What Caliber Is Right

a .30-06's recoil is not bad, you can buy bullets anywhere for it, it has a wider selection of bullets than any other caliber AND it will take down ALL North American game animals. need I explain more?
 
I agree with the .270 win being the least I would use and not have to worry about it being underpowered. It is a great choice for elk and mule deer. Excellent long range performance and it deliveres a lot of energy.
I do however preffer the 30-06 even over the fantastic .270 because it does have that slight edge as it produces similar ballistics but with slightly larger and heavier bullets. And if you can shoot the .270 comfortably you probably wont notice a difference when shooting the 06.
 
My wife is very fussy about recoil. But she does real well with a Browning BLR I had re-barreled to 6.5mm Swede. Within 275 yards accuracy and trajectory are about the same as 7mm-08 or 270 . The 140 grain bullet is a deep penetrator and hits harder than charts would suggest.

I'm no fan of recoil either. .308 has been a keeper for me!

Hope this is helpful.

Jack
 
.270 Win will work fine for elk with a 150gr or deer with the 130gr. Funny thing, back in the day(1894 or there 'bouts) a lot of elk fell to the little 'ol 30/30 Win. Still, I'd go with an '06 based ctg. (25-06, 270, 280, 30-06, 35 Whelen) and not look back.
 
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