I tried out the new shells in 270cal for a Savage I bought for my son and I'm rather impressed. Low recoil, tight groups at 100 yrds and they did their job when he shot his first deer.

I havent tried them yet. Went to walmart the other day to get some 7mm's in 140 gr corelokts and all they had was the managed recoil. I almost bought them, the only thing that stopped me was the comparison chart on the back. They compared them to a normal 140 corelokt and with special load they shoot slower and drop more. I think they dropped like an inch to three inches more from 100 to 300 yards. Didnt want to get them because of the shorten performance. I may get them though for my fiance when i buy here a deer rifle because recoil is a major factor for her.

I think they are fine for folks waiting/striving to "grow" into their firearm.

EKM

They are great for a young youth hunter.

I bought a box of the 270 rounds for my 9 year old son. It was his first hunt with a high powered rifle. I thought of starting him out with his moms 243 but figured that he would be able to handle my old 270. I did some research on the Managed Recoil round and thought that we would try them. If they were too much then I would bump him down to the 243 cal.

He never batted a eye. He ened up killing his first Doe this last weekend at 150 yards out of a box stand.

I think I have lost yet anouther rifle!!

hunter338

They have there place. I think they are good for training young shooters also they are fine for those who can place thier shots well. I have loaded reduced loads for many years. That was one of the main reasons I got into reloading. Not to try to hop up loads but to match certain bullet to certain game. The low recoil loads for the 30-06 are in the 30-30 range. What has the 30-30 not killed? For shots to 150 yards they perform well. For long range they would not be the way to go.

If you look at the ballistics at the Managed recoil 7mm load, it appears to turn the 7mm into roughly the same trajectory/energy levels as a normal 30/06, which is perfect for any whitetail...Why beat the $^&^%out of yourself hunting whitetails at 200 yards? You can still get the good stuff with top shelf bullets for muleys and elk...mst people would shoot ALOT better without all the recoil that comes with it...

I've gotten the best groups of my life with the 30-06 managed recoil load, am hunting with it right now, but as mentioned in a post above I can't take more than 150 yard shot due to terrain. When I get one with it I'll let you know how they do-