Thanks for all of the input guys... I will most likly be shooting both the barnes 150 gr XBT and the 160 gr VLC. The only thing I dislike about Barnes is the fact of calculating the OAL..they should atleast give a general "all purpose" OAL as all of the other manuals provide.

thanks for the help guys....looks like I may be putting my Browning A-Bolt .270 away for a long time to come.