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Jason...

Using 130 gr. in the .270 WSM comes up 17.4 lbs.

Lots of variables possible. Used average powder loads, not minimum or maximum, and estimated resulting velocity.

I shoot 130 gr. Barnes TSX in my .300 Win Mag. Very significant recoil reduction over usual 180s...but fast and flat! The one elk I've taken so far never knew what hit him.

IMHO, with bullet construction being what it is now, aside from hunting dangerous game, I personally see no need whatsoever for heavy for caliber bullets. Stick with quality bonded stuff like Fusion, or monolithics and the like, a 130 gr. from a .270 Win is absolutely enough gun for elk.

Here's a link to the calculator I used...

http://www.handloads.com/calc/recoil.asp

Interesting to play around with.