An interesting question. I was reading something recently about the 7mm/08 and it said that considering the extra powder and recoil of a 7mm rem mag. the 7mm/08 was not that far behind in peformance (when compaired in HUNTING RIFLE LENGTH BARRELS)

The 7mm Rem. mag. looks great on paper for handloads and factory stuff where 26 in. barrels are used. But most hunting rifles don' t have 26 in. tubes.

A long time ago I had to choose between a 7mm Rem. mag. and a .264 Win. Mag. I chose the .264 (and later bought a 7mm mauser) and so have never had any first hand experience with the big 7.

Robin