I wish it was a .270 Win. I hunted for 30 years and numerous states with one and it did everything I wanted. But this is a 270WSM. I guess its just a 270 Win on steroids! I doubt if I'll be handloading for this but you never know. I don't think I'll be shooting it much. I'll stick with my .45-70s. I just wanted a left hand model 70.