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Old 03-22-2018, 09:02 PM
Nyksta Nyksta is offline
 
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270 win and 308 win have very very similar recoil. Typical hunting ammo weights in 270 are generally 10% lighter bullets than 308. But 270 has more powder and more velocity. The end result is so close you couldnt tell between equal rifles with equal recoil pads.

308 can get a complete powder burn out of a marginally shorter barrel and being short action can be a shorter, handier rifle. 270 will have long action and needs about 2 more inches of barrel to get around the common velocities. So it will be a touch longer rifle realistically. But both will be fantastic.

If it is just one rifle to practice with, become excellent with, and rely on to do everything, 270 win with 150 grain bullets gets the vote from me. If you want a variety of rifle designs in a collection that all use the same cartridge supply, more guns designs are available 308. Youll just have to learn to deal with that tiny bit of extra wind drift, but youll figure it out with whatever you choose.

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