Originally Posted by HadsDad
Originally Posted by Jevyod
I was looking more and looks like in the 700-800 range I would have options in 270 wsm... Tikka Browning winchester etc

One of your criteria is low recoil, but you have mentioned two short magnums. .270 wsm and 6.5 prc, which is a necked down .300 Ruger Compact Magnum. Magnums don't usually equal low recoil. I understand that everyone has a different recoil tolerance, and that a properly designed stock mitigates a good deal of the felt recoil, but physics are physics. The faster you launch a projectile, the more recoil you are going to have.

I also would skip the .270 WSM also.


Apparently you're not really familiar with the Ruger Compact Magnum case, or the 6.5 PRC. It basically duplicates .30-06 powder room in a shorter case. The 6.5 PRC is essentially a short-action 6.5-06, with no "magnum recoil" involved.

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