Wow, a 270 is certainly tolerably, non existent? Not by my experience. Recoil wise a 30-06 and 270 are close enough (with the edge to 270) to be a toss up.
270 has some abilities in the high BC and longer range on trajectory though that is inches in several feet out at 600 yards.
But this is Why Not the 30-06, not long range shooting (6.5 rules there) or recoil.
Like the 7.5 Swiss, 06/ 8mm (granted that nis a bit out of the range) but the 30 calibers are a sweet spot for shooting (non magnum)
6.5 is also a sweet spot. We would do fine with 6.5, 06 class and 375 class. But then we would not anything to disagree about either!
First off, the word used was "neglectable", not "non existent".
And the issue was heavy for caliber, high SD bullets.
The 30-06 has the 180 gr., (SD 0.271) and will push it out of a 22" sporter at ~ 2650 fps.
The .270 Win has the 150 gr., (SD 0.279) for a 22" muzzle velocity of ~ 2780 fps.
If the rifle is wood stocked and scoped, it will weigh ~ 8.5 lbs.
Free recoil for these loads are:
30-06 = 20.2 Lb-ft.
270 Win = 17.0 Lb-ft.
That is almost a 19% increase, that starts to migrate up into the "intolerable" range.
If the rifle is lighter, it will be even more.
No gettin' around the physics.
Red
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