Judson since your reply was aimed at me maybe I should clarify a few things. The reason I bought my 270WSM was because I gave my 270Win to my nephew since he can not afford to buy a new rifle. He had been using a Winchester Model 88 in .308 I had but he really liked my 270. So I was in the market for another rifle. Like many magazines have already stated if you have a great rifle you are totally happy with there is no reason to go out and buy a WSM but if you are in the market for a new one you might want to give the WSM a try. And this way my nephew can not borrow my ammo