As much as I love the .30-30 and despise the .270, I have to admit that in almost all deer hunting situations the .270 is the better choice. For some reason some people seem to think that a flat shooting long range round won't kill deer up close, they need a short range round for that. I never could figure out that logic. I've shot deer inside of 10 yds with a 7mm stw and they died just fine.