I have a Weatherby Vanguard in 300 WBY Magnum and a Remington 700 BDL in 7mm REM Mag and it is my impression that the Weatherby actually has less felt recoil and is more pleasant to shoot than the Remington, even though the Weatherby fires the more powerful carteridge. Therefore, you also should consider the recoil pad and stock of the rifles you are looking at as well as the calibers. Another consideration is, if you are on a budget, ammunition is more expensive for the 300 WBY Mag, though it is by no means cheap for the 7 mm Rem Mag. Looking at the balistics of the two rounds, while the Weatherby is the more powerful, I think it is likely that either would easily kill any game animal in North America, including large bears, with decent bullet placement.

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