Jeez this is a good forum, one day and 14 replies.

Like I said, I am somewhat new to deer hunting so am looking for all the advice that I can handle.
Solitary Man, compared to a 300 Weatherby Mag (my other choice for last year's deer hunt), I would agree that the 7mm RemMag is a *****cat, and as a matter of fact the 7mm RemMag is what I hit the 8 pointer with (one shot , one buck) @ 75 feet. However, I missed a Doe at ~250 feet (about an inch low and big blast of snow/dirt) and am somewhat concerned that I will not be able to practice effectively due to the recoil. BTW - The miss was due to not allocating for the sight-in at 100 feet. Most of my hunting will be from a stand at 50 to 250 feet max. At this point, I think that the .270 Win is all I need.

Thanks all for the advice on the Sako, I will try to get to Reed's ASAP and shoulder one - maybe Gander Mountain has one, so shorter drive from Lakeville. I have to admit that the Tikka T3 Light Stainless felt a little flimsy compared to the A-Bolt (cycling the bolt). MinnFinn, I haven't been able to locate a T3 Hunter, but I would expect it to be the same as the Light Stainless. Sorry guys, I have heard bad things wrt the A@@hole Kimber Customer Service, so won't be going there.

James B, you are the only guy supporting my initial choice. I'll have to try the others, but the quality of the synthetic stock on the A-Bolt was much superior to the Win, Rem, and Tikka.