I own a 270 weatherby vanguard synthetic & a 300 weatherby vanguard deluxe. The 270 is great for whitetails & OK for bear. The 300 weatherby is a little much for whitetails. Well, atleast it is in the 180 grain bullets that I used. However, if you will be taking longer shots, the 300 weatherby only drops 3-4" at 300 yds. I think that eather would be great. I am personally looking at the 270 wsm. It seems like the best of both worlds.