UncleNorby has a good point there....if You get a Light-weight Rifle You can bet the felt recoil could be higher.I looked at a Savage Light Weight Hunter Rifle the other day... 5.5 lbs in a larger caliber and passed on it because I just knew it would harder to handle and not flinch!

I have heard a lot of Hunters brag on the standard .270 Caliber Rifles and that they were nice accurate guns with plenty of knock-down power....I opted for the 7mm-08 Savage in around 6.5 lbs model 11 GCNS Bolt-action.It has less recoil and is a good accurate Rifle that can handle shots further out even tho most of my ranges in heavy timber are from 50,75-125 yards at most!