9 light seeker on it. Weighs a tad less than 8 pounds recoil is still lighter than a 308 I own. Would not be afraid to use it on and North American game except the very biggest bears.
I hand load 120gr. bullets to 2700FPS. very accrete.
Al