270 guy here, other caliber options?

[hawk45]

It really comes down to if you just want a new rifle or want to make yours work for you. If you get a new rifle, that's new mounts and optics which as we all know gets real expensive real quick.

I think if you swap your existing recoil pad for Limbsaver and use reduced loads, it will be like a .243, but you still have the option of moving back up to standard loads if you have the need. A loaded down .270 will do everything a full house .243 will do. And I don't see much difference in the .270 and 25-06 in real world situations recoil wise, but physics don't lie either.

My lightest rifle is a Weatherby S2 Wilderness (6.75 lbs naked) in .270. It's 8 lbs dressed. I put a limb saver on mine to add some length, but made a big difference in recoil. I think the Weatherby stock helps with recoil also so it's a double win. If you went to reduced loads, it'd be a ***** cat. Not that it's more than a .308 right now. It's a hunting rifle though, not a target gun. I try to do my practice under hunting circumstances. Cold bore shots and follow-ups. More range trips and/or more waiting, but truer to real world conditions.

I also agree that the benefit of a brake is ability to see hits for corrections.

But hey, if you want a newer, lighter rifle, that's all good too. Just remember that if you go lighter, the recoil of even those small rounds will increase also. Just don't put yourself back in the same boat you are in now with a lighter rifle.

Best of luck.

 

[SansSouci]

With less recoil sutible for deer? New here hope I'm in the right place. After this season I may look into changing things up caliber wise. I'm cresting 30 and not recoil sensative but I've fractured my shooting shoulder a couple times. I like to shoot the deer stick and have a sled and bags. I prefer the bags but after shooting a box of 270 it's all I can take for a while. Couple in the field no biggie.

AR all day is a breeze but I'm not quite sold on 223 for deer and prefer a bolt gun. Bolt gun caliber wise what I've played with has been 270, 30-06, 308, 7mm mag.

Recoil wise how does the 243 and 25-06 stack up? Open for other options.

Thanks!

Hi KSCHEVY,

I can tell you a lot about shoulder surgeries. Hence, I literally feel your pain. I put a shotgun recoil pad on my Model 700 .270 Win. I can shoot 60 grains of H-4831 & 130 grain bullets into .25" groups at a hundred all day long without pain. BTW, my recoil absorbing shoulder needs replacing.

I'd try a shotgun recoil pad before going an expensive route or buying another rifle.

I wish you the absolute best

 

[Timeout]

Muzzle brake all the way. Have one an almost every rifle I own. You need to wear hearing protection anyway. Harrell's Precision is the most bang for the buck I have found. Icing on the cake is that Harrell's are top shelf to deal with. You will need to have it installed by a competent gunsmith. Be sure to buy a thread protector from them also, should you ever want to run it without the brake. Their thread protectors are only 10 bucks. Once your muzzle has been threaded for the brake, you will be ready for a suppressor if the need arises. http://harrellsprec.com/index.php/products/muzzle-brakes

 

[SansSouci]

A .308 Win will kill elk just as dead as a .300 Rem Ultra Mag.

 

[bbckfh]

Nice, how do you like the X Bolt?

I love mine. To the point that I now have two of them, one in 6.5 creedmoor and one in .308. The only drawback is the lack of aftermarket parts, but for hunting that's a nonissue. Perhaps if you're a tinkerer or a PRS guy, but not for hunting. They're both lasers, and still only about 7 3/4 lbs dressed.

 

[booner270]

Heavy rifle like a howa 1500 with hogue stock in 25/06 or stay 270 change pad to a limb saver and try reduced recoil rounds. Or vanguard v2 in 257 weatherby is a great option and gives you vesitility to shoot some lighter weight stuff for smaller game

 

[waltercrouse]

With less recoil sutible for deer? New here hope I'm in the right place. After this season I may look into changing things up caliber wise. I'm cresting 30 and not recoil sensative but I've fractured my shooting shoulder a couple times. I like to shoot the deer stick and have a sled and bags. I prefer the bags but after shooting a box of 270 it's all I can take for a while. Couple in the field no biggie.

AR all day is a breeze but I'm not quite sold on 223 for deer and prefer a bolt gun. Bolt gun caliber wise what I've played with has been 270, 30-06, 308, 7mm mag.

Recoil wise how does the 243 and 25-06 stack up? Open for other options.

Thanks!

What type of recoil pad do have on the 270 win? A good recoil pad would help instead of paying a lot money on getting a brake installed. I shoot a MODL 54 win in 270 win and it is the factory stock that with a steel recoil butt plate. They make slip on pads for rifles. Are shooting 130 grain bullets or 150 grain?

 

[Riflehunter1776]

When my teenage daughter started hunting, I got her a model 7 in 7-08, and I load it a little light with 8208 and 120gr Barnes bullets. No problem with the recoil being too stout, and all 5 deer she has shot so far have dropped in their tracks. Longest shot was 250 yards, shortest was 50.

 

[matt_3479]

I've taken a couple deer with a 243. Win and if your looking to drop some recoil the 243. Win is super easy to handle, great trajectory and really does a number on the deer!! A 6.5 creedmoor or 260. Rem would be another great one! Super light recoil and 140gr bullet will definitely drop the deer