Bar none - when it comes to crunch time - I reach for my old (25+ yrs) Remington 700 .270. This old girl never let me down. Its taken whitetails, black bear, antleope and mulies at ranges from 25 yds out to 400+. Only twice did I ever need to take a second finishing shot. I shoot 130 gr Nosler ballistic tips over 55 grs of IMR4350.