Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles Recoil and the .270 Win...bullet weight suggestions?

Setting up a .Tikka T3 in .270 Win for the Girlfriend who is about to graduate nursing school in the spring. She isnt a new shooter, but I would like to lessen the recoil for her and not having any experience with the .270 win, I was wondering if there is any recoil difference between the 130, 140 and 150 grain bullet loadings? The rifle will be a whitetail and hog gun, with ranges under 300 yards. Thoughts and Opinions?

42 grains of h4895 with a 130. 2750 fps and accurate

110 grain TTSX. at 3170 FPS I get outstanding accuracy and out of 8-10 deer killed with it I watched the bullet hit them all. !00% 1 shot kills, zero recovered bullets.

Sell the piece of schit and simply grab her a 223...then let her do her thing. Hint. Congratulations?!?

300yds isn't even first gear and pass the 6x MQ. Hint.

Shame the Howa Grendels dried up,as they connect alotta fhuqking dots and bypassed all the stupid. Hint.

Though Texans tend to fhuqk everything up,which never ain't not fhuqking funny.

Hint.

Laughing!................

Most guys I know stick with 130 grain bullets and recoil isnt much of a problem

Either a 130 cup and core with IMR4895 at reduced velocity or a 110TTSX is what I would try.

Best thing to do for her and the Tikka is to put a Limbsaver pad on it, then shoot whichever 130 gr bullet it shoots best. If she can’t manage that, Hornady makes reduced recoil loads in 270. If you handload, the 110 gr Barnes TTSX at warp speed kills well with about the same recoil as a 25-06.

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The amount of recoil is directly proportional to the momentum of what exits the muzzle. This means (bullet mass x bullet velocity) + (powder mass x its velocity). A lighter bullet, at a reduced velocity, and using a propellant toward the faster end of burning rate so as to reduce the mass of propellant going downrange, is the recipe for reduced recoil. The choice of propellant is often overlooked, but it makes a measurable difference, especially when coupled with a lighter bullet and reduced velocity.

Alternatively, you could try a "Managed Recoil" or similar factory loading

110 TTSX + H4895 loaded to around 3000 = magic.
Much more expanded frontal area than smaller bore sizes.

Another vote for:

1) Limb Saver Recoil Pad, followed by
2) 110gr handload, or, factory reduced recoil.

I went this route when my petite grand daughter decided she wanted to try deer hunting. Picked up a .270 here on the 'Fire. Put a 12.5" LOP Boyd's stock on it with Limb Saver recoil pad. Worked up an accurate load for 110gr Nosler Accubonds. She killed 3 deer with it before she moved away. Never a complaint about recoil.

I found the 6.8 Hornady 120 gr bullet at moderate velocity to be a very good deer killer. Recoil is less. My reload is 120gr bullet over Hodgen H4831sc at 2800 fps with 22" barrel. Accuracy in my 30 year old Remington 700 was under 2" at 200 yards.

A good recoil pad and a Sierra 110 grain Prohunter on top of some 4895 or 4064 will do all you need to do. Minimal recoil and will pound deer.

Buy a Past recoil pad and let her wear it while shooting from the bench. She'll never feel the recoil while shooting at game. Figure out what it shoots well and stick with it.

I'd go with this.

Just get a box of Remington Managed recoil 270 ammo. Problem solved, recoil <9# with good ballistic and terminal performance.

https://www.remington.com/ammunition/centerfire-rifle/managed-recoil

Have to agree with Big Stick on this one. Why push something marginal when there there are other cartridges she could shoot with out screwing around. If the.223 is not legal,look at a .243 or such.

Just like handguns selection . Instead of you deciding what she should have, have her tryout various cartridges and set her up something that she wants.

Typically heavier bullets equate to more recoil.

Depending on where her recoil tolerance lies. One can do truly reduced loads or just less than maximum.

We have successfully used reduced/less than full power loads with 95, 100, 110, 130, and 140gr bullets out of the 270. T/TSX, AB's, and Hornady. They all worked.

I just gradually increased the loads every year as my boys grew. It was a win/ in situation, successful youth hunters and they got to pull the trigger on a lot of pleasant recoiling ammo. They are very familiar with their go to hunting rifles, and have sent many rounds downrange in practice.

I'd load a 110 Nosler Accubond at around 2,700 fps w/ H4895.

I'd get her a good recoil pad installed at her LOP (if there is not one already in place) and try some Hornady Lite SST ammo, or possibly the Remington Managed Recoil. Zero it at 200yds (2" high at 100, about 9" low at 300). Let her shoot a fair bit of that for the first year or so, then move up to standard 130gr loads later, after she gets comfortable with the rifle. Easy process. The 270win is still a great pick for your intended role, even though there are new choices available.