Gunsmith question, muzzle brake on a 7mm ram mag

[Bigtwin]

Ok like the title says I have a Remington 700 in 7mm Remington Magnum, I am looking to tame the recoil a bit. I want to shoot this rifle more but the recoil makes my Mosins seem like *****cats!

I want to make it more manigable....at least a little bit. I am thinking of having the barrel threaded so I can install a brake, or should I look at having the barrel ported instead?

Either job, I believe, will be something a gunsmith will need to do. What cost may I be looking at for either job?

[uxo2]

Magnaport does wonders.

Brake and porting

[john323]

There are other ways to reduce recoil w/o making the weapon louder.Rea you using this to hunt? If so get a recoil reducer installed in the stock and put a limb saver pad on it.Otherwise magna port is the way to go.

[Bigtwin]

Not real likely to use this rifle for hunting(not saying it wont be though), mostly for bench shooting at distance. I have thought about recoil reducer and limbsaver as well.

The rifle was inherited to me and is an older model Remington 700, late 60's I believe and the recoil pad on the wood stock is mostly a joke and very hard.

I have even wondered if a Boyds thumbhole stock(or any other brand) might help. Would the thumbhole/pistolgrip type stock do anything for the shoulder recoil?