Last month in Rifle shooting magazine, Craig Boddington said that in his opinion the 270 is the most perfect deer rifle ever developed. Some will argue this because everyone has their opinion but I for one could not take issue with that opinion and you will find that most on this board tend to agree as well. Go for it. You just flat could not go wrong with the 270. It is at least one of the best deer guns going. It shoots flat, hits hard and has pretty mild recoil for the pop it has. Look no further than which ever 130 grain bullet shoot best in your choice of guns. To me it would be the 700 Remington unless I found another good brand with a 26 inch barrel as I strongly prefer at least a 26 inch barrel. That is however just a matter of preference I like to get all the performance I can from my handloads. I have a 280 Rem with the 26 inch barrel that really shoots.