Either will do. I have a .270win. Only rifle i've ever owned. I was thinking about buying a .308...but bought a new bow instead.

The only thing I am sittin' here wondering is why there are so many "under 200 yard" comments???!?!?!?!?!

Both of these rounds aremore than capible of taking shots beyond 200yds. Why do you think the military and law enforcement uses the .308 so much?

I hunt out west and 400 yard shots are not uncommon. 280 rem, 30-06, .270, .308, 7-08, 7 rem mag, are all considered more or less equal. 7 rem develops 250 to 400 fps above the others = a grand total of a 3" to 5" difference in drop at 400 yards when each is sighted in 4 to 4.5" high at one hundred yard. Nuff said - buy any of em, shoot em till ya hit what ya shoot at, and enjoy the rifle ya got As I said above, I bought the .308 after long consideration. My choice was based on availability of ammunition and bullet choice.
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I haven't read all the posts, but the theme of the ones that I have read seems to be flip a coin. I agree completely.

I have killed aproximately 90 deer with a 270 and can attest that it has worked flawlessly for me on whitetails. I also have a new 308 but haven't killed anything but paper so far.

I saw someone else mention getting a new scope instead of buying a new gun, and I like that suggestion too.

For under 200 yards on whitetail deer, my favorite caliber is 30-30.

I have killed many deer, mainly muleys, antelope and an elk, with my .30-06. If you are just wanting to change it up a little bit, instead of buying a new rifle, have a gunsmith convert your .270 into a .30-06. Custom barrel, you get the .308 caliber it sounds like you want, and you will probably have a serious tackdriver, instead of just a factory produced rifle. Otherwise, can't see what the .308 will do for you, that the .270 can't.

In my humble opinion I think your wasting money. The calibers are too close to warrent the purchase. I'd keep the .270 and purchase a rifle in a distant caliber such as .22-250 or .338 even going the rimfire route with a .22 or .17 To purchas a .308 when you already have a .270 that will do anything a .308 can do is kinda pointless. Unless you already have a .338, or.22-250, or .7mm-08, or better yet you want an arse kickin cartridge get a .338 Lapua. Yeaaaa that's probably what I would lean for. Or perhaps a .375H&H would be nice. Something that will kick me into next week so I wont forgethow much fun I had.Lord for all that matters go old school with a 45-75 Gov. or evena nice .30-30 brush gun. Maybe a .220 Swift or .223 so I can plink around all day. Seriously dude you got a solid shooter now get exotic and pick up something that you can plink all day with or just plain blast a beast with.

I'm a 270 man,We have two of them in our house,But it's a personal preference thing.
I might be taking long shot's on occasion'sthat's why I like the 270.
But like I said it's a personal thing.

IMHO, Screw the Ruger, look at aRemington if you're ever going to dream of competingwith an A-Bolt. I havea Remington 673 in .308, andlots of times, it's more accuratethan my dad's A-Bolt 7mm Rem Magwith the BOSS system on it.

I have never owned a Model 700, but the 673is pretty much a higher-end Model 7, which is also an excellentrifle.

Forwhere I live in TN, .30 cal beats .277, because it's lots of times shotsunder 80yards, but you do get 100 yards shots, too, in which I would still have a .30 cal over a .277.

But honestly, I think you've already made an investment for a deer rifle already, so if you want a new rifle to hunt big game, get a .300 Win. Mag or something, or look into getting a great quality turkey shotgun, or a bow.

have to agree, the 270 isn't going to do anything worse or better then the .308. What i would do is what someone else mentioned. keep the .270 and get a brush gun like a 30-30 lever action. Now that is a fun way to hunt. now you can cover the feilds, or the woods with ease.

What a HEAPING load of CRAP!

I just want to say one thing. This is America, we are all entitled to do as we please (within limitations), so if you want to trade for a 308, go for it.

Whats the actual difference between a 308 and a 270? Nothing. Both will kill deer well past 400 yards if the shooter is capable.

As for which is better, I have never owned a 270, but I do own a 308. Its a bang, flop cartridge on our big whitetails here.

Go for it man.