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<blockquote data-quote="Weatherby Fan" data-source="post: 1480636" data-attributes="member: 29953"><p>Recoil for 270WSM vs 300WSM</p><p>8lb rifle-270wsm-150gr bullet-19lbs recoil energy</p><p>7.25lb rifle-300wsm-180gr bullet-27lbs recoil energy</p><p>8lb rifle-300wsm- 180gr bullet-24<em>lbs recoil energy</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Ive owned a Cpl 300wsm rifles, Rem 700 and Wby Vanguard and both were horrible to shoot as far as recoil goes, my 300 Wby felt like it kicked less !</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>if you go in a lightweight rifle it really depends on how light, to me a lightweight rifle is 6.5-7.5 lbs scoped, an ultralight is 5.5-6.5lbs scoped, I would recommend a brake, I just built a 5.2 lb Kimber Montana 84M 6.5-284 with a 22" #1 Benchmark and a brake added for 24" total barrel length and its a dream to shoot, </em></p><p><em></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Weatherby Fan, post: 1480636, member: 29953"] Recoil for 270WSM vs 300WSM 8lb rifle-270wsm-150gr bullet-19lbs recoil energy 7.25lb rifle-300wsm-180gr bullet-27lbs recoil energy 8lb rifle-300wsm- 180gr bullet-24[I]lbs recoil energy Ive owned a Cpl 300wsm rifles, Rem 700 and Wby Vanguard and both were horrible to shoot as far as recoil goes, my 300 Wby felt like it kicked less ! if you go in a lightweight rifle it really depends on how light, to me a lightweight rifle is 6.5-7.5 lbs scoped, an ultralight is 5.5-6.5lbs scoped, I would recommend a brake, I just built a 5.2 lb Kimber Montana 84M 6.5-284 with a 22" #1 Benchmark and a brake added for 24" total barrel length and its a dream to shoot, [/I] [/QUOTE]
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