Why do people continue to these short mags, 1st fact the 270 is based off of th270 weatherby only its about 1 inch shorter. Yes i will give you the ballistics look great but they are also very deceptive after what a couple of people that i know that work in ballistics at federal have told me I could not bring myself to waste that kind of money on a gun whose barrel is going to be BURNED OUT AT 800-1200 ROUNDS!!!!!! If you are looking to reduce felt recoil and you shoot a 30-06 go down to a.308 if you shoot a.308 go down to a 30-30 etc. A standard 7mm will have a barrell life of 5000-7000 rounds give or take afew hundred.