Originally Posted by Mule Deer
memtb,

Yeah, 5.6 foot-pounds wouldn't matter to a kindergartner--because that's about the recoil of a .223 Remington sporter.

But that's not what we're talking about. We're talking about another 5.6 foot-pounds on top of what may already near the OP's limit--and he specifically mentions recoil as a concern.

During my guiding days I ran into more than one he-man hunter who couldn't really the recoil of a 7mm Remington Magnum. I know this because often when we did the standard scope-check on a target before the hunt started, they'd shoot such large groups (as in 6-8" at 100 yards) that I'd start to suspect there was something wrong with the scope or rifle. Then I'd shoot typical decent groups with the SAME rifle and load.

I'm not talking about what YOU consider mild recoil, or anybody else here, but a .270 WSM recoils just about like a 7mm RM.

Years ago, my hunting buddy and I were sighting in our deer rifles. His was a 700 sporter 7 RM . It had just the hard plastic butt late and I said then I’d never own a 7 mag sporter weight. Thinking about it now, it’s probably fine with a decent recoil pad. Craig Boddington (if memory serves well) wrote an article a while ago stating the 270 win. does pretty much everything a 7 mag will do for big game hunting when comparing the same bullet weights.

Last edited by alwaysoutdoors; 01/09/20.
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