I've always wanted a .308,shot 1 many years ago that my Dad owned and sold in a Browning!

I shoot a 30-06 and bought myself a .243 & a 7mm-08 because I wanted a Rifle with less recoil....look at several makes & models then decide which Caliber best suits His needs! ;)

There are orders of magnitude of difference between the 243/308 calibers and the 270/30-06 ones.

It is easy to *say* "not recoil sensitive, but you should test this at the range with both guns and about a dozen rounds each.

If really not recoil sensitive, then ask him which he likes better.

Some shooters like less recoil. Others like more power and tighter groups.

My personal view is that a 270 is vastly superior than a 243 or a 308.

But then again, my personal view is that a 300RUM is vastly superior to anything else ever needed in North or South America.

Exactly right!

Some shooters eventually find out that they like less recoil more than anything else.

I myself have tried .223, 30-30, 7-08, .308, 30-06, 300 and 338.

I don't care much about recoil but the 338 was way too much.

For me the 300RUM is perfect.

This is true -- the 270 is one of the most superior hunting calibers that there is.

Only the 300RUM is in fact superior, but you must be able to take the recoil of a 300RUM in order to like it.