I shoot a Browning A-Bolt 270 Short Mag (with which I took my first deer just yesterday). I love it, it shoots flat and fast. My problem is the price of shells. The fancy shells are worth $50 plus here in Canada, and the cheapest Winchester Super X 150 Grains are now $37 a box, whereas 30-06 shells from the Co-op are still only $24-27. If I could afford another rifle, I would go with a 30-06, that is my two bit rant. 7mm's are great and all, shoot hard and fast as well, but I am a light weight and I never was a big fan of sporting a hillbilly hickey all the time.