James B

I am looking for a little user info on the 270 WSM. I have looked at two of them. One is the Browning A-bolt and the other the Model 70 Coyote. The latter has a heavy barrel which may help reduce recoil. Does anyone know how the recoil is on these guns? I have a bad shoulder and have lost most of the meat and muscle on that shoulder. I can,t switch shoulders though because I lost the right eye many years ago. I had no trouble shooting my 260 Remington but the 300 Win Mag is no longer an option. I also shot my brothers 30-06 Browning Auto and that was not to bad either. I like the ballistics of the 270 short mag. Any info would be helpful. Thanks a lot.

Tumbo

James B

James go to www.shortmags.org as they have recoil tables & alot of other info on short mags there.

Good Luck

Tumbo

Quilly

Tumbo...

good website thanxs for sharing with us.
when this thread was running before someone said it kicks close to a 30-06sprg with a little more ummmfp.

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James B

Thanks for the info. I just read an artical by Bodington on these rifles. He also states that the 270 wsm has a recoil about like the 30-06. I can,t decide if the gain of about 200 fps would be worth the extra cost and availibility of ammo compared to the 270 Win. My thought I quess is that if it will be pretty much used in my case for mule deer and Maybe an elk or two, I may be as well served with a standard 270. Especially if I can find one with a 24 or 26 inch barrel. Most 270 loading data is developed with a 24 or 26 inch barrel. In the real world most factory 270's have only 22 inch barrels. In some cases that alone would make up the 200 fps. More food for thought I quess.