Both my father and I have used the 7mm-08 for a while now. It packs a bit of a whallup. In fact, we usually will put on a life jacket (we tell each other it is to simulate a heavy coat, but we both know it' s cause we don' t like pain! ) Plus bullets are a bit hard to find around here and are usaully $20/box.

This year he traded his in for a 25-06 (sorry I don' t know who makes it). He zeroed his in without the use of a life jacket (although the heavy coat may throw him off ). Shot 1" groups at 100 yards and for him is pretty amazing!! He said the recoil is nearly non-existant. He also put a nice doe down...double lung hit....ran 30 yards. Also a box only costs less than $15 (25% less than the hard to find 7mm-08)

I have yet to shoot it but it sounds very interesting.