I have arthritis plus I have had a rotator cuff repair on one shoulder, and have problems with the other. Don't want to sound like a wuss, but my 270 with a max load, in a light rifle without a good recoil pad, would sometimes make me grunt. I tried my 7X57, but it was even lighter, and again I was loading to the max. I have since settled on a 243 and a 6.5 Creedmoor. The 6.5, with 120 BT's kills the snot out of a whitetail and I do not notice the recoil.
The 270 will probably never be used again unless I happen to draw a Kentucky elk tag.
