I really do like the .270 more than any other gun I've ever shot. My favorite place to hunt is looking over the field because there's a huge amount of area I can watch and I was using a 12 GA and I could get about 85 yards with it but I'm looking at distances of 250+ yards with that particular tree stand. I still love the 12 GA for Crow, Squirrel, and small game, but that .270 just totally tops the rest. The recoil is almost non-existent (at least to me), so I can hop right back into another shot it I need to. Thanks for all the advice, I was afraid I would have gone with a 30-30!