7mm doesn't recoil any harder than 30-06 so I wouldn't put it in near the same class as the 30 mags. I don't notice it being any stiffer than my .270 to be honest and the 270 is a lot heavier gun.
More of it is rifle design. Some rifles absorb recoil well and some don't. Tikka just happens to be in the DON'T zone, although the T3x is a helluva lot better than the T3. Monte Carlo stocks can beat you up a bit in the big mags as well.
Buddies T3 Hunter 7m is a pain in the arse to shoot. Might as well have a brick duct taped to the end of the stock. Catches me on the same shoulder bone every damn time. Hats off to anyone shooting their ultralite synthetics in 338.
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