bornagainbullseye,
that might be an understatement. A .270 with an identical weight round will kick as much as a .30-06 will with the same weight projectile. Say both shot a 150 gr bullet, both guns weight 7.5 lbs, both will kick right about the same (even have very similar velocities on that round). I have an old .30-30 bolt that is very mild, and I hear shawnee rave about the .243 all day long. Both have similar recoil according to the recoil calculators I have seen so either would be a good round. They will take a deer out to 200y with proper shot placement.