If your main hunting is going to be deer from 50-400 yards then by all means get the 270. I have had probably 100 rifles at least. 99 percent of all my hunting could have been done with the 270. Ammo is plentiful, Recoil is very acceptable. My choice would be the Remington LH 270. Hands down, period.. My dead last choice is the 7MM Mag. IMO it is the hardest kicking rifle for what it delivers on the planet. Now opinions very but thats mine. I have had the BDL REM in 270, 30-06 and 7 Mag.