Seems we’re not comparing apples to apples with bullet weights v. velocity. Of course the 7mm magnums have more recoil. If recoil is your objective, join the 264 short round crowd.
My 6.5-06AI will do everything I need better than any short 6.5 or any 7mm RM load I've ever used. But the .270 load is for Daughter #1, not me, and it still beats any 7mm load I've used or even seen when comparing apples to apples - meaning 22" barrel and under 20 pounds recoil. Daughter #1's .308 load comes in at 15.9 ft-lbs, so 17.7 for the .270 load is quite reasonable to do what she wants done, She killed her deer last fall with a .300WSM (Winchester Black Shadow, 165g Barnes Vor-tx with claimed 3120fps MV), with recoil conservatively estimated over 26 ft-lbs. She didn't mind the recoil much but would at the range where she will do most of her shooting. Like a lot of 7mm RM loads, the .300WSM load doesn't provide her enough advantage over the .270/150LRAB to justify the additional recoil,
As a lefty she has limited options in factory rifles. I think the lefty Rem M700 will work well for her - the load is very accurate and delivers 2131fps and 1513fpe tp 700 yards at 7K altitude. At 400, which is her current comfort range, 13.5" drop, 2448fps, 1996fpe and 6.6" drift. Hope to get her comfort range to at least 500, where the .270/150LRAB delivers 2339fps and 1823fpe with less than 30" drop and 11" drift..
I've been shoting a 7mm RM since 1982 and simply don't see whre it would be a better fit for her.
