Sorry but I think a RAR 270 is a bad choice all around. I'm sure at 12 or 13, he should be able to handle it just fine though. Also to answer your question, there is a night and day difference between the recoil of a 243 and a 270. Unless his birthday is in the summer, I'd wait a bit longer and get it for him on X-mas. I got my first big game hunting rifle when I was 12 and it was a 30-06. That 270 would make a great christmas present Matt. I think at this point I’m probably just trying to justify buying the Ruger American in 270 this summer. LOP wise I really think it’s time to step up to a normal size stock. Worse case is I can let him shoot and see, hold off another year if it’s a bit too much for him. He’s been shooting a compact Ruger American in 243 with no recoil problems and I’m thinking of stepping him up to the 270 and rotating the 243 down to a younger son. In similar stocked rifles weighing within a few ounces of each other how much of a step up in felt recoil do you think there is in stepping up to 270 from 243? My 12year old son is 5’5” and about 125lbs. She had zero issues with recoil, and killed three KY White Tails over the following three years without issue. Put it in a Boyd's laminated stock with LimbSaver recoil pad, and loaded up a couple boxes of 110 grain NAB's. Similar situation to the OP about 10 years ago with the oldest grand daughter. 270 shooting factory Nosler 130 NAB's, "hurt". Loss 30 pounds of muscle mass including shoulders / upper body. MD hit the nail on the head regarding muscle mass.
I think a big issue with smaller kids is that they can't hold a full sized stock in tight, so rather than a push, they get a hard jolt.ġ0-11 year olds also don't have as much muscle mass on their shoulders-which is a big reason more recoil can actually hurt, not just jolt them back.
The kid wasn't unusually sensitive, but it was a full power Corelokt and definitely did his best to fight back a tear or two. I watched someone let a 10-11 yr old shoot a 270 after only ever shooting a 22. Without reduced loads it's a big jump for a kid.
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