I dont think you'd be able to tell much difference from a 25-06 to a 270. If you honestly have a prob with recoil then maybe a bolt action isnt the gun of choice. Maybe you should go the route of an auto loader. Rems 7400 is ok but a Browning BAR(ugly though-imo) is a superb autoloading gunwith a ton of caliber choices and will have more then enough accuracy for hunting. I doubt any of the calibers will provide enough recoil to bother you.