Originally Posted by
ajstrider
I like my .308 rifles. It will recoil less than your 270 or 25-06 you want...
As good as the 308 Win is, the above statement just isn't true. A .308 Win shooting a 150 grain bullet with 45 grains of powder to 2900 fps out of a 7.5lb rifle will create 17.7 ft-lbs free recoil. If the rifle weighed 8lbs, the recoil would still be 16.6 ft-lbs.
A 25-06 shooting a 110 grain bullet at 3200 fps with 50 grains powder weighing 8 lbs (the extra 1/2 lb being from it being a long action with a 24" tube, which is typical of a 25-06, versus the short action and 22" bbl typical of 308 Win's) will generate 13.7 ft-lbs (about 22% less recoil).
A 270 Win shooting a 130 grain bullet at 3000 fps with 50 grains of powder from an 8lb rifle creates 15.5 ft-lbs recoil (12% less than a 308).
Just so we have the facts straight.
As to the OP's question. My choice would be the .25-06 of the two. Decent priced ammo, good availability and selection, flat trajectory and more than enough to kill deer just about as far as most folks can hit them. The 270 would be a good choice, too. As would the .243 Win or 308 Winchester. I like the quarter bores, but my personal choice was the 257 Weatherby Mag, but I wouldn't recommend the 257 Wby unless you handload. Factory ammo is shockingly expensive.
Mike