i love the round and i think it is a great "deer round' it has mild recoil and packs a good punch with 130 grain ammo. the prob. i see with it for larger animals is that it dosen't handle the larger "150grain" bullets nearly as well as the 130's because of the rifleing twist. yet i wouldn't have a custom barrel with a twist set up for the 150's because i could have the barrel made in a 7mm caliber and shoot larger 180 grain shells and have a better big game round such as the 280. this is the only flaw in the 270 if you ask me. but i don't know of many if any rounds that will handle deer better then a good 130 grain bullet shot from a 270.