There is nothing wrong with a 243 or 6mm Remington as a deer-hunting rifle. Yet one can't over emphasize that the flinching is really the problem and one should be able to clear up this problem just as easy weather shooting the 270 or a 243. I have shot the 6mm for over 20 years and just decided to give the 270 a try this year.

The 270 was quit a wake up for me, and the recoil had me concerned. Once I put a Sims slip-on recoil pad the recoil was totally manageable. A couple of items mentioned earlier which bear repeating are hearing protection & hearing protection.

I also liked the idea of having a friend load your rifle for you while target shooting, leaving you with a dry chamber once in a while. I don’t know if the dry chamber thing would help. Still the thought of flinching on a dry chamber seems to humor me.