Recoil between 25-06 and 270 win?

[dan belisle]

With your 277 caliber limit, I would look at one of the 6.5's before a 270. FWIW - dan

 

[roadkill7205]

Lots of good info in this thread, especially liked the recoil table.

Same here.

 

[arcadia]

Since I don't reload I'll buy 243 and probably Marlin XL7. Price of ammo is an issue so I'll get affordability and low recoil.

I hate recoil. There is almost no felt recoil with a Marlin XL7 in .270 because of the awesome recoil pad. I can shoot it all day no problem. You will not need a limbsaver.

 

[gommee]

Recoil

What he didn't like about Marlin? By Savage you mean Stevens?

The Marlin is a low end firearm. The Stevens is the low end Savage, but is better built and is as accurate as all get out IMHO. You will be even happier with a low end Savage, Drop mag or floor plate, accutrigger, Much better safety than the XL7. Recoil pads can be changed and can make the biggest boom-stick feel like a 22. (exaggeration but very close).

 

[bearkilr]

It's a complete myth that a lighter bullet in a given calibre will create less recoil than will a heavier bullet, each loaded to standard loadings
.

I beg to differ. My 458 kicks much more with a 500 gr than with 350 gr bullets.

Same goes for my 30/06 with 110gr compared to 180 gr. I can go on.

 

[Elliott]

Although I don't currently live in Ontario I am puzzled by the comment that the .30-30 was not allowed due to calibre restrictions. My search of the current Ontario hunting regulations found this statement (which has been there as long as I remember)
The holder of a small game licence may not use a rifle of
greater calibre than .275, except a flintlock or percussion
cap muzzle-loading gun, for hunting small game in the
counties of Brant, Elgin, Essex, Huron, Lambton, Middlesex,
Northumberland, Oxford, Perth and Wellington and the
regional municipalities of Chatham/Kent, Durham, the
former regional municipalities of Haldimand-Norfolk and
Hamilton-Wentworth, Halton, Niagara, Peel, Waterloo and
York and the City of Toronto.

This only applies to hunting small game, which really means you cannot use your .270 or .30-06 for hunting groundhogs, or small game.
So, if this is the regulation you are concerned about, and you like the .30-30, then go for it.
As already mentioned, the recoil from a military 8mm mauser is not the way to judge recoil from a hunting stocked rifle with a soft buttplate. Saying that, you cannot go wrong with the .25-06 for hunting deer; just make sure that you are using good bullets and the correct bullet weight.

Sorry, but I think you will find that if you asked a local MNR officer (On.), I'm pretty sure that hunting in Southwestern On. with .30 calibre rifle and above is not allowed unless it's a black powder rifle. It is allowed from about Huntsville On. and other WMU's in Central and Northern On. Below a .270 is allowed for the most part in Southern On. from the Port Perry area and south of that, but regs for one WMU to another can be different.

Bottom line, check your local hunting regs and be sure. You don't want to buy a calibre you can't use for hunting, unless you just want it.

To get back on topic, a 25-06 or even a .243 Win should fit the need of the o.p. of this thread.

 

[gommee]

To get back on topic, a 25-06 or even a .243 Win should fit the need of the o.p. of this thread.

I agree, I have a Ruger Alweather Hawkeye in 25-06 and there is little to no felt recoil.

 

[220Swifty]

How does the 6.5-06 compare to these two recoil wise?

 

[dan belisle]

About half way in between. - dan