mikey3
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As an ardent gun nut and whitetail deer hunter for a very long time now, it has recently occured to me that I have more "practical shooting accuracy" with a 22 long rifle than with a 30-06. By this I mean that off the hood of my truck, at 75-100 yards it is easier for me to hit any object, be it tin can, small rock, dead D battery, tree knot etc, with a 4X scoped Marlin 39 .22 long rifle than with a 7.5 pound 30-06. The 30-06 is a Weatherby with a 24 inch barrel, a Kahles 3.5 x 10 scope dialed to 10X, zeroed to be right on at 100, shooting 150 grain WW ballistic silver tips! Now I am sure that many out there could probably shoot the 30-06 as well as I can shoot the .22 long rifle! However it just seems that I shoot a lower recoiling rifle much much better. Don't get me wrong, with a good bench rest, this particular Weatherby and I with those factory loads will make one nice little 3 shot cluster with all holes touching at 100 yards!
I am considering buying another Weatherby in 25-06 or a 270 just to have a rifle that would recoil less and be more "fun" to shoot. Which should I get the 25-06 because it is quite a caliber distance from the 30-06 or the 270 because every Wally world carries cartridges in that caliber? Will the 270 with 130 grain bullets recoil significantly less than the 30-06 or should I get the 25-06 for the 115 grain bullets???
I am considering buying another Weatherby in 25-06 or a 270 just to have a rifle that would recoil less and be more "fun" to shoot. Which should I get the 25-06 because it is quite a caliber distance from the 30-06 or the 270 because every Wally world carries cartridges in that caliber? Will the 270 with 130 grain bullets recoil significantly less than the 30-06 or should I get the 25-06 for the 115 grain bullets???