The 270 is nearly the perfect deer caliber. But, if, sometime in the future you want to go after elk, moose ect... it will be a big let down and not perform as well as the others, it CAN be used, BUT shouldnt really. the 06, 7mag, 300mag will ALL perform Much better than the 270 on the big animals(and the deer too). If recoil is a problem I would suggest that you shoot a 300mag before buying one, I dont think that they're bad for recoil, but some people do. So....if you NEVER plan on hunting bigger animals get the 270 it's near perfect for deer, but if at a latter date you might get a chance at some bigger animals skip it, go for something bigger.