How does the recoil of a .270 Winchester compare to that of a .30-06?

Question

I am about to buy my first deer rifle (Remington 700 sps Stainless). I enjoy the .270, and find it's recoil to be very manageable with 150-grain rounds, but I was also considering the .30-06 (because of cartridge variety/selection).

How much more recoil does an .06 have? Also, is the .06 much louder than the .270? I'm not super recoil-sensitive, but noise will make me flinch more easily than the actual push on my shoulder.

Thanks!

Answer 1

With 150 grain bullets, they have the same recoil if one uses the same action type. Some semi-autos have less recoil. The .30-06 can use heavier bullets than the .270, and it recoils more with them. Recoil is determined by the weight of rifle, bullet and powder and the velocity of the bullet. The .270 is just a necked-down .30-06, so the two rounds have the same powder capacity.

Answer 2

I own both a Rem 270 model 700 and a REM 30 06 model 7400 semi auto. I normally use rem core lokt 15o gr in both rifles and the noise level is not to different. Neither is the recoil but that is because of the 7400 being a semi and gas ejected becomes more of a push than a shove so for me they are about even. The 30 06 though is a far more rounded cartridge and way more versital than the 270. The 270 is really just a 30 06 with a necked down cartridge. In the us army when the 30 06 was first introduced accuracy fell dramatically since shooters cringed before pulling the trigger. Over all i much prefer the 06 has more versatility and a lot more punch on the target.

Answer 3

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How does the recoil of a .270 Winchester compare to that of a .30-06?
I am about to buy my first deer rifle (Remington 700 sps Stainless). I enjoy the .270, and find it's recoil to be very manageable with 150-grain rounds, but I was also considering the .30-06 (because of cartridge variety/selection).

How much more recoil does an .06 have? Also, is the .06...

Answer 4

I agree with most posters here that the 30-30 and 270 generally will have a slightly lighter recoil than the 30-06. The main difference is not necessarily the cartridge alone that makes the recoil felt different. Many factors figure in here, the type of action, typically the semi-auto action is going to absorb more recoil energy than a lever action or bolt action. Also the weight of the firearm itself, the charge of the load, and the weight of the bullet all come into play. All being equal however I believe you will find the 30-06 a bit more of a mule, kick wise. All a blast (no pun intended) to shoot. R (-:

Answer 5

I own both and grew up shooting the .270. I later purchased a .30-06 from a friend who needed the money. I like both rounds for different reasons. As far as recoil, it depends on the load and bullet, but generally the .30-06 is somewhat more of a brute. I love the .270 and use it consistently in taking whitetails. You may want to double think the .30 though. If you ever want to hunt elk or larger species some states require at least a .280 caliber bullet and you won't be able to use the .270.

If you intend to hunt only in one area the .270 is a flat shooting and accurate rifle. The only gun I've liked better is my .25-06 Sendero.

Answer 6

The .270 will have less recoil than a .30-06. Just how much depends on several factors, the bullet weight, the amount of powder in the cartridge, the velocity of the bullet and the weight of the gun.

I'd say that both are going to be about equally loud. At least as far as the human ear can tell. Perhaps if you had a device for accurately measuring sound levels, you could measure a difference but to the human ear, the sound will not be significantly diffferent.

Answer 7

The 30-06 is the best choice because you have a greater variety of bullet weights to choose from.* When you have a 30-06 you don't need any other rifle.* Recoil & noise is pretty much the same as the 270 caliber.*

Answer 8

270 Vs 30-06

Answer 9

My son and I both have a Rem 700, mine is a .270 and his a 30/06. I didn't notice much difference in noise, recoil using 140 grain in the .270 vs 165 grain in the .06 is about 10 - 20 % less in the .270, although this might be purely subjective, neither recoil bothers me at all, but my wife has a problem with the .06 but doesn't complain (much!) about the .270 when we can talk her into going out to the range with us.

Answer 10

The 270 is the same case as the 300-06, so the 150 grain bullets will have, for all intents and purposes, the same recoil, and the 165 and 180 grain loads will have, respectively, about 165/150 and 18/15 more recoil. Not hard, once you think of it.