RE: 7mm or 30.06 for bear?
The .30-06 because of the greater frontal area. The bigger heavier bullets of the 30 caliber win every time over any 7mm. With bear your shots will come close and a long 220 grain would do the trick. I use 180s for everything in my 06. The 7mm Remington Magnum is not the dragon slayer people think it is.