Thread: 270 shooters

Originally Posted by Tentman

This is right on the money. I'm sure the 270's bad rap for recoil is probably the figment of some gun writer imagination who needed to write something for a magazine article (probably at the same time a marketer was trying to launch a new round like 243 or something). Reinforced by some poor sod shooting his 270 with a poorly designed 60's style stock (think Parker Hale Delux) and no earmuffs at the range for sighting in.

The 280 and 7x64 are identical ballistically and neither of them have anything like the recoil reputation of the 270.

Exactly my experience open sighted parker hale or similar that a mate had.
Belted me and I thought bugger this.
Then I went to a Win FW 30-06 and it fitted loved it.
Still have one.
Fit makes a difference.
Remember a school camp Waipakihi and they had newbies including girls who for most might have been the first rife they had fired an old sporterised .303 with original butt plate.
What a prick of an introduction to shooting.

funnily enough after watching the four lasses shooting a thar each last night...my first thought after congratulations was..get them in behind a soft shooting .223 really quickly to stave off the development of a flinch..... a big boot and jumping rifle,one lass said closed eyes at shot,first one pulled head away..... great shooting but not sure it wisest way to introduce them to it.