Lets clear this up a little, I tried to reply to Spikes question maybe you should read his question again. He was aware of the .270,. 30.06 & and he wanted MORE power and recoil was a not factor. As I said the 270 30.06 .308 & 30.30 etc will probably acount for 70+ % of deer kills in North America this year all thesecartridges arevery good for dear and larger animals, and have proven them selves over the years, and the years to come.
I have hunted for 45 years this year, and have never missed getting a deer, hunting in western Quebec Canada and have shot deer with 21 different guns and they all killed, I have seen some good size deer 326lbs field dressed and lots in the upper 200lbs, my brother shot one with a 31.5/8"wide rack,some times in late day when light is getting low you do not have time to get closer, and I have had many shots over 300 and up to 500+ yards and a .280 I sold last year did a excellent job.it was the best factory made gun I have ever seen Rem 700 280 express 22' barrel light load of 4831 53 grs 150 nosler1/2 just bedded and worked on trigger a little.
But this new gun I had made up by Hart is a better gun in 7mmwsm, there is no 06, .270 or .280 will match the performance you get with it and it shoots tighter than any other gun I have owned, I only tryed a couple of powders as I did not have time before season opened and 4831s/c was great 67grs with 140gr noslers under.125" 3 shots .I am sure the the short stubb cases are better than the long cases. Look what the 6ppc did to the 222 Rem records and take a look at what the benchrest guys and gals are doing with the .284-260 cal pretty good long range guns and the 7mmwsm has some records now as well. Go to www.shortmags.com and see the groups these wsm are getting with factory guns.I sold a Rem 700 with a 26" Hart barrel in 30.06 it was great but 1/2" was about it. and theres no 06 will shoot as flat as the 7mmwsm. And it will make a dandy moose gun.
Spike go with one of the wsm and you won't be looking back. Good Luck