Danny, if I am going to hunt the Bush, I would take the .30-30, if I was going to hunt the Power Lines, I would take the .270/130gr.

Which ever one "feels" the best to you when you shoulder it.

However if I were huntng close up type stuff where I might have to get a quick shot off I would rather have a 30-30 with open sights over a scoped 270.

Paul

Flip a coin and decide that way. That's what I normally do or grab whichever gun is leftover after everybody else has grabbed one. We normally have several people who do not have their own guns and we have a policy of letting them borrow a gun and we let them chose which gun they are comfortable with. Normally I'll have about 4 guns to chose from. Sometimes I'll use one of my own or sometimes I'll grab one of my friends guns.

take both and when you get there decide then it will be easier to decide. and that way you have both in the truck if one should malfunction for some strange reason. good luck. i would use the 270

I'd bring both and leave the 30-30 in the truck as an emergency spare. The only reason I'd choose the .270 is because you havn't killed a deer with it yet - gotta get the stank off'n it!

This solution is easy. I had the same dilema last year and having 7 different deer caliber rifles sometimes presents a problem, so I scooped up my 3 year old and held her up to the rack and said "which gun should daddy take today?". So she reaches all the way in the back and points to my Rem 760 in 30-06 that I havent carried for at least 5 years. So I took it, and shot a smaller buck that day too with it. I gave her a huge kiss!!!!

I choose between my two hunting rifles (7MM RM and .308 Win.)the scientific way, I alternate them each season!
After a few years of this, I've just about put the 7MM away for good!
The .308 with a shorter barrel,works better as a "stand" hunting gun, and it really seems to do a better job on deer size game than the 7MM RM does!
Either of the calibers you have will do fine, pick one and get out there!

There should never be any question whether to take a 270 Win or 30-30 Win into the woods. Leave the 30-30 Win behind the door where it belongs.

I will be hunting an area that only allows shotguns for opening day, so i will be taking my browning A5 with slugs. If i head for the mountains later in the season it will be with my 280. I have several other choices, but i seen to hang with these two.

Thats what I was thinking! Just hated to say it!