These are not Rugers....I'm confused! 
Im confuse a 7mm and recoil?Iv met several people that swear by the 264 and some that swear at them. But thats the case with alot of cartridges. Playing with the Winchester Ballistics program I noticed that the 7mmRemMag shoots a little flatter than the 264 (using power points and the lightest offerings for each). The 264 does have a lighter recoil than the 7mm. For deer sized game the 264 will do the job. And you can always brag about how rare the gun is.
Recoil Retarded - that is a good one.
For maximum point blank range type shooting (what most are used to) theI have seen the ballistic comparison, and it is not like I need a rifle, have plenty. I want the 264, just because of it being the black sheep, and they are pretty rare in comparison to the 7 mag.
My ultimate plan is to have all the Winchester Magnums. Just a thing I have.
As far as ballistics, I have a 270 weatherby that smokes the pants off what the 264 could do, but I always come back to wanting one.
I've wanted a .264 Win Magnum since around 1986 when I saw my friends uncle shoot a deer from a long way across his pasture with one and drop it in its tracks. He gave me the fired brass and the fascination began. It's an itch gone unscratched as of yet. I considered a Remington CDL in .264 but I'm not a fan of the fluting, but could probably overlook with the right price on it. I may just go with a Savage rebarrel.