ORIGINAL: Shootstuff4570
when i think of a "brush gun" i usually think of somethin with a shorter barrel(little bit smaller gun), not necessarly what caliber the gun is. that way you can move the gun around easier if your in thick brush.
I agree...the way the gun "handles" makes it a brush gun. Not the caliber. A 30-30 is fine. Your 270 Ruger is fine. Keep shooting it. A lot. It will then become your brush gun. I use a Browning BLR in 257 Roberts. Short/light/quick handling and flat shooting enough to poke through those little holes in the brush.