I was pleased when JOC referred in a column to the 7mm as a woman's gun because its recoil suited me to a T. He referred same column to my CZ Brno as the perfect saddle gun, reporting on a hunt with the Shah and praising the Canadian Industries Limited 139-grain cartridge at 2900fps. Mine was built in 1950. Aside from the 22s my only other rifle is Ruger .250 Savage. Recoil is bane of any shooting as surely as too much sun and cigarettes will kill you faster than a bullet.