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being a magnum and having quite a bit more speed then the .270 Win, I'm wondering what it's recoil is like. more comparable to the 30.06 perhaps? it's got some impressive speed (the .270 WSM that is). 
what's the recoil for the .270 WSM like?
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only one I've shot was a T3 lite stainless w/ a Limbsaver pad. It was a pretty obnoxious gun to shoot from the bench. Even with the pad, them tikkas just don't soak up the recoil well. I had a 7saum in a laminate stock Rem 700 that was much milder to shoot, ballistics between the two cartridges very similar. If you can shoot a 30-06, you can shoot a 270 WSM no problemo. Between the 270 Win, 270 WSM, 280, 7mm RM, & 30-06, they all recoil very similar
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I also had one in a tikka and it kicks pretty good, not fun on the bench at all.....maybe I'm just a wussy
I also have a T-3 in 270 WSM and would say the recoil is similar to a 30-06. When I shoot from the bench I use a slip over the shoulder PAST Recoil Sheild, which helps take a bit of the bite out of the recoil. When shooting in the field, like most other rifles I own, I don't even feel it.
604shooter
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I found the T3 270 WSM I owned kicked more than my 30-06. It definitely wasn't too much fun off the bench.
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My .270WSM is chambered in a M70 Classic Featherweight. I find very little recoil with this combo even with full house 140gr loads from the bench. The stock has a decelerator pad so that may be the reason for the very light felt recoil.
If you compared two guns of equal weight and not a light 270WSM and a heavy 30-06, the 270 WSM kicks less than a 30-06. (Probably mostly because of the lighter bullet weight in most cases). It kicks just a touch more than the standard 270. I have had and shot 4 different 270WSM's...
being a magnum and having quite a bit more speed then the .270 Win, I'm wondering what it's recoil is like. more comparable to the 30.06 perhaps? it's got some impressive speed (the .270 WSM that is).
150gr
WSM = 3150fps
win = 2850fps
300fps is "quite a bit" and "impressive"
150gr
WSM = 3150fps
win = 2850fps
300fps is "quite a bit" and "impressive"
You should probably be comaring the 130gr 270 speed to the 150gr .30-06, to be fair with sectional density etc etc...
The 270 WSM is going to shoot flatter than the 30-06, bottom line.
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the 'impressive' remark was due to the seeming 600fps difference in speed per similar weight bullets off of the data included on the .270 Win & .270 WSM on Wikipedia. if that is excessive, then I apologize. 
... it's got some impressive speed (the .270 WSM that is).
All "impressive speed" is good for is producing several pounds of blood-shot and jellied meat.
A good quality bullet - regardless of cartridge it is launched from - is much more important than shear speed.
the 'impressive' remark was due to the seeming 600fps difference in speed per similar weight bullets off of the data included on the .270 Win & .270 WSM on Wikipedia. if that is excessive, then I apologize.
600 fps faster than a standard 270 Win. ???
Someone is smoking too much crack.
Don't take your info off Wikipedia, its not a reloading source and its not accurate. The 270WSM will give you 150-200 fps. Which is almost the same as a 30-06 and 300 WSM comparison. If you handload, its a excellent cartridge because you can load it down to 270 win specs or up it 200 fps for larger game. Which makes it very versatile. I now have one in Sako 75 and it feeds like a dream from the magazine. Excellent deer and for the occasional large game cartridge.
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it seems I must have misread something somewhere too.
I could have sworn it said 600fps faster, which is what had me create this thread...but upon review, I must have had a different cartridge up where I thought it was referring to a .270 WSM, because...well, just look at the wiki charts.
I went and checked this data against the Hodgdon database and indeed, I read something wrong somewhere. I'm sorry for all the comfusion...
Actual velocities aside in all seriousness I have to ask why you think a cartridge that is faster than a .270 Winchester is somehow superior?
I am not poking you in the eye but only trying to see why some newcomers to hunting seem to be caught up in the whole velocity thing.
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faster isn't exactly important, but following Gatehouses' TSX and TTSX threads, a lighter but faster bullet is proving to be just as good as a slower but heavier bullet from a larger caliber.
I'm a total noob, just trying to balance book learning with real life experience, which I'm sadly lacking in at the moment. I know a heavy .308's recoil isn't bad. a light .308's is much more noticeable, very similar to a 30-30 in a Marlin lever action. yesterday I added a .243 to my repetoir. I would like to purchase something that's not going to be a killer off the bench so I can learn to shoot with it.
Yes but you have to remember that Clarke worships at the velocity altar built by Roy Weatherby
while I personally think that old Roy was a false prophet. Over the years I have noticed that while there are plenty of 500 yard rifles in the hunting fields only a fraction of their owners can take advantage of them. 500 yard rifles and 100 yards skills seldom work well together.
For most newbies I always suggest a rifle with modest recoil to cut their teeth on. Anything from the 7mm-08 up to the 30-06 will serve them well as they can concentrate on their shooting technique rather than worry about recoil.
