Thanks a lot guys for getting back at me allready. I am aware that with the shorter, lighter guns I' m looking at, a bigger caliber will add a lot of recoil. I have to admit that up where we hunt, we don' t bang a lot of record book bulls. Usually happy with a 3 point or better(legal minimum). I know a lot of guys hunt with 30-06, and some gun dealers I' ve talked to say 270 is popular. I dont know much about these different calibers, what would be the drop off in power compared to the drop off in recoil from the 308., to the 30-06 or 270.? Thanks.